Alexei Kudrin was born on October 12, 1960 in Dobele, Latvia. The boy grew up in a military family. In 1967, the family moved to the city of Tukums, where Alexey goes to first grade. In February 1968, my father was sent to serve in Mongolia, the family travels with him.

From 1971 to 1974, the Kudrin family lived in the city of Borzya, Chita Region. In 1974, the family moved to the city of Arkhangelsk, where the young man graduated from high school in 1977. During his studies, he simultaneously takes part in training courses for an asset for the Komsomol at the Palace of Pioneers in Arkhangelsk. A whole galaxy of Russian bankers and officials emerged from the informal corporation of "communards" in Arkhangelsk. He studied at school number 2, after which he moved to secondary school number 17 in the city of Arkhangelsk.

Prior to entering the university, he worked for two years as an auto mechanic and instructor of practical training in the engine laboratory at the Andrey Khrulev Military Logistics Academy.

At the end of the second year, he is transferred to the full-time department. He studies at the military department and undergoes military training in the artillery unit at the Strugi Krasnye training ground in the Pskov region. Receives the rank of lieutenant. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics of St. Petersburg State University in 1983, he was assigned to the Institute of Socio-Economic Problems of Population of the Russian Academy of Sciences. From 1985 to 1988 he worked as a postgraduate student at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

In 1988, Alexey Leonidovich became a candidate of economic sciences, the topic of his dissertation: "Comparability in the mechanism for implementing relations of economic competition." In the same year, he began to conduct scientific activities at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

In October 1990, he became deputy chairman of the Economic Reform Committee of the executive committee of the Leningrad City Council. After the liquidation of the Committee for Economic Reform, he passes to the Committee for the Management of the Leningrad Free Enterprise Zone.

Since November 1991, he has been leaving for the position of Deputy Chairman of the Committee for the Economic Development of St. Petersburg, where Alexei is in charge of investment policy issues. A year later, he became chairman of the Main Financial Department of the St. Petersburg City Hall, later renamed the Finance Committee.

In 1993, Kudrin - deputy, first deputy mayor Anatoly Sobchak, member of the city government, chairman of the Committee for Economics and Finance of the St. Petersburg Mayor's Office. He worked in the government of St. Petersburg together with Vladimir Putin. After the victory of Vladimir Yakovlev in the election of the governor of St. Petersburg in 1996, he resigned.

During 1996 - 1997, Kudrin headed the Main Control Directorate and at the same time was Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin. A little later, from 1997 to 1999, a politician, acted as deputy to Anatoly Chubais, the Minister of Finance.

At the end of 1999, Alexey Leonidovich received the post of First Deputy Chairman of the Board of JSC UES of Russia. In 2000, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin initiated the appointment of Kudrin to the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation. Kudrin headed such responsible posts until the spring of 2001, and only in 2011 was he expelled from all government posts at the suggestion of Dmitry Medvedev.

In mid-2011, Kudrin became dean at St. Petersburg University and headed the Faculty of Arts and Liberal Sciences. From April 2016 to May 17, 2018, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Strategic Research.

Since May 18, 2018 Kudrin Alexey Leonidovich has been the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Alexey Leonidovich June 6, 2019 took part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. In particular, speaking at the first panel session "The Russian Economy in Search of Growth Stimuli", Kudrin said that further economic growth should be associated with an improvement in the investment climate and the level of business confidence in the judicial and law enforcement system as a whole.

Awards and Titles of Alexei Kudrin

Awards:

Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree (September 30, 2010) - for a great contribution to the implementation of state financial policy and many years of conscientious work

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (October 12, 2005) - for a great contribution to the implementation of state financial policy and many years of conscientious work

Order of Friendship (2012)

Honorary diploma of the President of the Russian Federation (December 12, 2008) - for active participation in the preparation of the draft Constitution of the Russian Federation and a great contribution to the development of the democratic foundations of the Russian Federation

Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (March 11, 1997) - for active participation in the preparation of the Message of the President of the Russian Federation to the Federal Assembly in 1997

Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (April 12, 2004) - for active participation in legislative activities

Medal of P. A. Stolypin, I degree (October 5, 2010) - for active participation in the development of the main directions of the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation

Honorary Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation (October 10, 2000) - for fruitful state activity

Gratitude of the Government of the Russian Federation (October 12, 2005) - for merits in the field of financial and economic activity

Sign "For services to the city of Arkhangelsk" (2009)

Laureate of the "Russian Diamond" award in the "Dignity" nomination.

Medal of V. V. Leontiev "For achievements in the economy" - for an outstanding contribution to ensuring the long-term stabilization of the Russian financial system.

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (February 8, 2011, Italy)

"Crystal Snail" from the European University at St. Petersburg (2018)

Honorary titles:

In 2003, according to a survey conducted among investors and bankers by the British edition of Emerging Markets, Kudrin was named the best finance minister of the year in Central and Eastern Europe. The publication noted that with his ability to direct the country's economy along the right path, Kudrin made a significant contribution to the economic successes achieved by Russia in recent years: stable economic growth at the level of 5% per year, budget surplus, attraction of large investors

Honorary Citizen of the Tomsk Region (September 2, 2004) - for his great personal contribution to the socio-economic development of the Tomsk Region, the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the city of Tomsk

In 2004, A. Kudrin was named Finance Minister of the Year by the British magazine The Banker, becoming the winner in two categories: World Finance Minister of the Year and European Finance Minister of the Year.

In 2006, the British newspaper Emerging Markets named Alexei Kudrin the best finance minister among emerging European countries.

In 2010, the British magazine "Euromoney" named Alexei Kudrin the best finance minister of the year. According to the magazine's publisher Padraic Fallon, Kudrin was honored primarily for "overcoming tangible political pressure to secure the creation of the Reserve Fund, which enabled Russia to emerge from the global financial crisis in much better shape than experts had expected."

Honorary Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Honorary Doctor of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University. M. V. Lomonosov

Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Economics, St. Petersburg State University.

Honorary Professor of Buryat State University

Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh

Family of Alexei Kudrin

First wife - Veronika Sharova, entrepreneur.

Daughter - Polina Kudrina, founder of Art Center Grand Prix LLC.

The second wife - Irina Tintyakova, in her first specialty - a journalist, before her marriage worked as a secretary for Anatoly Chubais's press attache Andrei Trapeznikov. Now he is engaged in charity work, heads the Russian Northern Crown Foundation, which helps orphanages and boarding schools.

Son - Artem Kudrin.

TASS-DOSIER. On May 22, 2018, the State Duma voted for the appointment of the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexei Kudrin as Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation (for - 264 people, against - 43, another 43 abstained). Kudrin's candidacy was submitted to the deputies by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tatyana Golikova, who has headed the Accounts Chamber since 2013, was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in May 2018.

Aleksey Leonidovich Kudrin was born on October 12, 1960 in the city of Dobele, Latvian SSR (now Latvia) in the family of a military man. In 1968-1971 he lived with his family in Mongolia, then in the Chita region, since 1974 - in Arkhangelsk.

In 1983 he graduated from the Department of Political Economy of the Faculty of Economics of the Leningrad State University named after A. A. Zhdanov (now St. Petersburg State University) with a degree in economics, teacher of political economy. He entered the evening department, from the third year he transferred to the day. In 1988 he completed postgraduate studies at the Institute of Economics of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Candidate of Economic Sciences. In 1988, at the Institute of Economics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, he defended his thesis on the topic "Comparability in the mechanism for implementing relations of economic competition."

From 1978 to 1980 he worked as an auto mechanic, and then as an instructor of practical training in the engine laboratory at the Academy of Logistics and Transport of the USSR Ministry of Defense (Leningrad; now St. Petersburg).

In 1983-1985 he was a trainee researcher, in 1988-1990 he was a researcher at the Institute of Socio-Economic Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

From October 1990 to September 1991, he worked in the executive committee of the Leningrad City Council of People's Deputies (Lensoviet) as deputy chairman of the Committee on Economic Reform (committee chairman - Anatoly Chubais).

From 1991 to 1996 - in the mayor's office of St. Petersburg. He held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Committee for the Management of the Leningrad Free Enterprise Zone, then the Committee for Economic Development. Since August 1992, he was the chairman of the main financial department of the mayor's office. Since 1993, he served as deputy, since 1994 - first deputy mayor and head of the government of St. Petersburg Anatoly Sobchak (two other first deputy mayors - Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Yakovlev). At the same time, Alexei Kudrin headed the Committee for Economics and Finance of the City Hall.

On December 12, 1993, he ran for the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 1st convocation on the federal list of the Russia's Choice bloc (he took 31st place on the list). As a result of the distribution of mandates, he did not pass to parliament.

In the spring of 1996, together with Vladimir Putin, he led the campaign for the election of Anatoly Sobchak to the post of governor of St. Petersburg. After the defeat, Sobchak resigned as first deputy mayor of St. Petersburg and moved to Moscow.

From August 1, 1996 to March 26, 1997, he held the position of Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation - Head of the Main Control Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation. The post of head of the Administration of the head of state during this period was held by Anatoly Chubais (until March 7, 1997), and then by Valentin Yumashev.

From March 26, 1997 to January 14, 1999 - First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation. The department was first led by Anatoly Chubais, then by Mikhail Zadornov.

In January - May 1999, he worked in the Russian joint-stock company UES of Russia, where he was the first deputy chairman of the board of directors of Anatoly Chubais. He was a member of the board of directors of the company in 1997-1998 and in 1999-2003.

From May 31, 1999 to May 18, 2000 - First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kasyanov, from July 6, 1999 - Acting Secretary of State - First Deputy Minister of Finance.

From May 18, 2000 to September 26, 2011 he headed the Ministry of Finance of Russia. At the same time, from May 18, 2000 to March 9, 2004 and from September 24, 2007 to September 26, 2011, he served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation in the offices of Mikhail Kasyanov, Mikhail Fradkov, Viktor Zubkov and Vladimir Putin.

In June 2011, he was elected Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Saint Petersburg State University. He has held this position up to the present.

During a speech on December 24, 2011 at an opposition rally "For Fair Elections!", Held on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow, he called for early parliamentary elections in Russia.

On April 5, 2012, he created and headed the public organization "Committee of Civil Initiatives", which, in his words, was called upon to "openly oppose the actions of the authorities" and "offer for public discussion alternative solutions to political, economic and social problems." The committee included the head of the Institute of Contemporary Development Igor Yurgens, economists Yevgeny Yasin, Yevgeny Gontmakher, TV presenters Vladimir Pozner and Nikolai Svanidze, politician Nikita Belykh and others.

In 2015-2018, Alexei Kudrin headed the Supervisory Board of the public joint-stock company Moscow Exchange.

Since March 5, 2015, he has been leading the board of directors of the non-state pension fund Future, owned by O1 Group Boris Mints.

On April 26, 2016, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Center for Strategic Research, a non-profit organization that prepares social and economic development projects for the Russian government.

Since October 31, 2013 - Member of the Presidium of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation, since April 30, 2016 - Deputy Chairman of the Council.

Member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (since 2017).

He was a Governor from the Russian Federation at the International Monetary Fund (2000-2011), at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (2004-2011). He served as Chairman of the National Banking Council of the Bank of Russia (2002-2011), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Corporation "Deposit Insurance Agency" (2004-2011).

He headed the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Financial Market (2010-2011), was a member of the Military Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation (2006-2011; now - the Military Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation).

Reserve lieutenant colonel (2004).

Active State Councilor of the Russian Federation, Class I (1996).

Awarded with the Order of Friendship (2012), "For Services to the Fatherland" III and IV degrees (2010, 2005), P. A. Stolypin Medal of the I degree (2010), as well as the Order "For Services to the Italian Republic" (Italy; 2011) . Awarded with a Certificate of Honor (2008) and two commendations (1997, 2004) from the President of the Russian Federation, a Certificate of Honor (2000) and gratitude (2005) from the Government of the Russian Federation.

Honorary Professor of a number of Russian and foreign universities.

Named Treasurer of the Year by British magazines The Banker (2004) and Euromoney (2010).

Married with a second marriage (since 1998). Wife - Irina Tintyakova (born 1973), entrepreneur, co-founder of the Northern Crown Charitable Foundation. Alexei Kudrin's first wife was Veronika Sharova (born 1967), entrepreneur, co-owner and director of the Brothers Karamazov hotel and restaurant in St. Petersburg. Children: daughter Polina (born 1986) and son Artem (born 1998).

Kudrin Alexey Leonidovich- Russian statesman, since May 22, 2018, he has been in charge of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation. Previously, Kudrin served as Minister of Finance in the Russian government (2000-2011). Aleksey Kudrin is a chief research fellow at the Institute for Economic Policy. E. T. Gaidara, Member of the Editorial Board of the Economic Policy journal and the Economic Policy portal, Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences of St. Petersburg State University, Chairman of the Civil Initiatives Committee.

The early years and education of Alexei Kudrin

Kudrin Aleksey Leonidovich was born on October 12, 1960 in the city of Dobele, Latvian SSR, into a military family.

Alexei's father - Leonid Kudrin served as a foreman, received and sent secret documents. Interested in photography.

Alexei's mother is Zinta Kudrina (maiden name Miller), her family was exiled just before the war to the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Kudrin's uncle, Zinta's brother Andris, remained in Siberia, while Zinta returned to her hometown of Dobel. There she met Leonid Kudrin. She worked as an accountant in the Dobele branch of Latvenergo.

In 1967, Alexei Kudrin went to school in the city of Tukums (Latvia). In February 1968, Kudrin's father was sent to serve in Mongolia. Then, in the young life of Alexei Kudrin, there was the city of Borzya, Chita Region (1971-1974), then his father was transferred to Arkhangelsk, where Alexei Leonidovich Kudrin graduated from high school in 1978.

Immediately after school, Alexey Kudrin entered the evening department of political economy at the Faculty of Economics of Leningrad State University. Then, on the advice of his father, Alexei Leonidovich got a job at the Academy of Logistics and Transport of the USSR Ministry of Defense. Aleksey Kudrin worked as an auto mechanic, and then as an instructor of practical training in the engine laboratory at the department for the operation of army automotive equipment. After the second year, Kudrin transferred to the full-time department. While studying at the military department, Alexei Leonidovich received the rank of lieutenant.

Work and career of Alexei Kudrin

Alexei Kudrin in his youth (Photo: akudrin.ru)

The work biography of Alexei Leonidovich after graduation began in 1983. He first worked as a trainee researcher at the Institute of Socio-Economic Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Then Kudrin studied in graduate school from 1985 to 1988, after which he defended his dissertation on the topic "Comparability in the mechanism for implementing relations of economic competition."

Since October 1990, Alexei Kudrin served as deputy chairman of the Economic Reform Committee of the executive committee of the Lensoviet. After the liquidation of this committee, he moved to the Committee for the Management of the Leningrad Free Enterprise Zone. In the next 1991, Alexei Leonidovich worked as a deputy of the Committee for the Development of St. Petersburg, oversaw investment policy issues, and in 1992 Kudrin became chairman of the Main Financial Department of the St. Petersburg Mayor's Office (then the Financial Committee).

In 1993, Kudrin became First Deputy Mayor Anatoly Sobchak. In addition, Alexey Leonidovich became a member of the city government, took the post of chairman of the Committee for Economics and Finance of the St. Petersburg City Hall. During these years Alexey Kudrin worked in the government of St. Petersburg together with Vladimir Putin.

He retired after the victory of Vladimir Yakovlev in the election of the governor of St. Petersburg in 1996.

In 1996, Alexey Kudrin was invited to work in the administration of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, this was explained by the patronage of Anatoly Chubais, at that time the head of the presidential administration. In 1997, Kudrin took the post of First Deputy Minister of Finance - the same A. Chubais. In the next 2 years, Alexey Leonidovich was the Deputy Governor from the Russian Federation at the International Monetary Fund and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Chairman of the Constitutional Court Vladimir Tumanov, head of the Presidential Administration Anatoly Chubais and head of the Main Control Department Alexei Kudrin (from left to right) during a meeting on improving the control function of the state, 1996 (Photo: Alexander Chumichev / TASS)

In January 1999, Kudrin was removed from the post of First Deputy Minister of Finance by Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, for some time he was Chubais's deputy in RAO UES of Russia. On May 31, 1999, Alexei Kudrin became First Deputy Minister of Finance again.

Vladimir Putin (right) and First Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin during a conference call, 1999 (Photo: Sergei Velichkin/TASS)

Finally, on May 18, 2000, Alexey Leonidovich Kudrin was appointed Minister of Finance and held this post for 11 years. In addition, he was Deputy Prime Minister in 2000-2004 and in 2007-2011. As finance minister, Alexei Kudrin is credited with prudent financial management, tax and budget reforms, and a commitment to the free market. Under Kudrin, Russia paid off most of its significant foreign debt, leaving the country with one of the lowest foreign debts of any major economy.

Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Sergei Ignatiev (foreground), Chairman of the Board of VTB Bank Andrey Kostin, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin, Chairman of the Board of Sberbank of the Russian Federation German Gref (from left to right in the background) and Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina , 2010 (Photo: TASS)

On September 26, 2011, reacting to criticism from Alexei Kudrin, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev demanded that he resign.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, First Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Vladislav Surkov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Head of the Russian Government Staff Vyacheslav Volodin and Russian Finance Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin (from left to right) at a meeting on economic issues, September 26, 2011 (Photo: Dmitry Astakhov/TASS)

Alexei Kudrin after his resignation from the post of head of the Ministry of Finance

In early October 2011, Putin announced that Aleksey Kudrin would “remain on the team” and continue to work, since Kudrin was “a useful and necessary person for us.” In the future, the media often published news with similar statements by Putin about Kudrin.

On October 11, Aleksey Kudrin was expelled from the government bodies, of which he was ex officio, and was removed from the government commissions, in which he was.

In December 2011, Vladimir Putin reiterated that Kudrin "didn't leave my team anywhere." Putin described Kudrin as "a very old, kind comrade, a close friend." Putin said that he and Kudrin had disagreements on some issues, but these disagreements were not of a fundamental nature.

On December 24, 2011, Kommersant published an article by Kudrin, in which he agreed with the slogans voiced at the rally on Bolotnaya Square on December 10. During a speech at a rally on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow, Kudrin called for early parliamentary elections.

Former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin at an opposition rally "For Fair Elections" on Sakharov Avenue, 2011; Former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, opposition leaders Boris Nemtsov and Alexei Navalny at a rally to protest alleged fraud in the Russian parliamentary elections, 2015 (Photo: TASS/AP Photo)

On April 5, 2012, Aleksey Leonidovich Kudrin headed the "Committee of Civic Initiatives" as a non-partisan association of professionals in key areas (in economics, science, education, healthcare, culture) "in order to determine and implement the best option for the country's development." Kudrin remains its head at the present time.

Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeny Gontmakher, Chairman of the Civil Initiatives Committee Alexei Kudrin and President of the Center for Strategic Research Mikhail Dmitriev (from left to right) during the conference "Civil Initiatives - Time to Act" at the World Trade Center, 2012 (Photo: Sergey Fadeichev/TASS)

Currently, Alexei Kudrin is a member of the Presidium of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation (since November 1, 2013). Vladimir Putin noted that Kudrin would actively work in the expert council under the president on issues related to the development strategy of the Russian Federation in the period after 2018, because he "wants to contribute to solving the problems facing the country." On April 30, 2016, news appeared that by Putin's decree, Kudrin was appointed deputy chairman of the Economic Council under the President of Russia.

Alexey Leonidovich Kudrin currently holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of NPF FUTURE, he also currently heads the board of the Center for Strategic Research. From time to time there is news that Kudrin will draw up a new economic program for the head of state Vladimir Putin.

Kudrinomics - what is it?

Alexei Kudrin considers himself a liberal in the economy. Kudrin is credited with a large-scale tax reform, the introduction of a "flat scale" income tax of 13%. For most of Alexei Kudrin's leadership of the Ministry of Finance, Russia's federal budget ran a surplus.

Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, Minister of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation Mikhail Zurabov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation German Gref, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Head of the Presidential Administration Dmitry Medvedev, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Shuvalov, Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Andrei Fursenko (left to right) ) during a meeting in the Zavidovo country residence, 2005 (Photo: Sergey Zhukov / TASS)

After his resignation, in recent years, acting as an expert, Kudrin has repeatedly argued with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the United Russia party of power on key issues of the development of society, the economy and the state, Alexei Kudrin's comments now and then get into the news.

The former finance minister believes that anti-Russian sanctions are harmful to our country, and now because of them, Russia is losing its position in the world market.

In January 2017, Alexei Kudrin said that the old model of the Russian economy has not been working for a long time, and the government is not taking decisive measures that would allow the launch of a new economic model.

The main condition for the growth of the Russian economy is the development of non-commodity exports, Kudrin announced in April 2017.

At the head of the Accounts Chamber

In May 2018, Kudrin returned to power. It became known that Alexei Kudrin will be proposed by the United Russia party for the post of chairman of the Accounts Chamber. Alexei Kudrin agreed to take the post of head of the Accounts Chamber.

This appointment caused criticism in society, for example, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov spoke as follows: “A man who did not allow industry to develop and bled the entire social sphere. Under which the country began to "tumble". I watched his 7-point program, it's called "To each his own". Jedem das Seine - such a slogan hung on the gates of Buchenwald. For the rich - wealth, and for the poor - further impoverishment. And production - shish with butter. I don’t know why they put him there, to cover up their outrages ... There can be no sense in such a candidate. ”

On May 22, the State Duma appointed Alexei Kudrin chairman of the Accounts Chamber. His candidacy was supported by 264 deputies out of 350 who voted, the LDPR and the Communist Party opposed him, RIA Novosti reported.

Kudrin called the reduction of corruption in the financial sector his task in this post. Alexei Kudrin called public procurement the most corrupt area in the country.

Later, on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Alexei Kudrin compared the new Russian government to a tiger ready to jump.

“I get the impression that the government is a tiger that is preparing to jump, and we will soon learn about those very breakthrough, advanced reforms,” Kudrin was quoted in the news.

Family and hobbies of Alexei Kudrin

Alexei Kudrin has been married twice. The first wife is a St. Petersburg businessman Veronika Sharova.

The second wife is Irina Tintyakova. Kudrin's wife is a journalist by profession, before her marriage she worked as a secretary for the press attaché of Anatoly Chubais, Andrei Trapeznikov. Currently, the second wife of Alexei Kudrin is engaged in business, she is also the president of the Northern Crown Charitable Foundation, which helps orphanages and boarding schools.

Kudrin's daughter from his first marriage, Polina Kudrina, is the founder of the Grand Prix Art Center LLC. She was among the participants in one of the high-profile accidents.

Finance Minister of the Russian Federation, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin (left) with his daughter Polina at a concert of opera singers A. Netrebko and E. Schrott, 2010; with his wife Irina, 2013 (photo on the right) (Photo: TASS)

The son from the second marriage is Artem Kudrin.

Alexei Kudrin loves music and plays percussion instruments. In 2016, the news reported that Kudrin played drums along with the band of musician Igor Butman at the Jazz at the Old Fortress festival.

2005 (Photo: Russian Look/Global Look Press)

Kudrin Alexey loves skiing, his family prefers to relax in the winter at ski resorts in Austria.

Biography

Alexey Leonidovich Kudrin - Russian statesman, Minister of Finance in the Russian government from May 18, 2000 to September 26, 2011, which is the longest term in this position in modern Russia. Chief Research Fellow at the Institute for Economic Policy. E. T. Gaidara, Member of the Editorial Board of the Economic Policy journal and the Economic Policy portal, Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences of St. Petersburg State University, Chairman of the Civil Initiatives Committee.

After receiving a higher economic education, Kudrin worked in the administration of the mayor of St. Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak. In 1996, he began working in the administration of President Boris Yeltsin. Kudrin was appointed Minister of Finance on May 18, 2000 and held this post for 11 years. In addition, he was Deputy Prime Minister in 2000-2004 and 2007-2011. As finance minister, Kudrin is credited with prudent financial management, tax and budget reforms, and a commitment to the free market.

Under Kudrin, the Russian government paid off most of the substantial external debt that had accumulated by the end of the 1990s, leaving the country with one of the lowest external debts of any major economy. Much of the money was raised in the state stabilization fund, which helped Russia emerge from the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 in a much better shape than many experts expected. During his career, Kudrin has received several awards, including the 2010 Finance Minister of the Year award from Euromoney magazine. On September 26, 2011, reacting to criticism from Kudrin, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev demanded that he resign. On April 6, 2012, Kudrin made a statement about the creation in Russia of a "Committee of Civic Initiatives". In 2012-2015, acting as an expert, Kudrin repeatedly argued with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the United Russia party in power on key issues of the development of society, the economy and the state.

Born in the city of Dobele, Latvian SSR, in the family of a military man. In 1967, the family moved to the city of Tukums, LSSR, where he went to the first grade of the school. In February 1968, my father was sent to serve in Mongolia, the family travels with him. From 1971 to 1974 he lived in Borzya, Chita region. In 1974-1977 he lives in Arkhangelsk, where he finishes secondary school. At the same time, he is studying at the training courses for an asset for the Komsomol - the so-called. Communal gatherings at the Palace of Pioneers in Arkhangelsk. A whole galaxy of Russian bankers and officials emerged from the informal corporation of "communards" in Arkhangelsk. He studied at school number 2, after which he moved to secondary school number 17 in the city of Arkhangelsk. Prior to entering the university, he worked for two years as an auto mechanic and instructor of practical training in the engine laboratory at the Academy of Logistics and Transport of the USSR Ministry of Defense in Leningrad.

Graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the Leningrad State University in 1983.

Since 1983, he has been a trainee researcher at the Institute of Socio-Economic Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

In 1985-1988, he was a post-graduate student at the Institute of Economics of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Candidate of Economic Sciences (1988, dissertation topic: "Comparability in the mechanism of implementation of relations of economic competition").

Since 1988, he has been engaged in scientific activities at the Institute of Social and Economic Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Since October 1990 - Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Economic Reform of the Executive Committee of the Leningrad City Council. After the liquidation of the Committee for Economic Reform, he moved to the Management Committee of the Leningrad Free Enterprise Zone.

From November 1991 - Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development of St. Petersburg, supervised investment policy issues.

Since August 1992 - Chairman of the Main Financial Department of the St. Petersburg Mayor's Office (later renamed the Financial Committee).

Since 1993 - deputy, first deputy mayor (Anatoly Sobchak), member of the city government, chairman of the Committee for Economics and Finance of the St. Petersburg Mayor's Office. He worked in the government of St. Petersburg together with Vladimir Putin.

He retired after the victory of Vladimir Yakovlev in the election of the governor of St. Petersburg in 1996.

Alexei Kudrin plays percussion instruments.

Criminal proceedings

Repeatedly interrogated during the investigation of the activities of the mayor Anatoly Sobchak and members of his entourage.

Appeared in the materials of criminal case No. 144128, initiated in 1999 in connection with the financial operations of the Twentieth Trust corporation. Kudrin signed agreements on granting state loans to the company for several million dollars. Money was cashed out through firms in Spain, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and the USA.

He testified in criminal case No. 694259, the subject of the investigation was the criminalization of the funeral services market. The case mentions an order signed by him for the burial of unclaimed bodies. Kudrin was in charge of execution. According to investigators, the number of unclaimed bodies in St. Petersburg was systematically overestimated, and funding was embezzled. According to the statement of the descendants of Alfred Nobel, during a personal meeting with Kudrin, his assistant took money from them in cash (in Swedish kronor) to restore the graves of the Nobels at the Smolensk Lutheran cemetery. The cemetery workers, in turn, testified that this amount did not reach them and was stolen. During the interrogation, Kudrin admitted the fact of contacts with the Nobels, but denied that he received currency from them.

In 2000, he was involved in criminal case No. 31913, being summoned for interrogation. Abuses with housing loans, which Kudrin distributed at the expense of the budget among his St. Petersburg employees, were investigated.

Employees of the Economics and Finance Committee of the Mayor's Office, which was headed by Alexei Kudrin, appeared in key episodes of the criminal case of the Renaissance real estate company. This firm built luxury housing and, in exchange for various services, donated apartments to city officials, including the family of the mayor of St. Petersburg.

Job in Moscow

From August 1, 1996 to March 26, 1997 - Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation - Head of the Main Control Directorate of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation. Invited to this position by the head of the presidential administration, Anatoly Chubais.

Alexei Kudrin, together with Vladimir Putin, who also moved to work from St. Petersburg to Moscow in 1996, were considered members of the Chubais team.

Since March 1997 - First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, invited to the ministry by A. B. Chubais, who at that time became Minister of Finance. Kudrin's successor as head of the Main Control Directorate was Vladimir Putin.

From April 29, 1997 to April 6, 1999 - Deputy Governor from the Russian Federation at the International Monetary Fund.

From May 6, 1997 to March 22, 1999 - Deputy Governor from Russia at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

From November 13, 1998 to September 25, 1999 - Russia's representative in the Executive Committee of the Union of Belarus and Russia.

On January 14, 1999, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Primakov removed Kudrin from the post of First Deputy Minister of Finance. At the end of January 1999, Anatoly Chubais was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Board of RAO UES of Russia.

Minister of Finance

Since May 18, 2000 - Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.

September 24, 2007 - May 7, 2008 - Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation. From May 7 to May 12, 2008, he continued to act until the appointment of a new government.

In July 2007, he said that the economic policy pursued in Russia and the high rates of economic development would allow Russia to become one of the six largest economies in the world in the next 10 years. Three years later, in 2010, Russia ranked 6th among the countries of the world in terms of GDP at PPP.

On May 12, 2008, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation in the new government of V. V. Putin.

Since October 17, 2008 - Member, since December 3, 2008 - Deputy Chairman, since January 4, 2010 - Chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Financial Market of the Russian Federation.

Since January 11, 2010 - Member of the Government Commission for Economic Development and Integration.

In the spring of 2011, he received an offer to head the Right Cause party, which he refused. As he stated in September 2011, “the supposedly existing opportunity to head the Right Cause was in fact absent for me. I did not consider for myself the prospect of participating in an artificial project that, in fact, discredits the liberal democratic idea. ”, In December he also said that he refused, because he considered that it was necessary to create a new right-wing party, and Right Cause “with not quite people understandable to him, and even with a certain control of the Kremlin, will be incapacitated.”

On September 25, 2011, in a conversation with reporters in Washington, where he participated in a meeting of the International Monetary Fund, he announced significant disagreements with President Dmitry Medvedev and refused to work in the proposed future Medvedev government, which may arise after the 2012 presidential election. The motives for disagreement are the growth of military and social spending, the dependence of the budget on oil prices. On September 26, 2011, Medvedev, dissatisfied with the criticism addressed to him, sharply scolded Kudrin in front of television cameras, and invited him to resign. In the evening of the same day, on the proposal of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Putin, Kudrin was dismissed from the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Kudrin was also removed from the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Over the years, the sharpness of the conflict between Kudrin and Medvedev subsided, politicians have repeatedly met with each other in a businesslike and friendly atmosphere. Thus, on September 21, 2016, Kudrin and Medvedev discussed the main priorities and goals of the Russian Development Strategy for 2018-2024.

After the resignation from the post of head of the Ministry of Finance

In early October 2011, Putin announced that Kudrin would "remain on the team" and continue to work. Putin noted that Kudrin is "a useful and necessary person for us."

On October 11, Kudrin was expelled from the government bodies, which included ex officio. He was removed from the government commissions in which he was a member, as well as from the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum and the Supervisory Board of the organizing committee "Russia - 2018".

In December 2011, Putin reiterated that Kudrin "didn't leave my team anywhere." Putin described Kudrin as "my very old, kind comrade, close, and I will even say that this is my friend." Putin said that he and Kudrin had disagreements on some issues, but these disagreements were not of a fundamental nature.

On the night of December 24, 2011, Kommersant-online published an article by Kudrin, in which he agreed with the slogans voiced at the rally on Bolotnaya Square on December 10. During a speech at a rally on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow, Kudrin called for early parliamentary elections.

On April 5, 2012, he headed the "Committee of Civic Initiatives" created by him and a number of other politicians and public figures as a non-partisan association of professionals in key areas (in the economy, science, education, healthcare, culture) "in order to determine and implement the best option for the development of the country."

The prerequisites for the creation of the Committee were the December events - the 2011 elections and the subsequent rallies on Bolotnaya Square on December 10 and on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow on December 24, 2011. "The past elections have demonstrated the desire of citizens to really influence the state of affairs in our country, to choose the course of its development," the Statement on the Creation of the Civil Initiatives Committee, published on Kudrin's official website, says.

In April 2012, a number of political analysts expressed the idea of ​​the advisability of appointing Kudrin to the post of prime minister instead of Medvedev.

Some political scientists also believe that Kudrin is capable of becoming "an effective prime minister on the level of Stolypin and Witte."

On June 8, political scientist Dmitry Ermolaev announced the need to return Kudrin to the government.

April 25, 2013 Kudrin took part in the TV show "Direct Line with the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin." Among other things, the president mentioned the personal unwillingness of the former head of the Ministry of Finance to return to power structures.

On November 1, 2013, he joined the Presidium of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.

In February 2014, information appeared in the media that Kudrin joined the United Russia party in 2004, but hid this from the public. Kudrin himself denied these allegations.

Since March 2015, he has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NPF "Future" (until June 2015 - NPF "Welfare OPS").

On June 18, 2015, Kudrin came up with the idea of ​​holding early presidential elections in Russia. United Russia saw in this initiative a threat to stability in society, and State Duma deputy from Just Russia Mikhail Yemelyanov considered this an entry into the presidential race.

During the direct line in 2016, Putin announced that Kudrin would actively work in the expert council under the president on issues on the development strategy of the Russian Federation in the period after 2018, because he "wants to contribute to solving the problems facing the country" .

On April 20, 2016, Kudrin agreed to head the board of the Center for Strategic Research. On April 30, 2016, by Putin's decree, Kudrin was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Economic Council under the President of Russia.

Economic policy and views

Kudrin considers himself a liberal spectrum of economists. During Kudrin's leadership of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, a large-scale tax reform was carried out: a “flat scale” of income tax of 13% was introduced, turnover and sales taxes were eliminated, VAT and income taxes were reduced, the total number of taxes was reduced three times, many loopholes in the legislation used for tax evasion have been eliminated, internal offshore companies have been liquidated, etc. As a result of the tax reform, the tax burden has been reduced for almost all types of businesses. A budget reform was also carried out, a Stabilization Fund was created, and the volume of the state external debt was sharply reduced. If in the late 1990s Russia's public external debt exceeded 100% of GDP, by 2011 its volume had fallen to one of the lowest in Europe.

Kudrin is an adherent of a conservative budget policy. For most of his tenure at the Ministry of Finance, Russia's federal budget ran a surplus.

In 2011, at the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, he described his vision of Russia's economic problems and development prospects, pointing out dependence on the oil and gas sector among the risks.

In December 2011, shortly after Kudrin's resignation as finance minister, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that Kudrin had "done a lot to strengthen the country's economy." Putin said he was proud that a man like Kudrin worked in his government.

Since the end of May 2017, the authorities in Russia have begun discussing expert developments on the program of economic reforms since 2018, and Alexei Kudrin, in an article for Kommersant, talks about how, from his point of view, ideas look that, in principle, cannot be used in future reforms.

Criticism of Kudrin's economic policy

The Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in 1992-1994 and 1998-2002, Viktor Gerashchenko, in 2016, extremely negatively assessed the economic policy pursued by Kudrin as Minister of Finance.

Bibliography

Awards and honorary titles

Awards

Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree (September 30, 2010) - for a great contribution to the implementation of state financial policy and many years of conscientious work

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (October 12, 2005) - for a great contribution to the implementation of state financial policy and many years of conscientious work.

Order of Friendship (2012)

Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation (December 12, 2008) - for active participation in the preparation of the draft Constitution of the Russian Federation and a great contribution to the development of the democratic foundations of the Russian Federation

Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (March 11, 1997) - for active participation in the preparation of the Message of the President of the Russian Federation to the Federal Assembly in 1997

Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (April 12, 2004) - for active participation in legislative activities

Medal of P. A. Stolypin, I degree (October 5, 2010) - for active participation in the development of the main directions of the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation

Honorary diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation (October 10, 2000) - for fruitful state activity.

Gratitude of the Government of the Russian Federation (October 12, 2005) - for merits in the field of financial and economic activity

Sign "For Merit to the City of Arkhangelsk" (2009).

Medal of V. V. Leontiev "For achievements in the economy" - for an outstanding contribution to ensuring the long-term stabilization of the Russian financial system.

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (February 8, 2011, Italy).

honorary titles

In 2003, according to a survey conducted among investors and bankers by the British edition of Emerging Markets, Kudrin was named the best finance minister of the year in Central and Eastern Europe. The publication noted that with his ability to direct the country's economy along the right path, Kudrin made a significant contribution to the economic successes achieved by Russia in recent years: stable economic growth at the level of 5% per year, a budget surplus, attracting large investors.

Honorary citizen of the Tomsk region (September 2, 2004) - for his great personal contribution to the socio-economic development of the Tomsk region, the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the city of Tomsk

In 2004, A. Kudrin was named Finance Minister of the Year by The Banker, a British magazine, winning in two categories: World Finance Minister of the Year and European Finance Minister of the Year.

In 2006, the British newspaper Emerging Markets named Alexei Kudrin the best finance minister among emerging European countries.

In 2010, the British magazine "Euromoney" named Alexei Kudrin the best finance minister of the year. According to the magazine's publisher Padraic Fallon, Kudrin was honored primarily for "overcoming palpable political pressure to secure the creation of the Reserve Fund, which enabled Russia to emerge from the global financial crisis in much better shape than experts had expected." An accompanying Euromoney article stated that Kudrin was rightly described as a top manager and rightly praised for his "commitment to tax and budget reform in Russia, Russia's drive to join the World Trade Organization, and continued progress on privatization."

Honorary Professor of the State University-Higher School of Economics

Honorary Doctor of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University. M. V. Lomonosov

Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Economics, St. Petersburg State University.

Honorary Professor of the Buryat State University.

Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh.

A family

Married with a second marriage. The first wife is a St. Petersburg businessman Veronika Sharova. The second wife, Irina Tintyakova, is a journalist in her first specialty, before her marriage she worked as a secretary for Anatoly Chubais's press attache Andrei Trapeznikov. Now he is a businessman and president of the Russian Northern Crown Charitable Foundation, which helps orphanages and boarding schools. According to her, the family prefers to spend their winter holidays at ski resorts in Austria. The daughter from her first marriage, Polina Kudrina, is the founder of the Art Center Grand Prix LLC. She was among the participants in one of the high-profile accidents. The son from the second marriage is Artyom Kudrin.

Ranks and titles

Reserve lieutenant colonel, artilleryman.

In 1967 the family moves to the city of Tukums, where they go to the first grade of the school.

In February 1968 father is sent to serve in Mongolia, the family travels with him. From 1971 to 1974 he lived in Borzya, Chita region. In 1974-1977 he lives in Arkhangelsk, where he finishes secondary school.

In 1978 enrolled in the Department of Political Economy of the Faculty of Economics (evening form of study) of the Leningrad State University. At the same time, on the advice of his father, he got a job at the Academy of Logistics and Transport of the USSR Ministry of Defense, worked as an auto mechanic, and then as an instructor of practical training in the engine laboratory at the department of operation of army automotive equipment.

At the end of the second year, he is transferred to the full-time department. He studies at the military department and undergoes military training in the artillery unit at the Strugi Krasnye training ground in the Pskov region. Receives the rank of lieutenant.

After graduating from the Faculty of Economics of Leningrad State University in 1983 assigned to the Institute of Socio-Economic Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Work in St. Petersburg

From 1983 to 1985- Trainee researcher at the Institute of Social and Economic Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

In December 1985 enrolled in full-time postgraduate studies at the Institute of Economics of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1987 he defended his Ph.D. thesis on the topic: "Comparability in the mechanism for implementing relations of economic competition."

In 1988 returns to the Institute of Social and Economic Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences, works as a researcher.

In 1990 receives an offer to do practical work in the executive committee of the Leningrad City Council and decides to leave scientific activity for a while.

Since October 1990- Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Economic Reform of the Executive Committee of the Leningrad City Council. After the liquidation of the Committee for Economic Reform, he moved to the Committee for the Management of the Leningrad Free Enterprise Zone.

November 1991 to 1992- Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development.

August 1992 to 1993- Chairman of the Main Financial Department of the City Hall of St. Petersburg (later renamed the Financial Committee).

From 1993 to June 1996- Deputy, First Deputy Mayor, member of the City Government, Chairman of the Committee for Economics and Finance of the St. Petersburg Mayor's Office.

Job in Moscow

In August 1996- By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Head of the Main Control Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation.

March 1997 Appointed First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

Since January 1999- First Deputy Chairman of the Board of RAO "UES" of Russia.

In June 1999 appointed First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.

Minister of Finance

Since May 2000

Since March 9, 2004 By decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.

Since September 2007 By decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.

Released from his post September 26, 2011 Decree No. 1251 of the President of the Russian Federation.

After his retirement, he returned to scientific activity, and in 2012 initiated the creation of the Committee of Civil Initiatives - a community of professionals capable of offering alternative solutions to the problems facing the country.

From April 2012- Chairman of the Civil Initiatives Committee.

April 2016 to November 2018 Headed the Center for Strategic Research. Also, in 2016, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Economic Council under the President of Russia.

May 2018 appointed Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Author of more than 30 scientific papers in the field of economics and finance. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. September 30, 2010 No. 1185 was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree, for his great contribution to the conduct of state financial policy and many years of conscientious work.

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 5, 2010 No. 1669-R was awarded the P. A. Stolypin medal of the 1st degree for active participation in the development of the main directions of the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation.

In 2004 Alexei Kudrin was named Finance Minister of the Year by the British magazine The Banker, winning in two categories: World Finance Minister of the Year and European Finance Minister of the Year.

In 2006 year The British newspaper Emerging Markets named Alexei Kudrin the best finance minister among European countries with an emerging market.

In 2010 year The British magazine "Euromoney" named Alexei Kudrin the best finance minister of the year. According to the magazine's publisher Padraic Fallon, Kudrin was honored primarily for "overcoming palpable political pressure to secure the creation of the Reserve Fund, which enabled Russia to emerge from the global financial crisis in much better shape than experts had expected."

In 2018 defended his doctoral thesis on "Theoretical and methodological approaches to the implementation of a balanced and effective budget policy."

Plays hockey and tennis. He is fond of jazz and classical music.

Reserve officer.

Married, has a son and a daughter.

Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. Petersburg State University
Member of the Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg State University
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Gaidar Institute
Deputy Chairman of the Economic Council under the President of Russia, member of the Presidium of the Economic Council under the President of Russia
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Northern Arctic Federal University
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Yegor Gaidar Foundation
Member of the Board of Directors of the New Economic School
Member of the Council under the President of Russia for the implementation of state policy in the field of family and child protection
Member of the Board of Trustees of the European University at St. Petersburg