Yakunin Vladimir Ivanovich

Yakunin Vladimir Ivanovich

Biography

Was born on June 30, 1948 in the city of Melenki of the Vladimir region.

In 1972 Vladimir Yakunin graduated from the Leningrad mechanical institute.

Began a labor activity the junior researcher of the State institute of applied chemistry. After the termination of service in the Soviet Army worked as the engineer, the senior foreign economic relations engineer of Management of the State committee of Council of Ministers of the USSR, the head of department of Physics and technology institute of A.F. Ioffe of Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

From 1985 to 1991 - at diplomatic work (the second, then first secretary of Permanent mission of the USSR at the UN).

Further - the chairman of the board of directors of International Centre of Business Cooperation Ltd, the chief of Northwest district inspection of the Main Control Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation.

Since October, 2000 - the deputy minister of transport of the Russian Federation. Since February, 2002 - the First Deputy Minister of Railways.

Since October, 2003 - the senior vice president of JSC Russian Railways.

The order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 786-r of June 14, 2005 it is appointed the president of JSC "Russian Railways".

Vladimir Yakunin is the chairman of the Board of trustees of the Center of national glory and Fund of Andrew the First-Called.

Since January, 2006 is the research supervisor and the Chairman of the Board of trustees of the Center of the problem analysis and state and managerial design at the UN of RAS (www.rusrand.ru).

In October, 2007 for a huge contribution to implementation of reforming of railway transport, development of the development strategy of Russian Railways, ensuring constructive social policy, effective government relations of the Russian Federation and territorial subjects of the Russian Federation and also with foreign railway administrations and the international organizations the honourable railroader of JSC Russian Railways is awarded with the sign ".

2008-2015: President of the Russian Railway

The order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 843-r of June 12, 2008 it is again appointed the president of JSC "Russian Railways".

In November, 2012 Forbes in rating "25 dearest top managers of Russia" where took the 25th place with annual compensation of $4 million is included Read more here.

In August, 2015 left the post. Instead of it the First Deputy Minister of Transport Oleg Belozerov was appointed the president of the Russian Railway.

Awards

2017: Rewarding with the patriarchal sign of a hramostroitel

On January 20, 2017 in acknowledgement of long-term fruitful activity for the benefit of ROC in the Moscow temple of Beheading of John the Forerunner near Bohr Vladimir Yakunin's rewarding with the patriarchal sign of a hramostroitel took place. The former head of the Russian Railway Yakunin heads Andrew the First-Called's Fund.

As the head of Synod Department of external church relations metropolitan Illarion, this award — gratitude to Vladimir Ivanovich for his works in revival ancient and construction of new temples noted: at all times this case was considered as one of the most honourable in Russia.

The temple in which there was an awards ceremony, is selected not casually. It was recovered with active assistance of Vladimir Ivanovich Yakunin too.

Andrew the First-Called's fund participates in revival of a set of monasteries and temples. Among projects in which implementation the Fund took part it is possible to call recovery of the Valaam and Solovki monasteries, Marfo-Mariinsky monastery of mercy, etc. Vladimir Yakunin considers that strengthening of spiritual bases of life of our society — one of the major tasks facing our state, church and civil society.

Assistance of Fund of Andrew the First-Called and personally V.I. Yakunin in recovery of Orthodox churches and monasteries extends far away from Russia. For example, in February, 2011 the 5-meter gilded cross decorated a dome of the new temple in the Estonian capital. Construction of the temple became possible in many respects thanks to personal participation of Yakunin. And on December 4, 2016 the ceremony of consecration of the new Orthodox church located on Branli Embankment in Paris was held.