Arkady Dvorkovich: biography of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:54

At present, more and more representatives of the younger generation are coming into politics. At the same time, many of them are relatively well versed in the realities of today and lobby for the interests of citizens. Others advocate the adoption of rational decisions in the economic sphere, in particular in tax regulation. Questions of this level and many others are decided by the young and far-sighted politician Dvorkovich Arkady Vladimirovich. What else is this authorized representative of the authorities famous for?

Young Deputy Prime Minister

As you know, the Government of the Russian Federation includes in its structure a system of cabinets of various ministries and departments. At the head of this mechanism is the president, whose “right hand” is the prime minister. An important person under the head of state is also considered his assistant. This position until May 2012 was held by Arkady Dvorkovich. The biography of the politician has incomplete 42 years. During this period, he managed to go through many steps of the career ladder and become Vice-ChairmanGovernment of the Russian Federation. Was he born to become a subject of the goddess Nekhbeta (goddess of power), or was this choice the result of painstaking work in another direction? Let's find out.

Parents and education

On March 26, 1972, a son was born in a Muscovite family. In the birth certificate it was noted: Dvorkovich Arkady Vladimirovich (nationality by mother - Jewish). He was born into the family of the famous grandmaster Vladimir Dvorkovich and his wife Galina. From childhood, the boy showed a penchant for exact sciences and numbers. That is why his parents sent him to a physics and mathematics school. Excellent study results were only confirmation: Arkady has obvious mathematical and analytical abilities. The next step on the path to a brilliant career was the prestigious University of Moscow - Moscow State University named after Mikhail Lomonosov. It was there that Arkady Dvorkovich entered the faculty of "economic cybernetics". The biography of a young man at that time resembles a race for knowledge. Simultaneously with his studies at the university, he studies at the Russian School of Economics, from where he graduated in 1994 with a master's degree. A year later, a diploma of graduation from a higher educational institution also ends up in the hands of a young man.

First steps up the career ladder

However, the desire to learn and learn does not end there: he defends his dissertation already in the USA. In 1997, the prestigious Duke University, located in North Carolina, graduates from its penates a master of economics, which was ArkadyDvorkovich. The biography of a young man since 1994 already contains records of a labor nature. For three years he successfully worked in a separate division of the Ministry of Finance, which was called the Economic Expert Group.

In 1997, Arkady went into private business and directed his energy to the development of education (Mikosha LLC), the stabilization of fiscal policy (German Gref's Center for Strategic Research Foundation), and so on. It was under the leadership of the latter from 2000 to 2001 that Dvorkovich served as adviser to the Minister of Economic Development and Trade. In April of the same year, at the direction of Vladimir Putin, a working group was created to carry out activities on the privatization of state property. Arkady Dvorkovich also became a member. The biography of a young man contains information about the stages of liberalization of the securities market of OAO Gazprom and many other large enterprises.

Next to the President

Since 2004 and for four years, the politician has been the head of the Expert Department under the President of the Russian Federation. He is actively working to counter the legalization of criminal proceeds. In 2005, he advocated for the adoption of an amendment to the tax legislation: he lobbied for the promotion of a project to introduce a sales tax instead of the proposed increase in the VAT rate.

In May 2008, Arkady Dvorkovich became an aide to the president. He represents the interests of the country at the G8 summits. In 2012 with the changeThe position of the President of Russia has also changed - he becomes Deputy Prime Minister.

Arkady Dvorkovich is married. With his wife Zumrud, he was legally married in 2001. The couple have a son, Pavel.