Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu - Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation since November 6, 2012, Army General, Hero of the Russian Federation. He is the only minister who retained his post despite numerous shifts in the government, personnel scandals and political crises. His honesty, diligence and perseverance made Sergey Kuzhugetovich one of the most significant political leaders in the history of modern Russia.
Carier start
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu was born on May 21, 1955 in the city of Chadan, Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. By nationality - Tuvinian. His father, Kuzhugut Sereevich began his career as a simple editor of a local newspaper. Later, advancing along the party line, he received an important appointment in the Council of Ministers of the Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Alexandra Yakovlevna - the mother of the future Minister of Defense of Russia, worked all her life in agriculture. She worked as a department head in the Ministry of Agriculture of the Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, and began her career as a livestock specialist. Alexandra Yakovlevna Shoigu was awarded the title of Honored Worker of Agriculture of the region.
In 1977, Sergei Shoigu graduated from the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute with a degree in civil engineering. For 15 years he worked at the largest construction sites in Siberia.
Job in Moscow
Significant changes in the career of Sergei Shoigu occurred in 1990. This year he goes to Moscow to raise party qualifications. Here, an extraordinary and bright young man is noticed by Ivan Silaev, who then was engaged in the formation of a new government cabinet.
Shoigu remains in Moscow, having received a position in the Russian State Committee for Architecture and Urban Planning. For active and active Shoigu, work with documents was unacceptable, and he decides to return to Krasnoyarsk. However, in 1991, he was unexpectedly offered to head a completely new state structure - the Russian Rescue Corps.
Since 1991, the Russian rescue corps has changed its name many times. Today it is the Russian Emergencies Ministry. The names changed, but the leader until 2012 remained unchanged - Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu.
The ministerial post did not affect the character of Sergei Shoigu. In all the "hot spots" he was always close to his subordinates. He led the ministry not from his chair. Sergei Shoigu saw his subordinates in the case, so he could objectively judge all the shortcomings in the work of the department entrusted to him.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations, led by Sergei Shoigu, has become a model institution. For his many years of activity, Shoigu has repeatedly been awarded government awards not only in Russia, but also in foreign countries in which Russian rescuers worked.
Sergey Kuzhugetovich’s career is amazing in its diversity. In 2012, he became governor of the Moscow Region, but six months later he was appointed Minister of Defense of Russia.
