The title of Shoigu in the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Shoigu, Sergei Kuzhugetovich. For what services did Shoigu receive the title of Hero of Russia and other awards?

Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu (May 21, 1955, Chadan, Tuva Autonomous Okrug) - Russian statesman, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation since November 6, 2012. Army General (2003). Hero of the Russian Federation (1999).

Head of the State Committee of the RSFSR and the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief (1991-1994), Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief (1994-2012), Governor of the Moscow Region ( 2012).

Head of the interregional movement “Unity” (1999-2001), co-chairman of the United Russia party (2001-2002, together with Yu. M. Luzhkov and M. Sh. Shaimiev), member of the Supreme Council of “United Russia”.

Since 1991, he headed the State Committee of the RSFSR and the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief. He holds the absolute record of tenure among all Russian post-Soviet politicians of ministerial rank: he has led the fight against emergency situations in all parts of the Russian government since 1991. Army General. Hero of the Russian Federation. Tuvan by origin. Member of the Supreme Council of the All-Russian political party "United Russia". He was co-chairman of the United Russia party (together with Shaimiev).

Education

He graduated from the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute in 1977 with a degree in civil engineering.

In 1996, he defended his dissertation “Organization of public administration in forecasting emergency situations in order to reduce socio-economic damage” to receive the academic degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences.

Family

Father - Kuzhuget Sereevich Shoigu (1921-2010) (born Kuzhuget Shoigu Seree oglu: the family and personal names were swapped by a passport officer’s mistake) worked all his life in party and Soviet bodies, was secretary of the Tuvan regional committee of the CPSU and retired as first deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. He also headed the Tuvan State Archive and worked for six years as editor of the newspaper “Shyn” (“Truth”) in the Tuvan language, wrote the stories “Time and People”, “The Feather of the Black Vulture” (2001), “Tannu-Tyva: Country of Lakes and Blue Rivers” (2004).

Mother - Alexandra Yakovlevna Shoigu (1924-2011), Honored Worker of Agriculture of the Republic of Tuva, until 1979 - head of the planning department of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic.

Sister - Larisa - deputy of the State Duma of the 5th convocation and 6th convocation from the United Russia party.

His wife is Irina Aleksandrovna, president of the Expo-EM company, which deals with business tourism (among its main clients is the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations).

Two daughters:

1. Yulia (born in 1977), candidate of psychological sciences, as of September 2008 - director of the Center for Emergency Psychological Assistance of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (since 2002).
2. Ksenia (1991) - student at the Faculty of Economics at MGIMO.
Career
1972-1977 - student of the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute
1977-1978 - master of the Promkhimstroy trust, Krasnoyarsk
1978-1979 - foreman, section head of the Tuvinstroy trust, Kyzyl (capital of the Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic)
1979-1984 - senior foreman, chief engineer, head of the construction trust "Achinskaluminystroy", Achinsk
1984-1985 - Deputy Manager of the Sayanaluminstroy Trust, Sayanogorsk
1985-1986 - Manager of the Sayantyazhstroy trust, Abakan
1986-1988 - Manager of the Abakanvagonstroy trust, Abakan
1988-1989 - Second Secretary of the Abakan Civil Committee of the CPSU, Abakan
1989-1990 - inspector of the Krasnoyarsk regional committee of the CPSU, Krasnoyarsk
1990-1991 - Deputy Chairman of the RSFSR State Committee for Architecture and Construction, Moscow
1991 - Chairman of the Russian Rescue Corps, Moscow
1991 - Chairman of the RSFSR State Committee for Emergency Situations, Moscow
1991-1994 - Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief
1992 - appointed deputy head of the temporary administration on the territory of North Ossetia and Ingushetia during the Ossetian-Ingush conflict
on the night of October 3-4, 1993, at the request of Yegor Gaidar, allocated for him 1000 machine guns with ammunition from the civil defense system subordinate to him
1993-2003 - Chairman of the National Commission of the Russian Federation for the UN International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
1994-2012 - Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief (At the same time, from January 10, 2000 to May 7, 2000 - Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.)
1996 - curator of the election campaign of the President of the Russian Federation in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation
Since 1996 - Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation
In 2000, he headed the Unity party, which later, together with the Fatherland (Yuri Luzhkov) and All Russia (Mintimer Shaimiev) parties, was transformed into the United Russia party.
Since 2001 - member of the Maritime Board under the Government of the Russian Federation
Since November 2009 - President of the Russian Geographical Society.
Until June 30, 2011, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the federal network operator in the field of navigation activities NIS GLONASS.
On April 4, 2012, he was proposed by United Russia for the post of governor of the Moscow region.
On April 5, 2012, Shoigu’s candidacy for the post of governor of the Moscow region was unanimously supported by the Moscow Regional Duma.
On May 11, 2012, Shoigu was inaugurated, and he officially became the governor of the Moscow region.
On November 6, 2012, he was appointed Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation instead of Anatoly Serdyukov, who was dismissed. According to the press secretary of the Prime Minister Natalya Timakova, Dmitry Medvedev recommended Shoigu for appointment as Minister of Defense.

Awards and titles

Reserve Lieutenant (1977)

Highest military ranks

Major General (26 April 1993)
Lieutenant General (5 May 1995)
Colonel General (December 8, 1998)
Army General (7 May 2003)

Award and personalized weapons

9 mm Yarygin pistol

State awards of Russia

Hero of the Russian Federation - for courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty in extreme situations (September 20, 1999)
Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (December 28, 2010) - for services to the state and many years of conscientious work
Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree (May 21, 2005) - for great contribution to strengthening civil defense and services in preventing and eliminating the consequences of natural disasters[
Order of Honor (2009) - for services to the state and great contribution to improving the security system of the Russian Federation in the field of civil defense, protection of the population and territories from emergency situations
Order "For Personal Courage" (February 1994)
Medal “Defender of Free Russia” (March 1993)
Medal "In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow"
Medal “In memory of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg” (2003)
Honorary title “Honored Rescuer of the Russian Federation” (May 18, 2000) - for services in preventing and eliminating the consequences of accidents, catastrophes and natural disasters
Medal “In memory of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan” (August 2005)

Encouragements from the President and Government of Russia

Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (1993)
Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (July 17, 1996) - for active participation in the organization and conduct of the election campaign of the President of the Russian Federation in 1996
Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (February 22, 1999) - for his great contribution to strengthening the country's defense capability and in connection with the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland
Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (July 30, 1999) - for active participation in the implementation of the plan for the political settlement of the conflict between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO and the provision of humanitarian assistance to the population of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Certificate of Honor from the Government of Russia (April 16, 2000) - for services to the state and many years of impeccable work
Gratitude from the Government of Russia (May 21, 2005) - for services to improving civil defense and personal contribution to protecting the population from the consequences of natural disasters, catastrophes and providing assistance to victims[
Personalized combat short-barreled hand-held small arms - 9 mm pistol PYa (6P35) with 36 rounds of ammunition (December 29, 2008) - for services to the state

Awards from constituent entities of the Russian Federation

Order of Merit for the Altai Territory, 1st degree (Altai Territory, 2011) - for providing practical assistance in the prevention and elimination of natural disasters[
Order of Merit (Ingushetia, 2007)
Medal "Badge of Honor" (Republic of North Ossetia - Alania, 2005)
Medal "For Services to the Stavropol Territory" (January 2003)
Honorary citizen of the Kemerovo region (2005)
Insignia “For Services to the Moscow Region” (December 24, 2007)

Departmental awards

Three medals “For strengthening the military commonwealth” (Russian Ministry of Defense)
Medal "For diligence in performing engineering support tasks" (Russian Ministry of Defense)
Medal “200 years of the Ministry of Defense” (Russian Ministry of Defense)
Medal "200 years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia" (Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia)
Honorary Badge of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation “For Merit in the Organization of Elections” (April 9, 2008) - for active assistance and significant assistance in organizing and conducting election campaigns in the Russian Federation

Foreign awards

Order "Danaker" (Kyrgyzstan, May 21, 2002) - for great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic
Medal “Dank” (Kyrgyzstan, January 22, 1997) - for contribution to the development and strengthening of cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation and in connection with the 5th anniversary of the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States [

Church awards

Order of Saint Sava, 1st class (Serbian Orthodox Church, 2003)

Public awards

Laureate of the St. Andrew the First-Called Prize in 1997 - for a brilliant solution in the shortest possible time to the task of forming an all-Russian “help and rescue” service, which has become a symbol of reliability and hope for millions of people
Laureate of the Vladimir Vysotsky “OWN ROOT” Prize in 1998 - for the search for original solutions, creative dedication and high professional level
Laureate of the National Public Prize named after Peter the Great in 1999 - for effective management and development of the national civil security system of Russia
Academician of the Academy of Quality Problems of the Russian Federation, the International Academy of Sciences for Environmental Safety, as well as the Russian and International Engineering Academies
Since May 11, 2012, Governor of the Moscow Region.

Interesting Facts

The minister's income for 2006 amounted to 1.74 million rubles.
The medieval fortress of Por-Bazhyn in Tuva became a monument of federal significance thanks to the efforts of Sergei Shoigu.
He is a player of HC CSKA in the unique project CSKA - Spartak. Confrontation”, in which hockey veterans, famous politicians and young hockey players from CSKA and Spartak schools take part.
He is the President of the International Sports Federation of Firefighters and Rescuers.
In April 2012, he expressed his opinion on the advisability of moving the capital of Russia to Siberia.
On October 14, 2010, it was reported that the Federal Antimonopoly Service prohibited placing the name of the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sergei Shoigu, on Viktor Petrik’s water filters. A specially created commission of the antimonopoly service recognized that the manufacturers of water filters OJSC Hercules and LLC Holding Golden Formula committed an act of unfair competition by using the Shoigu surname to promote their products. It was established that the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Shoigu did not give businessmen permission for such advertising. FAS also fined the Golden Formula company 200 thousand rubles for using the name of the filter “ZF Ministry of Emergency Situations (SHOIGU)”

In literature

In Dmitry Glukhovsky’s book “Twilight” he appears under the name “Sergei Kochubeevich Shaibu”, “head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations”.

In Andrei Maksimushkin’s novel “White Revenge” he appears under the name Sergei Kozhutdinovich Boygu.

The personality of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu is heard almost everywhere today! Everyone who served in the army or even had nothing in common with the armed forces knows perfectly well who he is. However, his career is shrouded in darkness and very little is actually known about him. For example, many residents are concerned about the question: the Minister of Defense probably should have served in the army, but did Shoigu serve? Today we will try to lift the veil on this mysterious issue.

A little about the biography

Before we understand the mysterious story with the service of the Minister of Defense, let's first talk about what kind of person this is? Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu was born on May 21, 1955 in the city of Chadan (Republic of Tyva). His father, Kuzhuget Sereevich, was then the editor-in-chief of the local printed publication “Shyn,” and his mother, Alexandra Yakovlevna (before her marriage, Kudryavtseva) held the position of animal engineer and head of the planning department of the Agricultural Committee of the Republic of Tyva.

The real name of the Minister of Defense is not Shoigu, but Kuzhuget. The fact is that when his father received a passport, an error occurred due to which his last name and first name were mixed up. Since then, no one has changed anything and Sergei Kuzhugetovich entered the history of the Russian Federation with his current patronymic and surname.

The future Minister of Defense spent 10 years in high school, graduating with straight A's and B's. Then he entered the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute, where he successfully studied to become a civil engineer in 1977. In 19 years, the future head of the Ministry of Defense will defend his dissertation and become a candidate of economic sciences. In addition, Sergei Kuzhugetovich also studied at the Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which played a certain role in his fate.

Shoigu's career as a party leader developed rapidly. At first he had to work in leadership positions in some organizations, which included:

• "Tuvinstroy";
• "Achinskaluminystroy";
• "Sayanaluministroy";
• "Sayantsyazhstroy";
• "Abakanvagonstroy"

But since 1989, Sergei Kuzhugetovich begins to work for the benefit of the party. First, he occupies leadership positions in cities such as:

1. Abakan.
2. Krasnoyarsk

Later he goes to work in Moscow, where he is immediately entrusted with the work of deputy chairman of the RSFSR Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture. Then he puts forward the idea of ​​​​creating a Russian rescue corps, which will later be transformed into the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Of course, Shoigu also managed to lead both of these bodies. After the collapse of the USSR, he remained in office thanks to taking the side of Boris Yeltsin and joining the leadership of the Russian Federation after the death of the Soviet Union.

In 1992, an armed confrontation began on the territory of North Ossetia and Ingushetia. Sergei Kuzhugetovich was sent there, where he became deputy head of the provisional administration of the republics engulfed in flames. At the same time, he remained the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and continued to hold this post until 2012, after which he changed his type of activity.

In March 2012, Shoigu resigned as head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in order to head the Moscow region. At the same time, he also did not stay very long here, remaining in the governor’s chair only until November. It was then that a loud scandal broke out around Oboronservis, because of which Anatoly Serdyukov, who at that time headed the Ministry of Defense, was forced to resign. Sergei Kuzhugetovich was recommended to take his place, and he accepted this offer. Since then, he has been the permanent head of the Ministry of Defense. But did he still serve in the army? Let's look into this issue further.

Was the minister a conscript?

The most comical thing in our situation is that Sergei Shoigu himself did not serve in the army. In general, many critics of his person doubt the way he was able to rise to the rank of major general, if in fact he was not even on conscript duty! So how did he become a military man? Let's try to figure it out.

Sergei Shoigu's father was a prominent party leader. And it is he who is suspected of doing everything to ensure that his son does not serve in the army and enters a higher educational institution with minimal problems. In particular, during his career he managed to occupy a leading position in the regional committee of the CPSU in the Republic of Tuva (where the current Minister of Defense was born). And Sergei Kuzhugetovich himself managed to serve as secretary of the regional committee of the CPSU in cities such as Abakan and Krasnoyarsk.

As we said above, Sergei Shoigu graduated from the 10th grade of high school, after which he entered the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute, where the military department was located. As you know, every student can take a course of study and receive a military ID with the finished military rank of lieutenant, even if he did not serve in the army. At the same time, such citizens are no longer subject to further urgent conscription, the only exception being cases of mobilization. However, undergoing military training and military service are completely different things, so we can safely note that Shoigu himself did not serve in the army.

But the further development of Sergei Kuzhugetovich’s career raises questions among many residents of our country. In particular, it still remains unclear how it was possible to receive the rank of major general if a person did not even serve in the regular army? The fact that Shoigu received this military rank in 1993 is a fact officially reflected in his biography. At the same time, there is simply no information about his stay in any military units or units! Sergei Kuzhugetovich himself points out that he headed the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which helped him along this path. However, critics of this version say that the Ministry of Emergency Situations was nothing more than PR for the future defense minister; in fact, he did not serve there.

So, it turns out that Shoigu did not serve in the army? Yes exactly. All that Sergei Kuzhugetovich can boast of is only the military department, nothing more. But the question immediately remains: how did he manage to jump through six military ranks at once and rise from an ordinary lieutenant to a major general? Perhaps we will never find an answer to this question.

A similar situation can be cited with the diploma of the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, who wrote it on the topic of Panfilov’s heroes. However, as it turned out later, the head of the Ministry of Culture was preparing a scientific work on the topic of the detachment, which was only a propaganda myth. Actually, no 28 Panfilov men existed, which has already been proven. However, the university where Medinsky “defended himself” did not take away his diploma and scientific degree. How did this happen? Then again, we'll probably never know.

The lives of many of our politicians are shrouded in fog, and some facts of their biography raise doubts even among their most ardent supporters, not to mention skeptics. How did it happen that Major General Shoigu did not serve in the army? How did he manage to receive such a high rank, without actually spending a single day in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation? How did he manage to get a ministerial position with such “gaps” in his biography? Perhaps we will never get a proper answer to this question. Unfortunately. But really, it would be very interesting to know how to magically get a major general without even serving in the army? Maybe everyone has such talent, not only Shoigu?

Shoigu Sergei Kuzhugetovich was born on May 21, 1955. From 1991 to 1994 successfully worked as chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief. Primary powers included work aimed at improving the defense of citizens of the Russian Federation in the event of unforeseen situations and solving problems after various natural disasters. In 2012, Shoigu was appointed governor. The Moscow region was under his leadership.

In addition to these jobs, Sergei Kuzhugetovich was engaged in activities supervising the movement between regions under the name “Unity”. Until 2002, together with other famous personalities, he was the chairman of United Russia. This man is deservedly considered the organizer of the currently dominant United Russia association.

Brief biography of a Russian figure

Shoigu was born on May 21 (1955). His birth certificate lists Chadan, a city located in the Tuva Autonomous Region. His father successfully carried out editorial work in a newspaper distributed throughout the region (Kuzhuget Sereevich Shoigu). Mother was engaged in zootechnical work (Alexandra Yakovlevna Shoigu, surname before marriage - Kudryavtseva). He did not undergo military service.

From 1962 to 1972, Sergei studied at a city school. Then there was a period of study at the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute (from 1972 to 1977). As a result, a construction specialty was obtained.

For what services did Shoigu receive the title of Hero of Russia and other awards?

During his climb up the career ladder, Shoigu received many awards. For his fruitful work and heroism, which was shown at the time of fulfilling his national duty, he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia. The award took place in 1999 (September 20). He also has a very important memorial sign (the Order of St. Apostle Andrew the First-Called).

In 2010, Shoigu received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland. Degree of award - 2. He received such a memorable sign for the fact that he worked conscientiously for a very long time. In 2005, he was also nominated for an award and received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (3rd degree commemorative sign). The award was held after observing his work, which resulted in strengthening the defense of Russian citizens and successfully preventing destruction after natural disasters.

In 2014 he received the Order of Alexander Nevsky. In 2009, the country's authorities nominated Shoigu for awarding the Order of Honor. This award was deservedly received for his contribution to the modernization of the procedure for providing security to Russian citizens.

In 1994, he received the Order for Personal Courage. In 1993, the government of the country also presented him with a medal - “Defender of Free Russia”. Shoigu’s award list includes a memorial sign “In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow”, as well as “In memory of the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War”. Shoigu is a deserved holder of the title “Rescuer of the Russian Federation”. The nomination procedure for the award took place in 2000 for outstanding services that contributed to the prevention and elimination of the consequences of the accident. His personal piggy bank also contains a lot of gratitude from the head of state and the entire Russian government in the amount of 6 documents.

Sergei Shoigu is the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, one of the most popular ministers in the Russian government. After the Victory Parade in Moscow, Russians began to respect Shoigu even more.

The parade in Moscow on May 9, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, became the largest and most grandiose in history. 17 thousand military personnel from different branches of the military took part in the parade on Red Square, modern military equipment (flagship) in total 194 units of military equipment passed through Red Square, 143 different planes and helicopters flew over the square. Before the opening of the Victory Parade, Minister of Defense, Army General, Hero of Russia Sergei Shoigu bowed his head and crossed himself. This peaceful gesture greatly impressed the Russian people.

Sergei Shoigu headed the Russian Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief (EMERCOM of Russia) for many years; at that time he was already one of the most popular ministers in Russia. Now the rating of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is at a record level, and with one peaceful gesture he has won millions of hearts.

Sergei Shoigu and youngest daughter Ksenia.

On May 9, Sergei Shoigu was at his best, the athletic and handsome army general opened the Victory Parade, medals and orders sparkled in the May sun. Many people became interested in what medals and orders Shoigu has, let’s take a closer look at them.

1. Badge for the honorary title “Honored Rescuer of the Russian Federation”
2. Badge of a graduate of the Academy of Civil Defense of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia

3. Badge for the Certificate of Honor of the Government of the Russian Federation
4. Badge of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland, II degree”

5. “Golden Star” of the Hero of the Russian Federation
6. Order of Alexander Nevsky
7. Order of Honor
8. Order "For Personal Courage"
9. Medal “Defender of Free Russia”

10. Medal “In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow”
11. Medal “For Merit in Conducting the All-Russian Population Census”
12. Medal “In memory of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg”

13. Medal “In memory of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan”
14. Medal “For Strengthening the Military Community”

15. Medal “200 years of the Ministry of Defense”
16. Medal “For the return of Crimea”

17. Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called
18. Star of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree

Yarygin pistol - premium personalized weapon

This is our Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Childhood and family

Father, Kuzhuget Sereevich, at that time was the editor of the republican newspaper "Pravda", later became secretary of the Tuvan regional party committee, first deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

Mother, Alexandra Yakovlevna Kudryavtseva, came to Tuva during the era of the “great migrations”, where she met her future husband. She worked as a livestock specialist, then as an economist at a state farm, and was the head of the planning department of the main republican agricultural department. In an interview in 2019, Sergei Kuzhugetovich will say:

My relatives on my mother’s side are from Ukraine. My grandfather is buried there. During the Great Patriotic War, my mother survived the occupation there. My mother’s brothers left Ukraine for the front. I was baptized at the age of 5 in one of the churches in the city of Stakhanov, Lugansk region.

In the second grade, a boy saved the lives of two kids playing on an ice floe that broke off and floated away from the shore. He was the first to see them through the window and ran after the adults.

When Sergei was already in school, after the fifth grade he was taken on an archaeological expedition along with adults. The stubborn boy worked until he sweated, earning his first tarpaulin-like calluses. They burst, and in order to soften and disinfect the skin, the older comrades mixed salt with sour cream and smeared the wounds with this mixture. At first Seryozha screamed in pain, thinking that he was being mocked, but then relief came and he smiled gratefully. From that time on, he never lost interest in archeology.

In high school, Shoigu, thanks to his height, was the star of the basketball team. He loved to go hiking with his peers. I was an average student: I often got C grades in the humanities, especially in English and Russian, but I did well in the exact sciences. But by the end of school in 1972, he pulled himself up and graduated from high school with A's and B's on his report card.

Youth and education

I could never understand Michurin. Apparently, just by my personality, I am not capable of grafting a bud onto a tree branch and then waiting for twenty years to see what comes of it. I need to see the results of my work. And the sooner the better.

Before taking the position of trust manager, Sergei managed to move from one city to another seven times. The eldest daughter Yulia changed schools six times, and his wife Irina, at that time a chemistry teacher, changed jobs.

Rescue Minister

In 1990, Shoigu took the position of Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Architecture and Construction and moved his family to Moscow. In 1991, Irina gave birth to his second daughter, who was named Ksenia.

In the meantime, Sergei Kuzhugetovich was asked to start forming the Russian Rescue Corps (rapid response service), which soon became known as the Committee for Emergency Situations. At first, there were only two people in the new structure: the head Sergei Shoigu and his deputy Yuri Vorobyov. Then enthusiasts flocked to them and professionals came. When forming a team, they tried to hire people who were proven in business. This is probably why many “Afghans” came to them, then those who went through Chechnya and Armenia.

By 1994, when Shoigu was appointed Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief, the Committee had become a powerful government organization and was renamed the Ministry. The most popular “people’s” minister led it until 2012, personally going to many rescue and humanitarian operations of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Political career

In subsequent Duma elections, Shoigu, as a United Russia member, had a consistently high rating. From May to November 2012, Sergei Shoigu served as governor of the Moscow region, replacing Boris Gromov upon the expiration of the latter's powers. In the same year, while still the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, he was awarded the highest award of the Order of Malta - the Knight's Military Cross "For Mercy, Rescue and Help."

Minister of Defense

Until January 15, 2020, Sergei Kuzhugetovich continued the course of reforming the armed forces taken under his predecessor, but he made significant additions and changes.

Interview with Sergei Shoigu on the Zvezda channel

As time has shown, the most important positive aspect of Shoigu’s leadership was the significantly increased authority of the Russian armed forces. The people believed in the combat effectiveness of the army, the servicemen themselves again began to be proud of their belonging to the defenders of the fatherland.

Concern for the living conditions of the military, new weapons, an increase in educational institutions and the prestige of the profession are only a small fraction of the changes. The Russian army, according to Shoigu, has not only again become one of the most powerful in the world, as the Soviet army previously was, but has also reached a qualitatively new level, whom society considers the best defense minister of the post-Soviet period.

Russian Geographical Society and hobbies

I have long dreamed of visiting the Mongun-Taiga glacier, walking the Chersky Ridge, visiting Wrangel Island, the Putorana Plateau... It turned out that I was ready for such a decision.

In addition to his passion for travel, Sergei Kuzhugetovich is passionate about woodcarving (his house already has a whole collection of figurines made from unusual pieces of wood), paints with watercolors and pencil (a childhood hobby), collects bladed weapons and firearms from ancient eras, plays the guitar and sings whenever the mood strikes. .

More recent hobbies include playing collective hockey in the company of like-minded people. The minister jokes that this game with professionals Ovechkin, Malkin, Kovalchuk (when the NHL is on vacation) is reminiscent of the joke: “How to get to Deribasovskaya?” - “Go straight, she will cross you herself...” It’s the same on the ice – cut calmly on your skates, and the puck will fly to you.

Personal life of Sergei Shoigu

Shoigu is proud of his daughters: the eldest, Yulia, heads the Center for Psychological Emergency Assistance at the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, and the youngest, Ksenia, graduated from MGIMO with a degree in economics, managed to try her hand at cinema, starred in one of the episodes of Nikita Mikhalkov, and now holds the post of deputy chairman of the investment committee of the Educational Development Fund -tourist cluster in Kronstadt, as well as advisor to the deputy chairman of the board of Gazprom Bank.

What Shoigu’s wife looks like was unknown for a long time. While Ksenia posted on Instagram a photo of her mother, who is the head of the travel company Expo-EM. She congratulated her on Mother's Day, and a day later the photo disappeared from the page. But users managed to exchange enthusiastic opinions about the monogamous minister and his wife.

Irina Aleksandrovna does not like publicity, preferring to communicate with her husband at home. She does not give interviews and does not attend ceremonial events at which Shoigu is obliged to attend. Most of all, she is interested in the happiness and health of her family and the work of the dean of one of the faculties of the Russian Academy of National Economy.

Since 2019, rumors have been circulating in the press about Shoigu’s “secret wife” Elena Shebunova, born in 1973, who in the early 2000s worked as a flight attendant on EMERCOM planes, accompanied the minister and allegedly gave birth to his son Danil. However, there is no confirmation of this information, except perhaps for a slight similarity between Sergei Shoigu and Danil Shebunov, business structures associated with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as a mansion in an elite village near Moscow owned by Elena.

Sergei Shoigu now

On January 15, 2020, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the complete resignation of the government in connection with the upcoming changes to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, announced earlier that day by President Vladimir Putin during his address to the Federal Assembly. However, no one believes that Sergei Shoigu will not get into the new cabinet of ministers.