The track record of the hero of our material is impressive. Mikhail Men is a former governor of the Ivanovo region, a former vice-mayor of the capital, deputy chairman of the regional government of Moscow, a deputy of the State Duma, and the head of a number of cultural organizations. He currently holds the post of head of the Ministry of Construction.
Biography of Michael Me
Date and place of birth - November 12, 1960, the village of Semkhoz (today it is the territory of the city of Sergiev Posad). His parents were Orthodox ministers. Father Alexander Vladimirovich - archpriest. Mom Natalya Fedorovna - churchwarden. Michael's older sister is Elena.
The father saw his son as a continuer of his work, who, in turn, dreamed of acting fate. This desire only strengthened after he played the main movie role (it was the film "Deniskins Tales"). Mikhail Menu was then ten years old. Parents resisted. Then I had to look for a solution that would suit both sides. He became a student at the Moscow Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry named after I. Gubkin.
But … she had to leave. The reason is unsatisfactory exams and a strong personal conviction that he, as the son of a priest, should try his hand only in the field of culture and art. Behind the shoulders of Mikhail Aleksandrovich I have a service in the Dalvoenmorstroy, correspondence studies at the Moscow Institute of Culture. As a student, the young man decided to create his own team "Bridge". He played in it the roles of vocalist and bass player. The collective toured extensively, took part in festivals, and fans of rock music really liked it.
Future plans
In 1987, after graduating from the institute and obtaining the specialty of a director, he left the musical collective. At first, he managed recreation parks, then became the head of his own publishing cooperative. Later, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Men learned to become a lawyer. He defended a dissertation for the degree of candidate of philosophical sciences.
Civil servant career
In 1993, Mikhail Men asked Metropolitan Juvenal (the former ruling bishop of his father) for advice on the possibility of becoming a deputy of the Moscow Regional Duma. The blessing was received. 1995 - elected to the State Duma. He became a member of the Yabloko party and deputy chairman of the committee on culture.
1999 year. One of the candidates running for the post of head of the Moscow Region administration was Colonel General Boris Gromov. In order for the liberal part of the population and church circles to be more loyal to his candidacy, he proposed to become his deputy Mikhail Menu. The result of the elections was the victory of these politicians.
My next position was the post of vice mayor. In 2005, after joining the ranks of "United Russia", he was appointed governor of the Ivanovo region. He was re-elected to this post. 2013 brought him a long-term resignation. Among the reasons that prompted him to move to another place, besides professional, Mikhail Men also named personal motives: a family living in the capital and a recently born child. In the same year, the official becomes the head of the Ministry of Construction and Housing.
