Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov is an honored Russian leader, who has held high government posts at various times, and is a candidate of economic sciences.
Family and study
Mikhail Fradkov hails from the Kuibyshev region. Born in 1950. His father, a geologist, led a research expedition in connection with the construction of a railway in the area. Mother worked in kindergarten.
Secondary education Michael received already in the capital's school number 170.
After that, Fradkov brilliantly graduated from Moscow University with a degree in mechanical engineering. In parallel with his studies, he studied at special courses of the English language. According to unofficial information, already then began his cooperation with the KGB.
After completing his studies, Fradkov received a distribution immediately abroad, in Indian New Delhi, where he worked for three years as an engineer-translator at the USSR Embassy.
Carier start
Mikhail Efimovich continued his career in the metallurgical industry, for a short time, starting in 1975, making a career from a senior engineer to the head of the economic department of Tyazhprominvest.
Three years later, after graduating from the Academy of Foreign Trade, he received a second diploma. Mikhail Efimovich was instructed to deal with issues of state supply.
Political activity
In the 90s, Mikhail Efimovich headed the Ministry of Foreign Economy and Trade. At this time, the privatization of large Soviet enterprises, including in the oil industry, took place.
In 2000, Fradkov provided questions of the country's economic security.
The next three years, Mikhail Efimovich headed the tax police service. During this time, he managed to solve the problem of identifying and holding accountable those who maliciously avoided paying taxes.
Head of the government
In 2004, Fradkova was replaced by the Government of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Kasyanov, as Chairman. The main achievements of the work of the team of Mikhail Fradkov are: administrative reform, an affordable housing program for Russian citizens, transformation in the field of health and education. About 15% of Russian residents were able at that time to issue a mortgage for housing. But many bills proposed by the Fradkov government were not popular among the population, and three years later he resigned.
The next nine years, Fradkov headed the country's foreign intelligence service.
Currently, Mikhail Efimovich is working in the field of strategic research of the country.
For many years, Fradkov represented Russia in many international organizations. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
