Gurovich Andrei Mikhailovich

Gurovich Andrei Mikhailovich

Biography

Born on September 4, 1973 in the village of Lopatinsky, Voskresensky District, Moscow Region.

1992: Work in various commercial organizations

1992-2006 - worked in various commercial organizations and went from loader to CEO.

1995: MSU

In 1995 he graduated from Moscow state the Mining University (in 2014 he became a member National Research Technological University "MISiS" Moscow Mining Institute (MGI)) with a degree in "Economy and planning."

2001: State Duma

2001-2006 - Assistant to the Chairman of the Security Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation A.I. Gurov.

2006: FMS of Russia

In 2006, he joined the Federal Migration Service (since 2016, the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia), having gone from adviser to the director on economic issues to head of the Logistics Department of the Federal Migration Service of Russia.

2010: Treasury of Russia

In January 2010, he moved to the Federal Treasury as Deputy Head of the Administrative Department.

Since June 2010 - Head of the Administrative Department.

May 12, 2015 - Appointed Head of the Federal Treasury Department for Moscow.

2018: EMERCOM of Russia

By decree of the President of the Russian Federation of June 4, 2018 No. 288, he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Management. Acting State Adviser of the Russian Federation of the 3rd class.

2022: Detention in abuse of office case

On July 13, 2022, it became known about the detention of the former Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Management Andrei Gurovich on charges of abuse of office during the construction of a hospital for patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

According to investigators, in 2020, Gurovich organized the allocation of more than 969 million rubles from the federal budget for the construction of a field hospital in the Murmansk region to treat patients with coronavirus. The field hospital was erected without taking into account the climatic conditions of the region, was not used for its intended purpose and was dismantled.

Andrey Gurovich

According to the press service of the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation, reliably knowing about these circumstances, Gurovich, who was entrusted with the duties of controlling the spending of allocated budget funds, realizing that the goals of deploying the hospital had not been achieved, did not take measures to effectively use budget funds, as a result of which the budget of the Murmansk region suffered damage in the amount of more than 323 million rubles.

The Investigative Committee, together with the FSB, searched the places of residence of Gurovich and other persons associated with him, as well as in the territorial divisions of ministries and departments. The UK noted that the Ministry of Emergency Situations is assisting in providing the investigation with the necessary documents. The Basmanny Court of Moscow, having granted the request of the investigation, arrested Andrei Gurovich until September 11, 2022. ^[1]

The President Russia Vladimir Putin dismissed Gurovich from the post of deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations at the end of May 2022, he held this position since June 2018. The source RBC then said that a check of law enforcement agencies was carried out in the department supervised by Gurovich.

The check was carried out by FSB officers, and it is primarily related to his work, he said.

2023: Sentence - 5 years in prison for abuse of authority

On December 29, 2023, the Moscow City Court sentenced Andrei Gurovich, a former deputy minister for civil defense, emergencies and disaster management. He was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Abuse of office), during the construction of a hospital in the Murmansk region for patients with coronavirus COVID-19.

According to the press service of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction, Andrei Gurovich was sentenced to 5 years in prison, serving in a general regime colony , and depriving him of the right to hold positions in state bodies of the Russian Federation related to the exercise of organizational and administrative powers and the functions of a government representative for a period of 2 years. The process took place in the Moscow City Court behind closed doors, since the case contains classified materials.

Andrey Gurovich in court

According to Kommersant, a 700-bed medical institution in Murmash, Murmansk region, with resuscitation and an intensive care unit, was deployed on behalf of President Vladimir Putin. About 2.5 billion rubles were allocated for the implementation of the project.

Four months after the grand opening of the hospital, the governor announced its closure, since the facility was not needed - the situation in the nearby Belokamenka shift camp, the focus of infection, "was stable." Equipment from the hospital was distributed to other hospitals, the newspaper notes.

According to the Investigative Committee, in 2020, Gurovich organized the allocation of more than 969 million rubles from the federal budget for its construction. The UK said that the hospital was erected "without taking into account the climatic conditions of the region," it was not used for its intended purpose and was subsequently dismantled. Gurovich knew about this, but did not take the necessary measures, the investigation believes. The agency estimated the damage to the regional budget at more than 323 million rubles.^[2]

Awards

Awarded to:

• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree,
• Badge "Excellence in financial work,"
• Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation,
• Thanks to the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation,
• Diplomas and commendations of the Federal Treasury,
• Awards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, the Federal Migration Service and the Russian Orthodox Church.

Additional information

As of March 2019, he is a senior lecturer at the Department of State and Municipal Finance of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Candidate of Economic Sciences.

Family

Married, has a son.

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