Matiukhin Vladimir Georgievich

Vladimir Matyukhin

Former head of the Federal Agency for Information Technology (FAIT).

Biography, career

Born February 4, 1945 in Moscow. In 1968 he graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute with a degree in electronic technology, in 1973 - the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University. M.V  . Lomonosov with a degree in mathematics.

From 1969 to 2003 he served in the state security agencies. In 1991, after the formation of the Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information, he headed the FAPSI research center. In 1993-1999, he served as Deputy Director General of the Agency. In May 1999 he headed FAPSI. In March 2003, after the disbandment of the Agency, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Defense, acting Chairman of the State Defense Order Committee. Military rank - Army General.

While working at FAPSI, Matyukhin, among other things, oversaw the Atlas scientific and technical center, a forge of advanced technologies, directly participated in the development of priority information projects - the Business Network, closed paging and mobile communications for top officials of the country, and the creation of a system of plastic cards for non-cash payments.

However, initially his career was not very successful. The then chief of FAPSI, Alexander Starovoitov, disliked Matyukhin. In the 97th year, the general was removed. For more than six months he was at the disposal of the director, and then was exiled to the FAPSI headquarters for a colonel's post, where he remained until his appointment.

It was said that the reason for the appointment of Matyukhin to the post of head of FAPSI was the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, the role of FAPSI in which is far from the last. "Obviously, the Kremlin wants to see at least a trusted person in this chair. Matyukhin is what he is , "Alexander Khinshtein wrote in 1999 in the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper.

From June 8, 2004 to February 2010 - Head of the Federal Agency for Information Technology.

Since 16.12.2010, he has been working as Deputy General Director of NIIAS OJSC.

Awards and titles

Doctor of Technical Sciences, full member of the Academy of Cryptography of the Russian Federation, the Russian Academy of Engineering Sciences and the International Academy of Communications. Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation, laureate of the CNews AWARDS 2007 (For personal contribution to the development of electronic interdepartmental interaction).

Family

Married, has a son.

Sources

• Matyukhin became the director of FAPSI, Агентура.ру
• The new chief of FAPSI was on the verge of dismissal, Alexander Khinshtein, MK, 1999