Ponkin Alexander Sergeyevich

Ponkin Alexander Sergeyevich

Biography

Alexander Ponkin was born in Moscow in 1976.

In 1998 he graduated from the State University of Management with a degree in World Economics.

He began his career in 1993 at the Progress Research Institute.

From 1994 to 1997 he worked in the joint Russian-Chinese enterprise Rossaitko.

From 1997 to 2011, he worked in the Russian office of Ericsson Corporation JSC, where he successively held the positions of specialist, group leader, department head, project manager for the construction of a 3G communication network in Russia.

From 2011 to 2013, he managed various investment projects at Aist-Invest.

Since May 2013, he has been working at the Ministry of Communications as Deputy Director of the Department of Infrastructure Projects.

In 2015, he was promoted to head of the Department of Infrastructure Projects of the Ministry of Communications.

On March 15, 2016, he was appointed Director of the Department for Regulation of Radio Frequencies and Communication Networks.

According to the declaration of Alexander Ponkin for 2017, he owns three land plots with a total area of ​ ​ 4.6 hectares. In addition, Ponkin is the owner of an interesting fleet: two Porsche 911 cars, two Audi A6 cars, one Porsche Carrera and one Jaguar XJ^[1].

In August 2018, he left the post of Director of the Department for the Regulation of Radio Frequencies and Communication Networks of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia^[2].

From 2019 to 2021, he worked as director of the project management department of Kryptonit Research and Production Company JSC.

2021

Director of the Department for Stimulating Demand for Electronic Products of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia

On April 8, 2021, he was appointed Director of the Department for Stimulating Demand for Electronic Products of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia. He worked in the ministry for less than a year and a half, until August 2022.

13th place in the industry in terms of income and 1st in terms of the cost of personal cars

For the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, the income of the family of Alexander Ponkin amounted to 23.45 million rubles. Alexander's income - 6 341 079 rubles, 17 106 841 rubles earned his spouse^[3].

Alexander Ponkin is an ardent fan of Porsche cars. The total average estimated cost of cars in the family amounted to 67.36 million rubles. The list of declared vehicles includes: two Porsche 911, one Porsche Carrera, one Porsche Coupe; owned by Porsche Cayenne Turbo C, Audi A6 and Jaguar XJ. At the end of 2021, Alexander Ponkin took 1st place among federal IT officials with the most expensive cars (according to CNews Analytics)^[4].

At the end of 2021, Alexander Ponkin is the largest landowner. The official has been noticeably distinguished by his assets since 2017. Then, holding the position of director of the department for regulating radio frequencies and communication networks, he declared three land plots with a total area of ​ ​ 4.63 hectares, of which two plots (4.52 ha) - agricultural land, which is owned and according to data for 2021. In 2021, Ponkin acquired a house with an area of ​ ​ 288.9 m ², there is also an apartment in use - 123.0 m ². As a result, 1st place in the ranking of federal IT officials with the largest land plots for 2021 according to CNews^[5].

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