Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov appeared on the Russian political Olympus in the late 90s of the last century. His confident career took off as part of the Unity movement, which supported independent deputies. Then he served as Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, chair of the speaker of the State Duma and was a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Today, an experienced politician heads the Supreme Council of United Russia, and is developing a further strategic line for the party.
Childhood and youth
The future famous politician was born in 1960 in Vladivostok. The ancestors of the Gryzlovs once lived in the Tula region, where a grandfather-clergyman taught children to read and write in the Zemstvo school. Father pilot fought at the front. Mother worked as a teacher. When Bora was four years old, his father received a new appointment, and the family moved to a place of service in Leningrad. The young man graduated from high school mediocre, but at the Institute of Communications he showed excellent academic performance and activity in the affairs of the Komsomol organization. Gryzlov was remembered for his student days by his participation in the film "Sannikov Land", where he performed a short episode. In 1973, a graduate of the university was educated as a radio engineer.
Activities
The first place of work of the young specialist was the Research Institute of Radio Engineering. The institution of the all-Russian level was engaged in space research. The next stage in Gryzlov’s work biography was the Electronpribor software. In 1977, Boris entered the post of lead engineer and over twenty years of service to the enterprise became the head of a large unit that developed instruments for defense and civilian purposes. Gryzlov joined the ranks of the Communist Party and headed the trade union committee of the enterprise. Like many compatriots, in the 90s he became a co-founder of several commercial firms and took up entrepreneurship.
In parallel with his work at Electron, Boris Vyacheslavovich became a teacher. He trained senior executives and collaborated with the Baltic Technical University.
Carier start
In 1998, Gryzlov first put forward his candidacy for the legislative assembly of the Northern capital and failed. After the defeat, he was offered to head the headquarters of the St. Petersburg movement "Unity".
The leadership of the faction paved the way for big politics. A year later, according to the party list of Unity, Boris Vyacheslavovich received the deputy mandate of the State Duma. In 2001, he defended a dissertation at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University, the theme of which was devoted to the diversity of political parties in Russia, and after that he received a Ph.D. in political sciences.
Minister without shoulder straps
Soon a government decision followed that surprised many. For the first time in the history of the country, a civilian, not a general, was appointed Minister of the Interior. They became Boris Gryzlov. The period of his leadership was marked by numerous revelations of the "werewolves in uniform", dozens of fabricated cases and cases of bribery were revealed. In the first two months of his activity, the minister carried out a reform in the structure of the department, the traffic police returned to their former name. He suggested opening a school for the children of employees who died during the hostilities in the North Caucasus.
At the head of the State Duma
In 2002, Gryzlov joined the central council of United Russia. The movement won most of the seats in the parliament of the IV convocation, among the deputies was Boris Vyacheslavovich. To participate in legislative activity, he had to submit an application to the head of state on resigning from the post of head of the police department. After that, he immediately headed United Russia. The faction set its main tasks to increase living standards, increase GDP and re-equip the Russian army. State Duma deputies by an absolute majority elected the politician as chairman of parliament. In addition, Gryzlov became a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
In the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won a landslide victory, Boris Vyacheslavovich retained the chair of the head of the State Duma. In the next presidential election, Dmitry Medvedev was named the new head of state. Vladimir Putin became the leader of United Russia, and Gryzlov retained the leadership of the Supreme Council of the movement. In the State Duma of the VI convocation, Boris Vyacheslavovich revoked the deputy’s mandate so as not to occupy the chair of the speaker for a third term in a row.
Inventor
In 2007, Gryzlov filed a patent for an invention that related to the purification of radioactive waste using nanotechnology. In the history of the Russian Academy of Sciences, this was a rare case when such a busy official holding a high post could find the time to file his own invention. The scientific work was carried out in collaboration with Victor Petrik.
Personal life
For many years Boris has been married to Aida Corner. He met the daughter of a Hero of the Soviet Union as a student, they were connected by study at a single university. Today, Aida Viktorovna heads one of the higher educational institutions of Russia.
Two children were born in the marriage. The eldest son Dmitry received a law degree. He followed in his father's footsteps and is considered a promising political figure. In addition, he actively collaborates with television and runs a program on one of the St. Petersburg channels. Daughter Eugene from an early age showed a love of creativity, studied the art of film and television.
