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Konstantin Chuychenko

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatolyevich and the family name is Chuychenko.
Konstantin Chuychenko
Константин Чуйченко
Chuychenko in 2024
Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 January 2020
PresidentVladimir Putin
Prime MinisterMikhail Mishustin
Preceded byAleksandr Konovalov
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia – Chief of Staff of the Government
In office
18 May 2018 – 15 January 2020
Acting: 15 January 2020 – 21 January 2020
PresidentVladimir Putin
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
Preceded bySergey Prikhodko
Succeeded byDmitry Grigorenko
Head of the Control Department in the Russian Presidential Administration
In office
13 May 2008 – 18 May 2018
PresidentDmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Personal details
Born
Konstantin Anatolyevich Chuychenko

(1965-07-12) 12 July 1965 (age 59)
Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Political partyIndependent

Konstantin Anatolyevich Chuychenko (Russian: Константин Анатольевич Чуйченко; born 12 July 1965) is a Russian politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice since 21 January 2020. Previously, he was Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and Chief of Staff of the Government from 2018 to 2020.

He has the federal state civilian service ranks of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation[1] and Active State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation.[2]

Biography

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Born in Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union,[3] Chuychenko graduated from the Law Faculty of Leningrad State University in 1987 as a fellow student of Dmitry Medvedev.[4]

From 1989 to 1992, Chuychenko served in the KGB.[5] In March 2001, he became the Chief of the Legal Department of Gazprom[4] and since April 2002 he has been a member of the management committee of Gazprom.[6] From 17 January 2003 to July 2004, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gazprom Media holding. Since March 2003, he has been a member of the board of directors of the TNT TV network. He is also a member of the board of directors of Gazprom Media,[7] NTV and a shareholder of Gazprom. Since July 2004, he has been an executive director of RosUkrEnergo representing Gazprombank.[5] Since 23 December 2005, he has been a member of the board of directors of Sibneft (now Gazprom Neft).[8]

On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.[9] On 21 January, he was appointed Minister of Justice in the First Cabinet of Mikhail Mishustin.[10] On 14 May 2024 he was again appointed Minister of Justice in the Second Cabinet of Mikhail Mishustin.[11]

Awards

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Personal life

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He is married to Christina Tikhonova, who is a lawyer and has three daughters.[15]

Sanctions

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In 2022, the United States and United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Chuychenko.[16][17] In December 2022, the European Union sanctioned him in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[18] followed by Japan in February 2023.[19]

References

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  1. ^ О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 1225) (in Russian). President of Russia. 15 August 2008.
  2. ^ О присвоении классного чина Чуйченко К.А. (Decree 501) (in Russian). President of Russia. 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Konstantin Chuychenko". Government of Russia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Medvedev names key advisers and most are Putin men". Reuters. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b "The Anointed One:Tracking the Rise of Putin's Crown Prince". Der Spiegel. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Konstantin Chuychenko – Kremlin profile". Retrieved 5 February 2010. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Ukraine agrees to buy gas from Russia at US $321 for thousand cu m". UNIAN. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Sibneft Shareholders Choose New President, Board of Directors". Gazprom Neft. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Carroll, Oliver (15 January 2020). "Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 21.01.2020 № 35 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 14.05.2024 № 384 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 23.03.2006 г. № 234". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 03.08.2011 г. № 1043". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Чуйченко Константин Анатольевич". Министерство юстиции РФ. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Биография нового министра юстиции Константина Чуйченко". ТАСС. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  16. ^ "U.S. Treasury Escalates Sanctions on Russia for Its Atrocities in Ukraine". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Consolidated list of financial sanctions targets in the UK" (PDF). Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  18. ^ "COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2477 of 16 December 2022". EUR-Lex. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Japan adds more Russian people and organizations to sanctions list as Ukraine invasion drags on". The Japan Times. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2020–present 		Incumbent
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