In July 1995 he rose to the position of Vice-Prime Minister in State Security and Extraordinary Situations, and the following year he became first Vice-Prime Minister (18 June 1996) in the Cabinet of the scandalous Pavlo Lazarenko.
He rose to the position of Vice-Prime Minister in State Security. This was in July 1995. He rose to the position of Vice-Prime Minister in Extraordinary Situations. This was in July 1995. The following year he became first Vice-Prime Minister (18 June 1996) in the Cabinet of the scandalous Pavlo Lazarenko.