Shoygu Sergei Kuzhugetovich

Shoigu Sergey Kuzhugetovich - Russian statesman, Minister of Emergency Situations from 1994 to 2012, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation from 2012 to 2024

Biography

Born May 21, 1955 in the town of Chadan, Tuva Autonomous Okrug. Nationality - Tuvan.

Education

1977 - graduated from the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Civil Engineer.

Scientific degree

Candidate of Economic Sciences.

1996 - defended his thesis on "Organization of public administration in predicting emergencies in order to reduce socio-economic damage."

Career

1977-1978 - Master of the Promkhimstroy Trust, Krasnoyarsk.

1978-1979 - Master, head of the Tuvinstroy trust, Kyzyl (capital of the Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic).

1979-1984 - Senior foreman, chief engineer, head of the Achinskaluministroy construction trust, Achinsky.

1984-1985 - Deputy Manager of the Sayanaluminstroy Trust, Sayanogorsk.

1985-1986 - Manager of the Sayantyazhstroy Trust, Abakan.

1986-1988 - Manager of the Abakanvagonstroy trust, Abakan.

1988-1989 - Second Secretary of the Abakan GC of the CPSU, Abakan.

1989-1990 - Inspector of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Committee of the CPSU, Krasnoyarsk.

1990-1991 - Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of the RSFSR for Architecture and Construction, Moscow.

1991: Head of the Russian Rescue Corps

1991 - Chairman of the Russian Rescue Corps, Moscow.

On December 27, 1990, a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR "On the formation of the Russian Rescue Corps as a state committee of the RSFSR" was adopted. The corps was headed by Sergei Shoigu.

In 1995, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, December 27 was declared the Day of the Rescuer of the Russian Federation.

1991-1994 - Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Management.

1991 - Chairman of the State Committee of the RSFSR for Emergency Situations, Moscow.

1992 - appointed deputy head of the interim administration in North Ossetia and Ingushetia during the Ossetian-Ingush conflict^[1].

1993-2003 - Chairman of the National Commission of the Russian Federation for the UN International Decade for Disaster Reduction.

1994: Minister of the Russian Federation for Emergency Situations

1994-2012 - Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Management.

1996 - Curator of the election campaign of the President of the Russian Federation in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Since 1996 - Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

2000 - Heads the Unity Party, which was later transformed with the Fatherland (Yuri Luzhkov) and All Russia (Mintimer Shaimiev) parties into the United Russia^[2].

2000: Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

January 10, 2000 - May 7, 2000 - Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Since October 15, 2003 - Member of the Maritime College under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Since November 2009 - President of the Russian Geographical Society.

Until June 30, 2011 - was chairman of the board of directors of the federal network operator in the field of navigation activities "NIS GLONASS."

2012: Governor of the Moscow Region

April 4, 2012 - Proposed by United Russia for the post of governor of the Moscow Region^[3]

April 5, 2012 - Shoigu's candidacy for the post of governor of the Moscow Region was unanimously supported by the Moscow Regional^[4] Duma^[4].

Conference call of Governor Sergei Shoigu

In July 2012, as governor of the Moscow Region, Sergei Shoigu laid a capsule for the construction of the GAMMA NPK in the Dubna SEZ.

In 2012, Sergei Shoigu declared the following property:

• land plot for individual housing construction (property) - 7434 sq.m., Russia.
• land plot for recreational and fitness purposes (property) - 11895 sq.m., Russia.
• residential building with residential buildings (property) - 477.3 sq.m., Russia.
• car ZIM GAZ (property)^[5].

2012: Appointment as Minister of Defence

November 6, 2012 - Sergei Shoigu is appointed Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation instead of the resigned Anatoly Serdyukov^[6].

2023: Visit to North Korea and meeting with Kim Jong Un in Russia

In July 2023, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to an arms show featuring banned ballistic missiles as neighbors vowed to strengthen relations.

Nuclear-tipped missiles have been banned by Security Council resolutions UN passed with the support Russia of and, China but at the show they provided a bright backdrop for the three countries' show of solidarity, united by rivalries with and USA a revival, according to some analysts, of their Cold War-era coalition.

Shoigu makes the first visit by a Russian defense minister to North Korea since the collapse of the Soviet Union. For North Korea, the arrival of the Russian and Chinese delegations marks its first serious discovery to the world since the COVID-19 pandemic.

2024: Transfer from the post of Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation to the post of Secretary of the Security Council

In May 2024, Russian President Putin proposed to appoint Andrei Belousov as Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation instead of Shoigu - the media. Putin appointed Shoigu Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Ranks

• General of the Army of the Civil Defense of the Russian Federation.

• 1999 - Hero of the Russian Federation - for courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty in extreme situations.

• 2000 - Honorary title "Honored Rescuer of the Russian Federation" - for merits in preventing and eliminating the consequences of accidents, disasters and natural disasters.

• Academician of the Academy of Quality Problems of the Russian Federation, the International Academy of Sciences on Environmental Safety, as well as the Russian and International Engineering Academies.

Awards

Award and registered weapons

• Yarygin's 9 mm pistol.

• December 29, 2008 - registered combat short-barreled small arms - 9 mm PYA pistol (6P35) with 36 cartridges to it - for services to the state.

State awards of Russia

• March 1993 - Medal "Defender of Free Russia."

• February 1994 - Order for Personal Courage.

• Medal "In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow."

• 2003 - Medal "In memory of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg."

• September 20, 1999 - Hero of the Russian Federation - for courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty in extreme situations.

• May 18, 2000 - Honorary title "Honored Rescuer of the Russian Federation" - for merits in preventing and eliminating the consequences of accidents, disasters and natural disasters.

• May 21, 2005 - Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree - for his great contribution to strengthening civil defense and merits in preventing and eliminating the consequences of natural disasters.

• August 2005 - Medal "In memory of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan."

• 2009 - Order of Honor - for services to the state and a great contribution to improving the security system of the Russian Federation in the field of civil defense, protection of the population and territories from emergencies.

• December 28, 2010 - Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree - for services to the state and many years of conscientious work

Encouragement of the President and the Government of Russia

• 1993 - Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation.

• July 18, 1996 - Gratitude to the President of the Russian Federation - for his active participation in the organization and conduct of the election campaign of the President of the Russian Federation in 1996.

• February 22, 1999 - Gratitude to the President of the Russian Federation - for his great contribution to strengthening the country's defense capability and in connection with the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland.

• July 30, 1999 - Thanks of the President of the Russian Federation - for his active participation in the implementation of the plan for the political settlement of the conflict between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO and the provision of humanitarian assistance to the population of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

• April 16, 2000 - Certificate of Honor of the Government of Russia - for services to the state and many years of impeccable work.

• May 21, 2005 - Gratitude to the Government of Russia - for merits in improving civil defense and personal contribution to the protection of the population from the consequences of natural disasters, disasters and assistance to victims.

Awards of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

• January 2003 - Medal of Merit for the Stavropol Territory.

• 2005 - Medal "Badge of Honor" (Republic of North Ossetia).

• 2005 - Honorary Citizen of the Kemerovo Region.

• December 24, 2007 - Insignia "For Merit to the Moscow Region."

• 2007 - Order of Merit (Ingushetia).

• 2011 - Order of Merit for the Altai Territory, 1st degree - for providing practical assistance in the prevention and elimination of natural disasters.

Departmental awards

• Three medals "For strengthening the combat commonwealth" (Ministry of Defense of Russia).

• Medal "For diligence in performing engineering tasks" (Ministry of Defense of Russia).

• Medal "200 years to the Ministry of Defense" (Ministry of Defense of Russia).

• Medal "200 years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia" (Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia).

• Honorary Badge of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation "For Merits in Organizing Elections" (April 9, 2008) - for active assistance and significant assistance in organizing and conducting election campaigns in the Russian Federation.

Foreign awards

• May 21, 2002 - Order "Danaker" (Kyrgyzstan) - for his great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic.

• January 22, 1997 - Dunk Medal (Kyrgyzstan) - for his contribution to the development and strengthening of cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation and in connection with the 5th anniversary of the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Church awards

• 2003 - Order of St. Sava I degree (Serbian Orthodox Church).

Public awards

• 18 March 1993 - awarded the Defender of Free Russia medal for the courage shown in defending the constitutional order during the 19-21.08.91 period.

• February 28, 1994 - He is awarded the Order of Personal Courage for the successful completion of special tasks and the courage shown in this case.

• 1997 - Laureate of the Andrew the First-Called Prize - for the brilliant solution in the shortest possible time to the task of forming an all-Russian "help and rescue" service, which has become a symbol of reliability and hope for millions of people.

• 1998 - Laureate of the Vladimir Vysotsky Prize "OWN TRACK" - for the search for their original solutions, the activity of creative dedication and a high professional level.

• 1999 - Laureate of the Peter the Great National Public Prize - for the effective management and development of the national civil security system of Russia.

Interesting facts

The cost of building Shoigu's house on Rublevskoye Highway, by the most approximate standards, is estimated at 6-8 million dollars^[7]

The medieval fortress of Por-Bazhyn in Tuva became a monument of federal significance thanks to the efforts of Sergei Shoigu.

He is a player in HC CSKA on the unique project CSKA - Spartak. Confrontation, "in which hockey veterans, famous politicians and young hockey players-pupils of CSKA and Spartak schools take part.

He is the President of the International Sports Federation of Firefighters and Rescuers^[8].

In April 2012, he expressed his opinion on the advisability of transferring the capital of Russia to Siberia.

On October 14, 2010, it was reported that the Federal Antimonopoly Service banned the placement of the name of the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu on water filters Viktor Petrik. A specially created commission of the antimonopoly service recognized that the manufacturers of water filters Hercules OJSC and Zolotaya Formula Holding LLC committed an act of unfair competition, using the name Shoigu to promote their goods. It was established that the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Shoigu did not give businessmen permission for such advertising. The FAS also fined the Golden Formula company 200 thousand rubles for using the name of the ZF EMERCOM (SHOIGU) filter.

In the literature

In Dmitry Glukhovsky's book "Twilight" appears under the name "Sergey Kochubeevich Puck," "head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations."

In Andrei Maksimushkin's novel "White Revenge" appears under the name Sergei Kozhutdinovich Boigu.

Marital status

Married. Has two daughters^[9].

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