Igor Shuvalov
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Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov is a Russia
n lawyer and politician. He currently serves as First Deputy Prime Minister in Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet
. According to the order of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
, he is to perform the duty of Prime Minister when Putin is out of office. So he is considered the first of the two Deputy Prime Ministers (the other being former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov) and the most senior member of Putin's Second Cabinet besides Putin himself.
, located in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
. In 1984-1985, he worked as a laboratory worker in the Institute Ekos. In 1985-1987 he served in the Soviet Army
then was accepted to the Law Department of Moscow State University
. After graduation in 1992 he worked as an attache
at the Legal Department of the Soviet Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In 1993-1997 Shuvalov worked as a lawyer and then the President of a legal consulting firm "ALM".
In 1997-1998 Shuvalov worked as a head of a department and then a Deputy Chief of the Committee on the State Properties (GosKomImuschestvo). From 25 May 1998 to 6 September 1998 he works as the Acting President and from 6 September 1998 to 18 May 2000 as the President of the Russian Federal Fund of State Properties.
18 May 2000 Shuvalov became a minister in Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet
. He got the portfolio of the "Head of the Governmental Apparatus". On 28 May 2003 Shuvalov became an aide to President Vladimir Putin.
On 12 May 2008 Shuvalov became a First Deputy Prime Minister in the newly formed Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet
.
, which Russia won. Shuvalov has issued a public apology to Prince William, not for his role in gaining the 2018 World Cup for Russia, but for not properly acknowledging the future King following the announcement that Russia had won. The Russian deputy PM dismissively shook hands with the Prince and could not even make eye contact with him, yet Shuvalov's spokesperson dismissed any question of any wrongdoing with regards to the bidding process.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n lawyer and politician. He currently serves as First Deputy Prime Minister in Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet
Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet
Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet is a cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation following the Russian presidential election, 2008 that resulted in the election of Dmitry Medvedev as the third President of Russia. The second President, Vladimir Putin, was appointed to the position of the...
. According to the order of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
, he is to perform the duty of Prime Minister when Putin is out of office. So he is considered the first of the two Deputy Prime Ministers (the other being former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov) and the most senior member of Putin's Second Cabinet besides Putin himself.
Biography
Shuvalov was born at BilibinoBilibino
Bilibino is a town and gold-mining center in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Karalve'em and the Bolshoy Keperve'em Rivers north-west of Anadyr. It is the second largest town in Chukotka...
, located in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
. In 1984-1985, he worked as a laboratory worker in the Institute Ekos. In 1985-1987 he served in the Soviet Army
Soviet Army
The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
then was accepted to the Law Department of Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
. After graduation in 1992 he worked as an attache
Attaché
Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency...
at the Legal Department of the Soviet Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In 1993-1997 Shuvalov worked as a lawyer and then the President of a legal consulting firm "ALM".
In 1997-1998 Shuvalov worked as a head of a department and then a Deputy Chief of the Committee on the State Properties (GosKomImuschestvo). From 25 May 1998 to 6 September 1998 he works as the Acting President and from 6 September 1998 to 18 May 2000 as the President of the Russian Federal Fund of State Properties.
18 May 2000 Shuvalov became a minister in Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet
Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet
Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet was a cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation during most of Vladimir Putin's first presidential term. It followed Vladimir Putin's Cabinet after Vladimir Putin became President of Russia and was replaced with Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet shortly before...
. He got the portfolio of the "Head of the Governmental Apparatus". On 28 May 2003 Shuvalov became an aide to President Vladimir Putin.
On 12 May 2008 Shuvalov became a First Deputy Prime Minister in the newly formed Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet
Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet
Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet is a cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation following the Russian presidential election, 2008 that resulted in the election of Dmitry Medvedev as the third President of Russia. The second President, Vladimir Putin, was appointed to the position of the...
.
Duties
Shuvalov is responsible for:- Foreign relations and trade including relations with the CISCommonwealth of Independent StatesThe Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
; - Technical regulations;
- Protection of Intellectual Property Rights;
- Preparations for entering the World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
; - Civilian defense and Security from Emergency Situations;
- Roads;
- Small business;
- Management of state properties;
- Surveying and registration of real estate;
- Freedom of economic activities and anti-monopoly regulations,state policy on natural monopolies;
- Tariffs
- Social-economic development of regions, free economic zones, Russian National Wealth FundRussian National Wealth FundRussian National Wealth Fund is Russia's Sovereign Wealth Fund. It was created after the Stabilization Fund of the Russian Federation was split into two separate investment funds on January 30, 2008...
.
2018 FIFA World Cup bid
Shuvalov was a member of the Russia's bid committee to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup2018 FIFA World Cup
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...
, which Russia won. Shuvalov has issued a public apology to Prince William, not for his role in gaining the 2018 World Cup for Russia, but for not properly acknowledging the future King following the announcement that Russia had won. The Russian deputy PM dismissively shook hands with the Prince and could not even make eye contact with him, yet Shuvalov's spokesperson dismissed any question of any wrongdoing with regards to the bidding process.