Aleksey Chekunkov

Aleksey Olegovich Chekunkov (Russian: Алексе́й Оле́гович Чекунко́в; born 3 October 1980) is a Belarusian-born Russian politician serving as the Minister of Development of the Far East and the Arctic since 10 November 2020.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Olegovich and the family name is Chekunkov.

Aleksey Chekunkov
Алексей Чекунков
Official portrait, 2020
Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic
Assumed office
10 November 2020
Prime MinisterMikhail Mishustin
Preceded byAlexander Kozlov
Personal details
Born (1980-10-03) 3 October 1980
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Belarus)

He also serves as the general director of the Far East Development Fund since 25 September 2014.

Early life and career

Aleksey Chekunkov was born in Minsk, Belarus, to his father Aleh Fyodaravich, on 3 October 1980. He graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and earned a master's degree in State and Municipal Administration of the Far Eastern Federal University.[1]

Career

From 2001 to 2011, Chekunkov worked in executive positions in the private equity sector in Russia. He managed large projects of international and Russian financial organizations (Alrosa, Delta Private Equity, Alfa Group), including in the Far East - in Sakha and the Khabarovsk Krai.[2]

From 2011 to 2013, he participated in the creation, and held the position of director and member of the Management Board and member of the Investment Committee of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. He is responsible for investments in healthcare, energy conservation, the resource sector, as well as for the creation of the Russia-China Investment Fund in conjunction with the China Investment Corporation (CIC).[3]

On 25 September 2014, Chekunkov was the general director of the Far East and Arctic Development Fund.

On 10 November 2020, Chekunkov was appointed to the post of the Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic.[4]

Over the years, Chekunkov has served variously as a member of the supervisory board of PJSC AK ALROSA, the board of directors of PJSC RusHydro and other companies.

He is the member of the Government Commission on the Social and Economic Development of the Far East and the State Commission on the Development of the Arctic.[5][6]

Sanctions

In December 2022 the EU sanctioned Aleksey Chekunkov in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]

Personal life

Chekunkov's father, Aleh Chakunkov, served in the diplomatic service of Belarus and was the Belarusian ambassador plenipotentiary to Vietnam from 1998 to 2001.[8] Aleksey Chekunkov is married and has two children.[9]

References
  1. "Биография Алексея Чекункова" [Biography of Aleksey Chekunkov] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. Krivyakina, Yelena (10 November 2020). "Биография Алексея Чекункова, министра по развитию Дальнего Востока и Арктики" [Biography of Aleksey Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic]. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian).
  3. ""Сейчас нужно пройти через геополитическую ломку"" [Right now, we need a geopolitical breakthrough]. Vedomosti (in Russian). 31 August 2015.
  4. "Алексей Чекунков назначен Министром по развитию Дальнего Востока и Арктики" [Aleksey Chekunkov appointed Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 10 November 2020.
  5. "Правительственная комиссия по вопросам социально-экономического развития Дальнего Востока" [Government Commission on Socio-Economic Development of the Far East]. Government of Russia (in Russian).
  6. "Состав президиума Государственной комиссии по вопросам развития Арктики" [О нас]. Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic (in Russian).
  7. "COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2477 of 16 December 2022". Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. Гималова, Регина (Gimalova, Regina) (15 September 2023). "АЛМАЗЫ, ЛОББИЗМ И ИНВЕСТИЦИИ В ЧУДО-МАШИНУ. ПОРТРЕТ РОССИЙСКОГО МИНИСТРА АЛЕКСЕЯ ЧЕКУНКОВА (проект «Арктида»): Как министр по развитию Дальнего Востока и Арктики скрыл конфликт интересов, налаживая международное сотрудничество" [DIAMONDS, LOBBYING AND INVESTMENT IN A MIRACLE MACHINE. PORTRAIT OF RUSSIAN MINISTER ALEXEI CHEKUNKOV (Arktika project): How the Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic hid a conflict of interest, establishing international cooperation]. «Вёрстка» (verstka.media) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Alternate archive. Since 3 December 2021, Regina Emilevna Gimalova (Russian: Регина Эмилевна Гималова) is on Russia's list of foreign agents because of her support of "Idel.Realii" (Russian: «Idel.Реалии») (idelreal.org).
  9. "Биография Алексея Чекункова" [Biography of Aleksey Chekunkov]. TASS (in Russian). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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