History
The Council was originally created in 1992 as the National Security Council, but significantly revamped and strengthened under President Leonid Kuchma in 1994. The head of the council is the President of Ukraine assisted by secretary whom he is allowed to appoint. As of April 2008, Raisa Bogatyrova is the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. According to chairman Andriy Klyuyev 460 people worked at the Council in 2010, while the April 2012 number of employees was 90. President Viktor Yanukovych limited the number of employees of the Council to 180 employees on 9 April 2012.
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