Igor Shchyogolev

Igor Olegovich Shchyogolev (Russian: И́горь Оле́гович Щёголев; born November 10, 1965) is a Russian politician. From May 2008 to 20 May 2012, he has served as the Russian Minister of Telecommunications.[1][2] He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[3]

Igor Shchyogolev
Minister of Communications and Mass Media
In office
12 May 2008 – 20 May 2012
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byNikolay Nikiforov
Personal details
Born
Igor Olegovich Shchyogolev

(1965-11-10) November 10, 1965
Vinnitsa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
EducationMoscow State Linguistic University
Leipzig University

Early life and education

Shchyogolev was born in Vinnitsa, Ukraine and went to the Moscow State Linguistic University (1982–1984) and the Leipzig University (1984–1988), graduating as a philologist.[2][4]

Career

After graduating from university, he joined the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (later, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Information Telegraph Agency of Russia or ITAR-TASS) in their American office until 1993. He then moved to Paris as a foreign correspondent, and in 1997 moved back to Russia as deputy editor-in-chief and political correspondent of ITAR-TASS's main news service. At the same time he also worked in the first head department of KGB of the USSR (foreign intelligence).[5]

Government service

In 1998, Shchyogolev left ITAR-TASS to work for the Russian government, initially as deputy head of the government corps of press officer, then briefly as Yevgeniy Primakov's press secretary before returning to lead the press officer corps. In early 2000, he was appointed as press secretary for Vladimir Putin, then-acting President of Russia, where he stayed until the end of 2001 when he became head of Presidential Protocol, co-ordinating presidential trips overseas and in Russia. In 2004, his job was expanded to be head of Kremlin Protocol, where he stayed until he was appointed "Minister of Communications and Mass Media" as part of Putin's second cabinet on 12 May 2008, replacing Leonid Reiman.[4]

U.S. sanctions target

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 April 2022 the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Mishustin to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 14024.[6]

References
  1. Ministry of Telecommunications of Russia (2009). Щёголев Игорь Олегович [Biography of I. O. Shchyogolev]. Official website (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  2. Digital October (2010). "Igor Shchyogolev". Tech Crunch 2010 Russia biography. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  3. "О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации". Decree No. 1143 of 20 June 2000 (in Russian). President of Russia.
  4. Russia Profile (2008-07-28). "Igor Shchyogolev". BackGround :: People. Archived from the original on 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  5. https://tadviser.com/index.php/Person:Shchegolev_Igor_Olegovich
  6. Office of Foreign Assets Control. "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions." Published 2022-0418. 87 FR 23023
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