Sergey Shoygu

Sergei Shoigu is a military and statesman, general of the army, Hero of the Russian Federation, holding the post of Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. One of the few political centenarians, whom Russians still consider the “main rescuer of the country,” because Shoigu set an absolute record for being the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations: he led a department in all government structures from 1991 to 2012.

Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoigu was born on May 21, 1955 in the town of Chadan, Tuva region. All his childhood was spent in Tuva. The parents were famous people in the area. Father Kuzhuget Sereevich is Tuvan by nationality, worked as an editor in the regional newspaper "Shyn", and then served as deputy chairman in the Tuvan Council of Ministers.

Mother Alexandra Yakovlevna Kudryavtseva, Russian (born in the village of Yakovlevo near Orel), was a livestock technician by education. The politician's family had three children - Sergei has an older sister, Larisa, and a younger sister, Irina.

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He received his higher education at the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. There was a military department at the university, which allowed students not to serve in the army. There Shoigu took courses under the reserve lieutenant program.

In his youth, Sergei Kuzhugetovich worked in the construction industry for 15 years: he worked at construction sites in Siberia, where he occupied mainly leadership positions.

Unlike open political and social activities, the personal life of Sergei Kuzhugetovich is in the shadows. It is known that the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation met his future wife in his youth, as a student. In the 5th year of the university, they legalized relations.

Now the wife of Sergei Shoigu is the head of the Expo-EM travel agency, whose clients include not only private individuals, but also rescuers from the Ministry of Emergencies.

In addition, Irina Shoigu holds the position of Dean of the Faculty of Higher School of the Sports Industry of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Children's Social Fund “Republic of Sport” and the public organization “International Humanitarian Dimension”.

The family of the Russian Defense Minister has two children - daughters Yulia and Ksenia. Yulia runs the psychological assistance service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and the youngest daughter Shoigu received a diploma from the Faculty of Economics of MGIMO. It is noteworthy that Ksenia starred in an episode of Nikita Mikhalkov's drama "Burnt by the Sun - 2", playing a nurse.

In 1990, the Moscow period of Shoigu's biography began. At first he worked in the republic's committee for architecture and construction. A few months later, Sergei Kuzhugetovich initiated the creation of the Russian Rescue Corps, which he headed. It was later renamed.

Thanks to the initiative and achievements of Sergei Kuzhugetovich, the EMERCOM of Russia currently includes several areas. The ministry has search and rescue services in all regions of Russia, manned civil defense forces, the Civil Defense Academy and other subordinates.

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In politics, Sergei Shoigu began to show himself in 1995 as part of the association "Our Home - Russia", headed by Viktor Chernomyrdin. In 2000, Sergei Kuzhugetovich became chairman of the Unity political party, which after a while was transformed into United Russia.

In 2012, the candidacy of Shoigu from United Russia was nominated for the post of governor of the Moscow region, where he was unanimously supported by all members of the Moscow Regional Duma. This year has become significant in the biography of Sergei Shoigu: on the recommendation of Dmitry Medvedev, he was appointed to the post of Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, replacing Anatoly Serdyukov.

In his new post, Sergei Shoigu noted a number of reforms. On the initiative of the politician, the Arctic troops were created, the construction of the largest and unique military-patriotic park "Patriot" began, and the development of army sports received a powerful impetus. The minister himself is distinguished by his love of sports, with a height of 173 cm, his weight does not exceed 80 kg.

http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/1256184/ Sergei Shoigu and Sergei Lavrov are recognized as the favorite ministers of Russians: according to the poll, they became leaders in terms of popularity and assessment of their work. Photo: Klimentyev Mikhail / TASS

The whole world saw the increased combat capability of the Russian Armed Forces during the events of 2014 on the Crimean peninsula, when special forces of the GRU and marines ensured the disarmament of the Ukrainian military on the peninsula. For the successful conduct of the operation, the Minister of Defense was awarded the Order for Fidelity to Duty.

It was possible to prove the power of the Russian army again in 2015-2016 during the military operation in Syria. By 2015, the Russian army becomes the second most powerful in the world. On Instagram, on behalf of the Minister of Defense, there is an account in which the latest news and photos are posted.

In 2018, immediately after the inauguration of the elected president of the Russian Federation, the government headed by the chairman resigned. Vladimir Putin again offered the post of prime minister to Dmitry Medvedev. Sergei Shoigu retained the position of head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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Today, one of the pressing issues that Shoigu deals with is the salaries of military personnel. In the summer of 2019, Sergey Kuzhugetovich announced an increase in the salary of contractors by one and a half times. Also, in the fall, new norms for the payment of compensation for rented housing were introduced.

In 2019, with the support of Sergei Kuzhugetovich, another exhibition of weapons and military equipment "Army-2019" was held. In August, the minister launched the 5th Army International Games "ARMY-2019". To participate in the competition, 25 training grounds were selected in Russia, neighboring countries, Iran, India, China and Mongolia.

Later, the construction of pavilions for a new film studio began in Moscow's Patriot Park, which will be engaged in the creation of military feature films. The production site was organized by the Ministry of Defense.

In early 2020, the Russian and foreign press received a new reason to discuss political life in Russia: on January 15, Dmitry Medvedev announced the resignation of the government. Prior to the appointment of a new Cabinet of Ministers, the former heads of departments remained in their positions acting. A unanimous vote in the State Duma elected the new Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, head of the Federal Tax Service.

For several days, there was a debate in the media space about the appointment of a new Cabinet. The leaders with a high confidence index were Sergei Shoigu and Sergei Lavrov, the head of the Foreign Ministry. According to the President of the Center for Strategic Communications Dmitry Abzalov, these 2 ministers could leave their posts only at their own request. And so it happened: in the new government, they were reassigned to their former positions.

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In mid-January, Sergei Kuzhugetovich managed to talk with the Turkish Defense Minister on the situation in the Middle East, and also discussed some issues with the head of the Iranian General Staff. A meeting with the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen took place in Moscow.

After the unanimous vote of the deputies of the Moscow Regional Duma, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation by the Governor Andrei Vorobyov was awarded the title of an honorary citizen of the Moscow Region. After his reappointment, the head of the department visited the temple of the Russian Armed Forces that is still under construction, the opening of which is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory Day.

1993 - medal "Defender of Free Russia" 1999 - title "Hero of the Russian Federation" 2000 - honorary title "Honored Rescuer of the Russian Federation" 2005 - Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree 2009 - Order of Honor 2010 - Order of Merit for the Fatherland II degree 2014 - Order of Alexander Nevsky 2015 - Order For Fidelity to Duty

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