Zinichev Evgeny Nikolaevich

Zinichev Evgeny Nikolaevich

Biography

Born on August 18, 1966 in Leningrad (since 1991 - St. Petersburg).

UPS St. Petersburg

He graduated from two faculties: (economic and finance and credit) of the St. Petersburg Institute of Business and Law.

1984: Northern Fleet

In 1984-1986 After graduating from high school, he served in the Armed Forces of the USSR in the Northern Fleet (about. Novaya Zemlya).

1987

KGB OF THE USSR

1987-1991 - was in the service of the KGB of the USSR.

Work in state security bodies

1987-2015 - worked in the state security bodies of the USSR, then the Russian Federation.

He worked in the Central Office of the FSB of Russia, having gone from an operational officer to the head of the regional department.

1991: FSO of Russia

Since 1991, he served in the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.

2006-2015 - worked in the personal protection of the Security Service of the President of the Russian Federation FSO of Russia, accompanying the President and Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (2008-2012) Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on working trips.

2012: VA GSH of the Russian Armed Forces

2012-2013 - underwent a retraining course at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

2014: FSB OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Since 2014 - worked as deputy head of the Anti-Terrorism Service of the FSB of Russia.

From June 2015 to July 2016, he served as head of the FSB Directorate for the Kaliningrad Region. In this capacity, he was also deputy chairman of the regional anti-terrorism commission, deputy chairman of the Anti-Corruption Council under the governor of the Kaliningrad region.

2016

Government of the Kaliningrad region

July 28, 2016 - by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin was appointed interim governor of the Kaliningrad region. He replaced Nikolai Tsukanov, who transferred to the post of plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District.

October 6, 2016 - resigned from the post of acting governor of the Kaliningrad region of his own free will. His successor was Anton Alikhanov.

Return to the FSB of the Russian Federation

October 7, 2016 - appointed deputy director of the FSB of Russia. In the same month, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general.

2018: EMERCOM of Russia

2018 - by decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 18, 2018, Zinichev Yevgeny Nikolaevich was appointed Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Management.

2021: Death during the rescue of a TV operator in Norilsk

On September 8, 2021, the head of the Ministry of Emergencies, Yevgeny Zinichev, died during exercises in Norilsk.

The minister rushed to save a departmental television operator who shot a film about the ongoing exercises. The operator, choosing the best point for shooting, slipped and fell off a cliff. Zinichev was the first to rush behind him into the water, but hit a stone in the water. Both were taken to the Norilsk hospital, but could not be saved. Both the operator and the minister died.

Eyewitnesses were enough - no one even had time to figure out what happened, as Zinichev rushed into the water for a torn man and crashed into a stone, "wrote RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan in her Telegram channel.

The head of the EMERCOM of Russia Yevgeny Zinichev died

Taiga.info, citing its sources, reports that the head of the Ministry of Emergencies died on Lake Lama, 120 km from Norilsk, where high-ranking guests are regularly taken.

Condolences on the death of the minister were expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

President Putin deeply condoles with the tragic death of Yevgeny Zinichev. They are associated with many years of collaboration, this is a big loss. The president sent a telegram of condolences to the minister's relatives and friends, "said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.[1]

Awards

Awarded:

• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree with swords;
• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree;
• Suvorov Medal;
• Medal "In memory of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg";
• Medal "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR";
• Medal "For Distinction in the Performance of Special Tasks" (FSO);
• Medal "For Military Valor" (FSO);
• Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" (FSO) I, II and III degrees;
• Medal "For Military Valor" (FSO);
• Medal "125 years to the state security bodies of Russia" (FSO);
• Breastplate "For service in the FSO of Russia";
• Medal "For the Return of Crimea" (Russian Defense Ministry).

Additional information

In December 2018, he was awarded the military rank of Colonel General.

Family

Married, has a son, grandson and two granddaughters.