Natalya Aleksandrovna Timakova is a notable figure surrounded by the President of the Russian Federation. In the past, she worked as a political observer for Interfax. Talented journalist. Correspondent of Kommersant and Moskovsky Komsomolets in the past. Natalia was able to make a dizzying career, starting with a simple journalist and reaching almost the Everest correspondents. Natalya Timakova sometimes investigated the “sins” of journalists. But she has never been a supporter of the "screwdriving" in relation to the media. And she tried to defuse tense situations in favor of journalists. So to say, "forgive them their sins."
The early years of life and the Timakova family
Natalia Timakova, whose biography is closely connected with journalism and politics, was born in the Kazakh SSR, in Almaty, on April 12, 1975. But she grew up in Khotkovo, a small town near Moscow. Parents of Natalia Timakova lived there before the birth of their daughter. Both worked in a closed enterprise as engineers. After school, Natalia entered the Moscow Humanitarian University. Lomonosov, at the Faculty of Philosophy. There she first began to write her articles.
The beginning of journalistic activity
The desire to become a journalist, to plunge into the world of news and the press came to Natalia in her youth. Since 1995, as a student, she began her career working in the well-known Moscow Komsomolets, in the politics department. There she worked for two years. In 1997, Natalia moved to the Kommersant publishing house.
At first she worked as a full-time correspondent. Then Timakova was promoted. As a result, she became a senior correspondent in the political department. During her work in 1996, Natalya Timakova became a member of the “presidential pool” journalists. Fate favored her, Natalya at that time covered the election campaign of Yeltsin, who was then elected for a second presidential term in Russia.
Career takeoff
Since March 1999, Natalia worked as a political observer for Interfax. This news agency broadcast news about the world of politics. Natalia came to Interfax at the invitation of the head of the company, Mikhail Komissar. He noticed Timakova’s activity, her determination, was able to consider a strong nature and offered her a job.
At that time, Andrei Korotkov was the head of the information department of the government apparatus. And already in October 1999, Natalia Timakova became his deputy. She was lucky, and at the same time she also became the press secretary of Vladimir Putin. At that time he was still at the post of prime minister of Russia.
According to the publication Kommersant-Vlast, Natalia’s ties in the Kremlin played a role, and her appointment to this post. It was rumored that Vladimir Putin doubted very much whether a young woman would cope with the work of a spokesperson. But as you can see from the story, he was still able to convince him of this.
Natalia - one of the authors of a book about Putin
In 1999, Timakova Natalia Alexandrovna participated in writing a book about Vladimir Putin. Its co-authors were N. Gevorgyan and A. Kolesnikov. Both were journalists of the Kommersant publication. This book is a collection of memoirs of Vladimir Putin containing an interview with his wife, family friends and colleagues. The book was published in 2000 with a circulation of 15, 000 copies.
True, it was not immediately released for sale and for viewing by the viewer. And only after Putin was elected president, since the Central Election Commission, and in particular its head, Alexander Veshnyakov, considered that if she had come out earlier, this could be regarded as election propaganda. As a result, Russia read it a little later.
Work with Vladimir Putin
In the winter of 2000, in January, Natalya Timakova became deputy head of the Press Office of Putin, who at that time was already the president of the Russian Federation. The head of the department at that time was Igor Shchegolev. A year later, Natalia became the first deputy of Alexei Gromov (in the same structure).
In autumn, she was appointed first deputy spokesman for the president of the Russian Federation. In 2004 - the head of this department, after the reorganization of the administration. Timakova had to perform many functions. Her responsibilities included being responsible for media relations, organizing speeches, following the issuance of decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, issuing accreditations, and organizing briefings.
Natalia was in charge of all government archives, as well as video and photo materials. In addition, she oversaw digests in the regions and Kremlin Internet sites. Many noted that she significantly and quickly climbed the career ladder.
New round: Medvedev spokeswoman Natalya Timakova
In 2007, Kommersant published information (referring to senior Kremlin sources) that Timakova, Igor Shuvalov and Arkady Dvorkovich were the closest people to Medvedev, while he held the post of prime minister. The publication focused on Natalia.
In 2008, Medvedev was elected president of the Russian Federation. The inauguration took place on May 7, 2008. And Putin immediately took the place of the Prime Minister of Russia. Timakova was appointed press secretary of Russian President Medvedev. Moreover, she became the first woman to take up the post of press secretary at the head of Russia.
Since May 22, 2012, she has been in the same position, but only with the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. And also part-time - deputy head of the apparatus of the government of Russia.
The fruits of labor activity Timakova
Of course, in connection with the nature of her work, Natalya is fluent in English. Since 2006, Timakova has been a member of the jury of the Big Book national award. In addition, she is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Silver Archer Award. In the summer of 2013, Natalia Timakova became the head of the media awards council. She also has awards from the government:
- Order of Merit to the Fatherland, third and fourth degree. They were given to her in gratitude for the preparation of the message to the Federal Assembly.
- Order of Friendship. For coverage of events in South Ossetia.
In 2011, Timakova was recognized as one of the most influential Russian women. She turned out to be the top 100 along with Pugacheva and Matvienko. Natalia took an active part in the creation of Medvedev's online blog. And this site became a feedback from the people in 2008. But Natalia “slowed down” Russian journalists, announcing that Medvedev personally would only communicate with their foreign colleagues. And with the rest - only at press conferences.
Personal life Timakova
Alexander Petrovich Budberg first helped Timakova Natalya get a job as a journalist in Moskovsky Komsomolets. And later became her husband. Alexander is also a journalist, like his distinguished and famous wife. He has his own business. He, together with Andrei Rybakov, is a co-owner of Project Investment Agency LLC.
In general, we can say that Natalya Timakova is happy in marriage. Children, however, in her family have not yet been born. A woman from a young age was so passionate about her career that it has not yet been possible to create a full-fledged family. Natalia does not like to flaunt her personal life. And when just recently in social networks she was reproached for relaxing in an expensive hotel, she was indignant, noting that how and where she spends her vacation does not concern anyone except herself.
