Igor Shuvalov

Igor Shuvalov
Игорь Шувалов
Shuvalov in 2023
First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office
12 May 2008 – 18 May 2018
Serving with Viktor Zubkov until 21 May 2012
Prime MinisterVladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Preceded byDmitry Medvedev
Sergei Ivanov
Succeeded byAnton Siluanov
Personal details
Born (1967-01-04) 4 January 1967 (age 58)
Bilibino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyIndependent
Alma materMoscow State University (Faculty of Law)

Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov (Russian: И́горь Ива́нович Шува́лов, IPA: [ˈigərʲ ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ʂʊˈvaləf]; born 4 January 1967)[1] is the chair of the Russia's largest state development corporation VEB.RF (since May 24, 2018) and a former government official.[2][3] He led VEB.RF through a modernization that significantly increased its role in the national economy and wellbeing.[4][5]

Shuvalov was the First Deputy Prime Minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet and Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet. He worked on socio-economic policies, state finances, investment climate, migration policy, development of the Far East, support for small and medium businesses, etc. He co-developed and supervised national development projects. In 2008 and 2014, he led the working group that developed the means to mitigate the after-effects of the Great Recession in Russia and the nationwide financial crisis respectively.[6][7][8][9]

Shuvalov represented President of Russia in the G8 and worked on the preparation of the 2006 G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg,[10] was the chair of the organizing committees of 2012 APEC Summit in Vladivostok,[11] the 27th World Summer Universiade in Kazan 2013,[12] and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[13]

Shuvalov is a Honored Economist of Russia and holds a doctor of science degree in Jurisprudence. In 2022, he defended a thesis on the Legal Regulation of Entrepreneurial Activity during Socio-Economic Crisis in the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law.[14]

  1. ^ "Official Biography of Igor Shuvalov". The Government of Russia. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Igor Shuvalov appointed Vnesheconombank Chairman". President of Russia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 1579) (in Russian). President of Russia. 20 December 2004.
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  5. ^ "Системная трансформация поддержки" [Transformation of development] (in Russian). Kommersant. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
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  9. ^ "Official Website of the Government of the Russian Federation". The Russian Government. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Igor Shuvalov". archive.government.ru. Official Website of the Government of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Shuvalov holds meeting of APEC summit organizing committee". interfax.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Opening of Summer Universiade in Kazan". President of Russia. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. ^ "First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov chairs a Supervisory Board meeting of the non-profit organization "Russia 2018 Organizing Committee"". The Government of Russia. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  14. ^ "ПРАВОВОЕ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЕ ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСКИХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ В ИСТОРИИ РОССИИ". cyberleninka.ru. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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