Maxim Akimov
Maxim Akimov | |
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Максим Акимов | |
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| CEO of the Russian Post | |
| Assumed office 4 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Podguzov |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Transport, Communications and Digital Economy | |
| In office 18 May 2018 – 15 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Vice Governor of Kaluga Oblast | |
| In office July 2007 – May 2012 | |
| Governor | Anatoly Artamonov |
| Mayor of Kaluga | |
| In office 14 November 2004 – July 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Valery Ivanov |
| Succeeded by | Nikolay Lyubimov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1970 Maloyaroslavets, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kaluga State University |
Maxim Alexeevich Akimov (Russian: Максим Алексеевич Акимов; born 1 March 1970) is a Russian politician, CEO of the Russian Post since 2020. Previously he was served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2018–2020.[1]
He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]
Early life
[edit]Akimov was born in the city of Maloyaroslavets, in Kaluga Oblast.[3]
In 1993 he graduated from Kaluga State University.[4]
From 1994 to 1996, he was the CEO of the Faynart-Audit company, then headed the Commission for the Securities Market of the Kaluga Oblast. From 1998 to 2001, he served as the Deputy Director of the Department of Economy and Industry of Kaluga Oblast.
In 2004, he served as the Minister of Economic Development of Kaluga Oblast. In May 2004, he went to work for the municipal Government of Kaluga as the First Deputy Mayor. He later became acting Mayor. On 14 November 2004, he was elected as Mayor of Kaluga with 34.63% of the vote.[5]
In July 2007, he was appointed Deputy Governor of Kaluga Oblast Anatoly Artamonov.[6]
On 22 May 2012 he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of Russia. A year later, he took the place of First Deputy Chief of Staff.
On 7 May 2018, he was nominated for the post of Deputy Prime Minister for Transport, Communications and Digital Economy.[7] On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution.[8]
On 4 February 2020, the board of directors of the Russian Post appointed Akimov CEO of the organization for 5 years.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Maxim Akimov is married. He has two sons.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Персона ТАСС
- ^ О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим (Decree 402) (in Russian). President of Russia. 11 August 2016.
- ^ Биография Максима Акимова
- ^ "Акимов, Белоусов и Юдаева в шорт-листе на пост главы Минэкономразвития". Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ "Акимов Максим Алексеевич: Первый заместитель руководителя Аппарата правительства РФ". ТАСС (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ "Максим Акимов назначен первым заместителем руководителя аппарата правительства РФ". Kaluga24.tv (in Russian). 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ "Медведев предложил кандидатов в новый состав правительства". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ Carroll, Oliver (January 15, 2020). "Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Бывшего вице-премьера Акимова назначили гендиректором "Почты России"
- ^ Правительство России
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation
- People from Maloyaroslavetsky District
- United Russia politicians
- 21st-century Russian politicians
- Mayors of Kaluga
- People from Kaluga
- 20th-century Russian historians
- Deputy heads of government of the Russian Federation
- Kaluga State University alumni