Konstantin_Chuychenko

Konstantin Chuychenko

Konstantin Chuychenko

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Konstantin Anatolyevich Chuychenko (Russian: Константин Анатольевич Чуйченко; born 12 July 1965) is a Russian politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice since 21 January 2020. Previously, he was Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and Chief of Staff of the Government from 2018 to 2020.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatolyevich and the family name is Chuychenko.
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He has the federal state civilian service ranks of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation[1] and Active State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation.[2]

Biography

Born in Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union,[3] Chuychenko graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987 as a fellow student of Dmitry Medvedev.[4]

From 1989 to 1992, Chuychenko served in the KGB.[5] In March 2001, he became the Chief of the Legal Department of Gazprom[4] and since April 2002 he has been a member of the management committee of Gazprom.[6] From 17 January 2003 to July 2004, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gazprom Media holding. Since March 2003, he has been a member of the board of directors of the TNT TV network. He is also a member of the board of directors of Gazprom Media,[7] NTV and a shareholder of Gazprom. Since July 2004, he has been an executive director of RosUkrEnergo representing Gazprombank.[5] Since 23 December 2005, he has been a member of the board of directors of Sibneft (now Gazprom Neft).[8]

On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.[9] On 21 January, he was appointed Minister of Justice in the new Cabinet of Mikhail Mishustin.

Personal life

He is married to Christina Tikhonova, who is a lawyer and has three daughters.[10]

Sanctions

In 2022, the United States and United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Chuychenko.[11][12] In December 2022, the European Union sanctioned him in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[13] followed by Japan in February 2023.[14]

References

  1. [1]
    О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 1225) (in Russian). President of Russia. 15 August 2008.
  2. [2]
    О присвоении классного чина Чуйченко К.А. (Decree 501) (in Russian). President of Russia. 9 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Konstantin Chuychenko". Government of Russia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Medvedev names key advisers and most are Putin men". Reuters. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  5. [5]
    "The Anointed One:Tracking the Rise of Putin's Crown Prince". Der Spiegel. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  6. [6]
    "Konstantin Chuychenko – Kremlin profile". Retrieved 5 February 2010. [dead link]
  7. [7]
    "Ukraine agrees to buy gas from Russia at US $321 for thousand cu m". UNIAN. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  8. [8]
    "Sibneft Shareholders Choose New President, Board of Directors". Gazprom Neft. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2010.[permanent dead link]
  9. [9]
    Carroll, Oliver (15 January 2020). "Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Биография нового министра юстиции Константина Чуйченко". ТАСС. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. [11]
    "U.S. Treasury Escalates Sanctions on Russia for Its Atrocities in Ukraine". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  12. [12]
    "Consolidated list of financial sanctions targets in the UK" (PDF). Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  13. [13]
    "COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2477 of 16 December 2022". EUR-Lex. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  14. [14]
    "Japan adds more Russian people and organizations to sanctions list as Ukraine invasion drags on". The Japan Times. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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