Vasyl Tsybenko
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vasyl Tsybenko
| native_name = Василь Цибенко
| native_name_lang = uk
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| office = {{ill|List of ambassadors of Ukraine to Georgia|uk|Посольство України в Грузії|lt=Ambassador to Georgia}}
| predecessor = Mykola Spys
| successor = Ihor Dolhov
| term_start = 10 June 2009
| term_end = 18 June 2015
| office2 = First Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications
| term_start2 = 29 November 2005
| term_end2 = 10 August 2006
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| office3 = {{ill|List of ambassadors of Ukraine to Kazakhstan|uk|Посольство України в Казахстані|lt=Ambassador to Kazakhstan}}
| term_start3 = 30 August 2001
| term_end3 = 29 November 2005
| predecessor3 = Yevhen Kartashov
| successor3 = Mykola Selivon
| office5 = First Deputy Minister of Transport
| term_start5 = 15 November 2000
| term_end5 = 30 August 2001
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| office6 = Deputy Minister of Transport
| term_start6 = 15 February 2000
| term_end6 = 15 November 2000
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| office7 = Governor of Cherkasy Oblast
| term_start7 = 7 July 1995
| term_end7 = 11 June 1998
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| successor7 = Anatoliy Danylenko
| office8 = Presidential Representative of Cherkasy Oblast
| term_start8 = 14 February 1994
| term_end8 = 7 July 1995
| predecessor8 = Kostiantyn Yastrub
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| office9 = Deputy Chairman of Cherkasy Oblast State Administration
| term_start9 = 30 April 1992
| term_end9 = 14 February 1994
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| office10 = Chairman of Cherkasy Oblast Council
| term_start10 = June 1994
| term_end10 = 11 June 1998
| predecessor10 = Hennadiy Kapralov
| successor10 = Volodymyr Lukyanets
| birth_name = Vasyl Hryhorovych Tsybenko
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|01|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = {{ill|Verbuvata|uk|Вербувата}}, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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Vasyl Hryhorovych Tsybenko ({{langx|uk|Василь Григорович Цибенко}}; born 8 January 1950) is a Ukrainian politician and diplomat, who served as {{ill|List of ambassadors of Ukraine to Georgia|uk|Посольство України в Грузії|lt=ambassador to Georgia}} from 2009 to 2015. He was also the {{ill|List of ambassadors of Ukraine to Kazakhstan|uk|Посольство України в Казахстані|lt=ambassador to Kazakhstan}} from 2001 to 2009. He served as the Governor of Cherkasy Oblast from 1995 to 1998, and as Chairman of Cherkasy Oblast Council from 1994 to 1998.
Biography
Vasyl Tsybenko was born on 8 January 1950 in {{ill|Verbuvata|uk|Вербувата}}, Khrystynivka Raion, Cherkasy Oblast.
In 1972, he graduated from the Kiev Automobile and Road Institute and began his working route engineer of the Uman Automobile Column No. 2234. He later worked as the head of the operation department and the deputy chief of this column.
In 1977, he was an instructor of the industrial and transport department of the Uman City Communist Party of Ukraine. In 1980, he was an instructor of the Industrial and Transport Department of Cherkasy Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.{{Cite web |date=2015-02-17 |title=ЦИБЕНКО ВАСИЛЬ ГРИГОРОВИЧ |url=http://oblradack.gov.ua/golovy-vykonkomiv-oblasnoi-rady/106-cibenko-vasil-grigorovich.html |access-date=2025-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217152551/http://oblradack.gov.ua/golovy-vykonkomiv-oblasnoi-rady/106-cibenko-vasil-grigorovich.html |archive-date=17 February 2015 }}
In 1984, he was a Deputy Head of the Industrial and Transport Division of the Cherkasy Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, since 1986.
In 1988, he was elected the first secretary of the Dnieper district committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine in Cherkasy. In 1991, he was the chairman of the Dnieper District Council of People's Deputies of Cherkasy and at the same time the chairman of its executive committee.
On 30 April 1992, he was appointed by the first deputy chairman of the Cherkasy Oblast State Administration.{{Cite web |title=Про призначення перших заступників глав державної адміністрації у областях |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/77/92-%D1%80%D0%BF#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}
On 14 February 1994, Tsybenko had been appointed the Presidential Representative of Cherkasy Oblast.{{Cite web |title=Про Представника Президента України у Черкаській області |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/44/94#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}} In June 1994, he was elected chairman of Cherkasy Oblast Council. On 7 July 1995, Tsybenko became governor of Cherkasy Oblast.{{Cite web |title=Про призначення В. Цибенка головою Черкаської обласної державної адміністрації |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/573/95#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}} On 11 June 1998, he left office.{{Cite web |title=Про звільнення В. Цибенка з посади голови Черкаської обласної державної адміністрації |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/610/98#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}
Head of the Main Directorate for Control over the Enforcement of Acts of the President of Ukraine in the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.
On 20 January 1999, he was the Head of the Main Directorate for Control over the Execution of Acts of the President of Ukraine in the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=Про призначення В. Цибенка Керівником Головного управління з контролю за виконанням актів Президента України Адміністрації Президента України |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/8/99-%D1%80%D0%BF#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}
On 15 February 2000, Tysbenko became the Deputy Minister of Transport.{{Cite web |title=Про призначення В. Цибенка заступником Міністра транспорту України |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/242/2000#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}} On 15 November, he was promoted as first deputy minister.{{Cite web |title=Про призначення В. Цибенка першим заступником Міністра транспорту України |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1235/2000#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}
On 30 August 2001, Tsybenko became the {{ill|List of ambassadors of Ukraine to Kazakhstan|uk|Посольство України в Казахстані|lt=ambassador to Kazakhstan}}.{{Cite web |title=Про призначення В. Цибенка Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Республіці Казахстан |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/759/2001#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}
On 29 November 2005, he became the First Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=Про призначення В. Цибенка першим заступником Міністра транспорту та зв'язку України |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1665/2005#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}} On 10 August 2006, he had resigned, and had been dismissed by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.{{Cite web |title=Про відставку Цибенка В.Г. |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1161-2006-%D0%BF#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}
On 10 June 2009, Tysbenko became the {{ill|List of ambassadors of Ukraine to Georgia|uk|Посольство України в Грузії|lt=ambassador to Georgia}}.{{Cite web |title=Про призначення В. Цибенка Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Грузії |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/428/2009#Text |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}} In February 2015, several opposition members expressed dissatisfaction as ruling coalition regretted the position of Tsybenko, justifying the appointment of a former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who was the adviser to the president of Ukraine at that time.{{Cite web |title=Правящая коалиция выразила недовольство позицией посла Украины в Грузии |url=https://www.apsny.ge/2015/pol/1424154586.php |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Правящая коалиция выразила недовольство позицией посла Украины в Грузии}}{{Cite web |title=BlackSeaNews {{!}} Правящая коалиция Грузии выразила недовольство позицией посла Украины |url=https://www.blackseanews.net/read/95281 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=BlackSeaNews |language=uk}} On 18 June he was dismissed as ambassador by President Petro Poroshenko.{{Cite web |title=Про звільнення В. Цибенка з посади Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Грузії |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/343/2015 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}
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Category:Ambassadors of Ukraine to Georgia (country)
Category:Ambassadors of Ukraine to Kazakhstan
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour
Category:Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
Category:Recipients of the Order of Danylo Halytsky
Category:Governors of Cherkasy Oblast