Mikhail Krotov
Encyclopedia
Mikhail Valentinovich Krotov (in , b. March 14, 1963, in Leningrad
, Soviet Union
) is a Russia
n lawyer, businessman and official.
On April 28, 1995, he was elected Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baltic Sea Steamship Company
. On October 2, 1995, as the Chairman Ivan Lushchinsky had been shot dead, Krotov became the Chairman of its Board of Directors and held this position until summer 1996.
In 2005 he was a First Deputy Director General of the Gazprom Media
holding.
Since November 7, 2005, he has been President Vladimir Putin
's Envoy to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
.
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a Russia
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, businessman and official.
On April 28, 1995, he was elected Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baltic Sea Steamship Company
Baltic Sea Steamship Company
The Baltic Sea Steamship Company is a Russian sea transport enterprise based in Saint Petersburg and operating on the Baltic Sea. It was founded in 1835. In the Soviet Union it was the largest steamship company with about two hundred vessels. In November 1992 it was transformed into a joint stock...
. On October 2, 1995, as the Chairman Ivan Lushchinsky had been shot dead, Krotov became the Chairman of its Board of Directors and held this position until summer 1996.
In 2005 he was a First Deputy Director General of the Gazprom Media
Gazprom Media
Gazprom-Media is the largest Russian media holding founded in 2000 as a subsidiary of Gazprom. In 2000 it acquired NTV, the only nationwide state-independent television in Russia of the time, as well as other media assets of Vladimir Gusinsky's Media Most group, which raised a major controversy...
holding.
Since November 7, 2005, he has been President 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...
's Envoy to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is a high court which is empowered to rule on whether or not certain laws or presidential decrees are in fact contrary to the Constitution of Russia...
.