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Sergei Shoigu | |
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Сергей Шойгу | |
Minister of Defence | |
Assumed office 6 November 2012 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Anatoly Serdyukov |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS | |
Assumed office 11 December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Anatoly Serdyukov |
Governor of Moscow Oblast | |
In office 11 May 2012 – 6 November 2012 | |
Deputy | Ruslan Tsalikov |
Preceded by | Boris Gromov |
Succeeded by | Ruslan Tsalikov (acting) |
Leader of United Russia | |
In office 1 December 2001 – 27 November 2004 Serving with Yury Luzhkov and Mintimer Shaimiev | |
Preceded by | Party established |
Succeeded by | Boris Gryzlov |
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
In office 10 January 2000 – 18 May 2000 | |
Prime Minister |
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Leader of Unity | |
In office 15 October 1999 – 1 December 2001 | |
Minister of Emergency Situations | |
In office 17 April 1991 – 11 May 2012 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | List
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Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Puchkov |
Member of the Security Council of Russia | |
Assumed office November 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu 21 May 1955 Chadan, Tuvan Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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Spouse | Irina Shoigu |
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Relatives | Larisa Shoigu (sister) |
Alma mater | Krasnoyarsk Polytechnical Institute |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Russia |
Branch/service | Military Council of the Civil Defence Troops |
Years of service | 1991–present |
Rank | General of the Army |
Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (chairman) |
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu[1][a][b] (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as Minister of Defence of Russia since 2012. Shoigu has served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the Commonwealth of Independent States since 2012.[3][4]
Shoigu was the Minister of Emergency Situations from 1991 to 2012. He briefly served as the governor of Moscow Oblast in 2012. A close confidant and ally of Vladimir Putin, Shoigu belongs to the siloviki of Putin's inner circle.[3][4]
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