Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Anatoly Yakunin: biography and activities

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Yakunin Anatoly Ivanovich is a fairly well-known personality in law enforcement, as he heads the Moscow Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even an ordinary policeman, conscientiously fulfilling his official duties, brings invaluable benefits to society and the Motherland. What then to say about a person who occupies such a high position? Let's follow the life path that Anatoly Yakunin, head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow, went through.

Youth

Anatoly Yakunin was born in 1964 in a village in the Oryol region. His father Ivan Yakunin is a front-line soldier who returned from the war, having lost his sight, which, however, did not prevent him from creating a large family with six children in the future.

After graduating from school, Anatoly Yakunin was drafted into the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union. He served in the border troops. It was during this period that all his ideas about the world andtheir future destiny. Prior to that, he planned to devote his life to work in the village, but now Anatoly Yakunin realized that his true calling was to serve the Motherland.

First steps in the Ministry of Internal Affairs

True, he failed to stay in the Armed Forces after the end of military service due to problems with his parents, who needed the support of their son. However, this did not prevent the guy in 1985 from getting a job in the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a district inspector, who oversaw two village councils at once. Anatoly Yakunin really liked the service in the police, he realized that this was his calling, and he completely devoted himself to the work that was interesting to him. An indicator of his dedication can be considered the fact that the first criminal was detained by him three months after taking office.

A little later, Anatoly Ivanovich switched to investigative work.

Career advancement

In 1991, Anatoly Yakunin was appointed deputy head of his native Dolzhansky District Department of Internal Affairs. Since then, he began to rapidly climb the career ladder. So, in 1994, he was appointed head of the Department of Internal Affairs. As always, Anatoly Ivanovich Yakunin approached the performance of his official duties very conscientiously, and demanded the same from his subordinates. Therefore, it came as no surprise to anyone that the department headed by this man had one of the best records in the region.

It is natural that any effort and perseverance is rewarded. Anatoly Yakunin was no exception. The Ministry of Internal Affairs gave him a new position -Head of the Department of Internal Affairs in the city of Livny. His duties also included overseeing the district.

A new appointment followed in 2002. Anatoly Yakunin received the position of head of the organized crime department in the Oryol region. This was already a position not of a local, but of a regional scale, and in one of the most critical and dangerous sectors. It's no secret that organized crime is often associated with high-ranking officials.

Study

But further promotion was impossible without getting a higher level of education. It was not a secret for Anatoly Yakunin either. Therefore, having already studied at the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he entered the Academy of Civil Service, from which he graduated with honors in 2003.

As you can see, there is a type of people who strive to be the first in everything: in work, in family life, and in studies. Anatoly Yakunin was such a person. His biography says that after graduating from the Academy, the life of this man took a sharp turn. In 2005, he was appointed deputy head of the police in the Oryol region. By that time, Anatoly Ivanovich already had the rank of colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Further service achievements

Yakunin was not the kind of person to stop there. However, even if he himself did not set the goal of further career growth, his outstanding merits and qualities of a leader could not fail to notice the highest ranks of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, which literally doomed Anatoly Ivanovich to the assignment of new ranks and promotion.

From 2006 to 2007 Anatoly YakuninI had to temporarily perform the duties of the head of the regional branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Oryol region. But in 2007, another person was appointed to this position on a permanent basis - Vladimir Kolokoltsev, in whom Yakunin again became the first deputy.

High-profile cases

It should be noted that this tandem worked very well, showing mutual understanding in working relationships, as well as uncompromisingness in the fight against the underworld. It was during the leadership of Kolokoltsev and Yakunin, the Oryol regional branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that a number of high-profile cases were opened, which they managed to bring to their logical conclusion.

They were not afraid to conduct investigative actions even against high-ranking officials if they broke the law. In particular, many cases were opened against persons close to the local governor. Also, the defeat of the largest gangster grouping in the Oryol region, the Sparrow gang, received a resonance.

Transfer to another area

But, unfortunately, such successful cooperation between Kolokoltsev and Yakunin lasted a little over a year. In 2008, their tandem broke up, as Anatoly Ivanovich was transferred to an equivalent position in the Voronezh region. It is difficult now to say what this translation was dictated by: Yakunin’s personal desire, the intrigues of officials with whom he crossed the road, or simply the top leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs considered that it was in the Voronezh Region that Anatoly Ivanovich’s firm hand was now needed. And they also say that it was a request from the head of the Voronezh police, who wanted to have in his assistantsa professional like Yakunin.

So, Yakunin became deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Voronezh region. In addition, he was offered the position of head of the criminal police. The Voronezh region, due to the fact that its population was more than three times higher than that of the Oryol region, was considered a more complex and responsible area of work. So to some extent, this transfer could even be called a promotion.

In 2009, Yakunin was actually promoted in the service rank. According to the presidential decree, he has now become a Major General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Head of the Regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

It was clear that such a professional as Anatoly Ivanovich could not remain on the sidelines for a long time, holding the post of first deputy regional police chief. In 2010, Yakunin received the post of head of the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Novgorod Region. In this position, as before, Anatoly Ivanovich focused on the fight against organized crime, although, of course, he did not lose sight of other important areas of police activity.

In 2011, Yakunin successfully passed the re-certification associated with the reorganization of the police into the police, thereby confirming his right to be the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Novgorod region. Anatoly Ivanovich took personal control over the recertification of his subordinates, as he wanted to have really qualified personnel on the staff, forwhich one could surely rely on.

It should be noted that before the arrival of Yakunin, the Novgorod branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was considered one of the most lagging behind in Russia, but he managed to transform it into a truly effective body in the fight against crime. This was confirmed by excellent results of work and indicators - one of the highest in the country. But the main achievement, of course, was the reduction in the level of crime in the region.

Appointment as head of the Moscow police

Demonstrating very high performance in all positions held by Yakunin throughout his career, Anatoly Ivanovich proved not in word but in deed that the Russian government could not find a better candidate for the post of head of the capital's police than he. Moscow is the largest metropolis with a rather severe crime situation. In addition, it must be taken into account that the capital is the face of the whole country. The head of the Moscow Interior Ministry must have unparalleled professional characteristics and an unblemished reputation. Anatoly Yakunin turned out to be such a person.

It should be noted that his positive characteristics as a leader overcame the negative factor that he had never worked in Moscow before. Many experts believed that a person who had worked in the law enforcement agencies of the capital for more than a year would be appointed the chief law enforcement officer of the city. Nevertheless, the leadership knew how quickly Anatoly Ivanovich got up to speed in a new region for him, which he had already demonstrated more than once.

Therefore, it was Yakunin who was appointed head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Moscow. The appointment decree was endorsed by the President of Russia in the summer of 2012.

It is noteworthy that before Yakunin this position was occupied by his long-time colleague while working in the Oryol region V. A. Kolokoltsev. Now he has gone on promotion, becoming the Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that is, the head of the entire police force of the country. Thus, Yakunin was in fact again directly subordinate to him, only now their positions were much higher than before.

Work in Moscow

The head of the Moscow Interior Ministry Anatoly Yakunin continues to show very good results in his activities, as well as in the positions he held earlier. Hopes that the tandem of Kolokoltsev and Yakunin, who so brilliantly coped with their duties in the Oryol region, would not fail in the capital, were fully justified. The crime situation in the city is completely under the control of employees of the internal affairs bodies.

Yakunin, as before, is very conscientious and professional in his duties. He also received a new promotion: now Yakunin Anatoly Ivanovich is a lieutenant general.

Awards

It is natural that a person who selflessly devoted his whole life to the service of the Fatherland cannot fail to be awarded various state awards. Lieutenant General Anatoly Yakunin is the owner of many distinctive signs of various ranks and dignity.

Omitting the less significant of them, it is worth noting the badge of an honorary worker of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a medal forachievements in law enforcement, as well as a badge of honor for services to the Novgorod region. Yakunin was awarded the last award when he served as head of the Novgorod branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Anatoly Ivanovich has countless smaller awards and encouragements, but, of course, it is not the formal side of the award that is more important for him, but the sincere gratitude of people for the work done.

Family

The family of Anatoly Yakunin is small - his wife and daughter Ekaterina.

It is known that the acquaintance with his wife happened back in the days when Anatoly Yakunin served in the Oryol region. His chosen one then worked as a passport officer in one of the departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

However, Anatoly Ivanovich, like most other high-ranking civil servants, does not like to talk too much about his relatives. First of all, this is due to the specifics of his work, because quite a lot of ill-wishers have personal scores with Anatoly Yakunin, and, quite possibly, they will want to take revenge on his family.

Although sometimes, despite his steel character, Anatoly Yakunin cannot help but be proud of his daughter, who followed in her father's footsteps. Ekaterina graduated from a law school and became the first assistant prosecutor of one of the prosecutor's offices in the city of Orel, and since 2011 she was transferred to work in the capital.

Of course, Anatoly Yakunin is proud of the achievements of his daughter. Relatives are proud of his work for the good of the Motherland.

General characteristics

Anatoly Yakunin candescribed as a man of unprecedented dedication to work. He is very demanding of himself and his subordinates, which always allowed those structural units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that he managed to reach the forefront. As a purposeful, hardworking and disinterested person, many high-ranking civil servants and experts speak of Anatoly Ivanovich. Especially warm memories of the joint work with Anatoly Yakunin remained with the head of the Novgorod region. In addition, Anatoly Ivanovich earned the fame of an uncompromising fighter against organized crime and corruption. His merits have long been set as an example to all law enforcement officials in Russia.

It's safe to say: if there were more people of this type of character in various government posts, then Russia's development would go much faster than now.