KOZACHENKO Leonid, President of the All-Ukrainian public organization "Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation", Ukrainian MP
Date of birth: May 14, 1955
Place of birth: Veprik, Fastiv district Kyiv region
Family status: married, has two daughters
Education, speciality:
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higher, Ukrainian agricultural academy, mechanical engineer, year of completion - 1977
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All-union academy of foreign trade ( Moscow), foreign trade economist, year of completion - 1991
Career:
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1979 – Head of collective farm in Fastiv district of Kyiv region
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1991 – Head of agricultural marketing and licensees department of the Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine
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October 1991 – General Director of JSC “Ukragrobusiness”
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January 3, 2000 – General Director of LLC"Agroland"
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June 3, 2001 - November 2002 – the Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine on agricultural issues;
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March 1997 to 2002 – President of the League of agribusiness entrepreneurs;
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From 2005 to 2006 – Advisor to the President of Ukraine;
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March 2002 - present – President of NGO "Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation";
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2010 - present – Chairman of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
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2014 - present - Member of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Public activities and membership in other organizations:
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Head of the Council of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs at Ukraine Cabinet of Ministers;
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Vice-president of Ukrainian Union of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs;
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Member of the Supervisory Board of US-Ukraine Business Council;
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President of Gliding Sports Federation of Ukraine.
Awards:
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Honoured worker of agriculture of Ukraine – 1998
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Charter of honour of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
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Order of Yaroslav Mudry, Fifth Class
Hobbies: tennis, alpine skis, gliding