Volodymyr Horbulin
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Volodymyr Horbulin

Volodymyr Pavlovych Horbulin (Ukrainian: Володимир Павлович Горбулін; born 17 January 1939 in Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR) is a Soviet and Ukrainian politician, Head of the Council for Foreign and Security Policy, former secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, former Head of the National Space Agency of Ukraine, Dr. of Engineering Science, Professor, member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Director of the Institute of National Security Problems at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Hero of Ukraine, full Knight of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise. Member of the International Academy of Astronautics.

In 1962, he graduated from Physicotechnical Faculty of Dnipro University and got the mechanical engineer’s diploma (“flying crafts”). In 1994, Horbulin took the degree of Dr. of Engineering Science. He became the Professor in 2005 and the member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 1997.

From 1962 to 1977, Horbulin worked at Yuzhnoye Design Office (Dnipro) and took part in development of strategic rocket systems and space vehicles of “Kosmos” series.

In 1977–1990, he worked at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, and in 1980 he headed the sector of the rocket and aircraft technologies. He was involved in all programmes of establishing rocket-and-space and aircraft equipment in Ukraine.

In 1990, he was appointed the Head of Subdivision of Defense Complex, Communications and Machine Building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, then in 1992, he took the position of General Director of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. He managed the development and implementation of the first National Space Programme of Ukraine (1992–1994). Horbulin is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics.

In November 2000, Horbulin became the member of Presidium of the Committee of State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology.

In August 1994, Horbulin was appointed the Secretary of the Council of National Security under the President of Ukraine; in October 1994, he became the adviser to the President of Ukraine for National Security Issues. In August 1996 – November 1999, he was the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Horbulin is the co-author of the "Concept of National Security and Defense of Ukraine", the "State Program of Building and Development of Armed Forces of Ukraine", and other fundamental state policy documents.

Until November 1999, he headed the State Interagency Commission for Cooperation with NATO and co-headed the Consulting Committee under presidents of Ukraine and Poland, co-headed the Secretariat of Kuchma-Gore Commission.

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