Biography

12.04.1963 Born in Moscow

1985–1987 Worked as an economist and senior economist at the Ministry of Finance of the RSFSR;

1987–1989 Served in the Soviet Army;

1989–1992 Leading Economist, 1st grade Economist, Leading Economist, Deputy Director of a subdivision, Advisor at the Ministry of Finance of the RSFSR;

1992 Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Russian Federation, Deputy Head of Department;

1992–1997 Deputy Director of the Budget Management Division, Deputy Director of the Budget Department – Director of Division, Deputy Director of the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation;

1997–2003 Director of the Macroeconomic Policy and Banking Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation;

2003–2004 Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation;

2004–2005 Director of the Inter-Budget Relations Department;

2005–2011 Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation;

2011–2018 Finance Minister of the Russian Federation;

2018–2020 First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation;

from 21.01.2020 Appointed Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation by Presidential Decree.

Education

1985 Graduated from the Moscow Finance Institute, with a degree in Finance and Credit;

1994 Defended his thesis for the degree of candidate of economic sciences entitled “Budgetary Policy of the State in the Transition to Market Economy: Case Study of the Russian Federation” (with a degree in Finance, Money Circulation and Credit);

2012 Defended his Dr. habil. thesis in economic sciences entitled “Inter-budgetary Relations in the Context of Development of Federalism in Russia” (with a degree in Finance, Money Circulation and Credit).

Awards

2001 Certificate of Merit of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation;

2002 Citation of the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation;

2007 Medal of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, 1st grade, for services in the field of economy and finance;

2010 Certificate of Merit of the President of the Russian Federation for the prompt issuance of foreign passports containing electronic data carriers;

2011 Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, 4th grade, for labor accomplishments and many years of dedicated work;

2012 Citation of the President of the Russian Federation for achievements in the field of economics, finance, and many years of dedicated work;

2013 Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, 3rd grade, for great contribution to the state financial policy and many years of dedicated work;

2015 Order “Polyarnaya Zvezda” (Yakutia);

2015 Order “Duslyk” (Tatarstan).