Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov is a statesman of Russia and a candidate of economic sciences. He was appointed adviser to the representative of Russia in the UN and other organizations. He headed the post of head of the government, but since 2007 he was transferred to the external intelligence service Fradkov Mikhail Efimovich, where he now holds the post of director. Among his merits are the military rank of reserve colonel and the civil rank of state adviser to Russia.
Biography of Fradkov Mikhail Efimovich
Born September 1, 1950 in Kurumoch, Kuibyshev region, which is now renamed Samara. The family of Mikhail Efimovich consisted of a dad, mother and younger sister named Olga. The Fradkov family came to the Krasnodar Territory because of their father, who was appointed head of geological research in those places in connection with the construction of the railway. Upon completion of the construction process, the Fradkovs returned to Moscow.
Mikhail Efimovich graduated from the 170th school in Moscow (physical and mathematical class). Among his hobbies were volleyball and visiting the photo club. The teachers noted him as an active and diligent student. Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov, whose age is 66 years old, now manages the foreign intelligence service of the Russian Federation.
Student years
After graduation, he entered the Moscow State Technical University "Stankin" and received the specialty of a mechanical engineer. He graduated from the institute with a red diploma in 1972. During his studies, he took an active part in the work of the Communist Party, and was a member until the collapse in 1991. In 1972, Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov attended specialized English language courses at the university where he studied. There were various rumors about this. According to unofficial information, Fradkov studied a special English course with retraining at the KGB.
Business trip abroad
After graduation, he was assigned to New Delhi, India, to work at the USSR Embassy, where Fradkov remained in this position until 1975. He was placed in the position of translation engineer. At that time, only close relatives of senior officials or KGB officers were sent on such a business trip. Because of this business trip, many were interested in how he got this position and, in general, who Fradkov Mikhail Efimovich is. The biography in the official version does not contain any data on his service in intelligence.
From 1975 to 1978, Mikhail Efimovich worked as a senior engineer at the Tyazhprominvest association, which was engaged in the construction of factories in the metallurgy industry. Here, the statesman works as the deputy head of the planning and commercial department, and from 1982 to 1984, the head of the economic department. In 1981, the officer graduated from the Academy of Foreign Trade.
Carier start
Until 1988, Fradkov was a deputy to the main supply department of the USSR State Committee, and also participated in the working group of Konstantin Katushev, who was the minister of foreign economy of the country. The official was appointed adviser to the representative of Russia in the UN and other organizations. He represented the state in GAAT, the modern World Trade Organization. In 1991, he became Deputy Peter Aven, Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, and now the head of Alfa Bank and one of the country's wealthiest people. It was during his reign that the IMEC began the privatization of large oil export enterprises. The largest transaction of the time was the acquisition of the state-owned oil company Nafta Moscow.
Vigorous activity
Since 1993, Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov became the first deputy of the new Minister Davydov for foreign economic relations. In the mid-90s, information appeared about Fradkov’s acquaintance with Vladimir Putin. He served as deputy minister until 1997, then he was appointed to the post and. about. Minister and hereinafter - Minister for Foreign Economic Relations and State Trade. Two years later, Fradkov was appointed Minister of Trade of Russia.
In the spring of 1998, he was elected head of the board of directors of Ingosstrakh, and less than a year later he was appointed CEO of the insurance company.
In 2000, the government, led by Stepashin, resigned, and Fradkov was appointed chief economic security chief and deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council.
Service at the Federal Tax Police
In 2001, in the spring, Fradkov was appointed director of the federal tax police service, where he worked until 2003. When he headed the tax police, employees were surprised that Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov became the director. How many years he worked in leadership positions, but was a civilian, which is surprising for such a position. For his activities in this post, he created an instruction that was aimed at calculating malicious tax evaders and conducting explanatory work with them even without involving law enforcement agencies. In general, during his service in this post, the situation with crime detection improved.
Also, during the service, the television series "Maroseyka 12" about the life and work of the tax police was sponsored and created. During his work, he established himself as a prudent person who carefully thinks over his every word and action. The FSNP was disbanded in the summer of 2003, and the official began work as a federal minister, representing the country in the European Union. After the abolition of the FSNP, civilian employees in the minority transferred to the department of the drug control committee, and most of them went under the wing of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Head of Government
In the spring of 2004, Mikhail Efimovich was appointed to the post of head of government as a candidate from the President of Russia instead of his predecessor, Mikhail Kasyanov. On March 2, his candidacy for the post of prime minister was nominated, and on March 5 she was approved by a vote in the State Duma. Many consider him only acting, but not taking decisive action in this post. This happened due to the fact that the government was led by the presidential apparatus. Fradkov, Mikhail Efimovich, who was appointed Prime Minister, whose nationality is Jewish, received the support of the country's chief rabbi, who hoped to improve the situation of the Jewish community in the state. Soon after the appointment, Fradkov was baptized and became an Orthodox person. Yet for his rule, he made the following changes:
- Conducted administrative reform of 2004.
- He began to implement a project that offered affordable housing for Russian citizens.
- He signed a bill in which benefits were replaced by monetary compensation, which caused a storm of protests among the population.
- He has activated the national projects “Health” and “Education”.
- He began the reform of the state housing and communal services, as a result of which about 15% of citizens could take a mortgage for housing. Investor money was attracted to this area due to the development of the construction industry, which allowed to change lending conditions.
Strengths and weaknesses of government
People with retirement age did not like the bill regarding the reform of replacing benefits with monetary compensation, so they came out with protests. At rallies, they demanded the resignation of the government, and as a result, the project was frozen. In March 2006, the head of government, in connection with unsatisfactory work on regulating inflation, reprimanded each ministry and threatened with dismissal if officials did not correct the situation.
On September 12, Vladimir Putin accepted from the head of government a request for the resignation of the government. For many years Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov himself held leading positions, but nevertheless criticized the situation with the unfair execution of orders and the work of the government. He explained his resignation as a step enabling the President of the Russian Federation to freely make any decisions and not restrict the government’s actions in connection with the upcoming political changes in the country.
Director of Foreign Intelligence
The President personally thanked Fradkov for his service for the good of the Motherland and noted the growth of the economy during his reign, the fall in inflation, the implementation of social projects for Russians and the increase in their income.
The official remained in the post of acting head of government until the appointment of Viktor Zubkov in September 2007.
Fradkov Mikhail Efimovich, whose work was highly appreciated by the government of the country, after serving as prime minister of Russia, was awarded the president the Order of Merit for the Fatherland and was appointed to the post of director of the country's foreign intelligence service instead of Lebedev.
Official's family
Married to Elena Fradkova Olegovna, the family has two sons. The wife has an economic education, but currently does not work. Elena has experience as a marketing specialist. In 1978, the first son, Peter, was born, who today holds the position of director in the finance department and is vice president of Vnesheconombank. The youngest son is Paul, he was born in 1981 and studied at the Suvorov School, but did not continue his military career. He graduated from the FSB Academy and is in the Department of European Cooperation as the third secretary.
Interesting information
Fradkov Mikhail Efimovich was born and raised in a Jewish family. There was information that his father, Yefim Fradkov, was a Hero of the Soviet Union, but the official denied this information. There is a slightly different version. Then Efim Fradkov lived in the Samara region, where Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov came from. The official name of the official could change, since the Jews at that time changed them everywhere.
The official leads a healthy lifestyle, does not smoke or drink alcohol, as he monitors his health and follows the ban of doctors. After his arrival in the foreign intelligence service, he announced a harsh dry law to his subordinates and punishes them for breaking it, despite the ranks and awards.
