Vladimir Puchkov Explained

Vladimir Puchkov
Office:	Minister of Emergency Situations
President:	Vladimir Putin
Primeminister:	Dmitry Medvedev
Term Start:	21 May 2012
Term End:	7 May 2018
Predecessor:	Sergey Shoygu
Successor:	Yevgeny Zinichev
Birth Date:	1 January 1959
Birth Place:	Novinka, Volgograd Oblast, Russian SFSR
Party:	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Before 1991) Independent (1991–present)
Alma Mater:	High Military Engineering Command School
Profession:	Civil engineer, civil servant
Website:	http://www.mchs.gov.ru/mchs/ministry/?ID=3800
Native Name Lang:	ru

Vladimir Andreyevich Puchkov (ru|link=no|Владимир Андреевич Пучков; born 1 January 1959) is a Russian politician who served as Minister of Emergency Situations from May 2012 to May 2018.

He holds the military rank of General Lieutenant and the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.^[1]

Biography

Education

• 1979 — graduated from Tyumen High Military Engineering Command School (Тюменское высшее военно-инженерное командное училище)
• 1988 — attended The Kuybishev Military Engineering Academy (Военно-инженерную академию им. В. В. Куйбышева). Which he graduated in 1991 with specialty in Command Staff of Civil Defense.
• 2000 — graduated from the Russian Academy for State Service under the President of Russia, with specialty as Manager for Municipal Management.

Career

• 1979-1983 — Served in the Engineering Troops in Far East Military District of the Soviet Army.
• 1983-1986 — Senior Officer of Civil Defense Command (in Kungur, Perm region).
• 1991-1994 — Teacher of Military courses in Civil Defense affairs.
• 1995-1997 — Head of Science research Management of the All-Russian Institute of Science Research for Civil Defense and Emergencies Situations.
• 1997-1999 — Deputy of Head Department for Activities of Population and Territory Protection of the Ministry for Emergencies Situations (МЧС России).
• 1999-2003 — Deputy Head Department of Civil Defense.
• 2003-2004 — Head Department of Civil Defense.
• 2004-2006 — Director for Civil Defense Department of the Emergencies Ministry.
• 2006-2007 — Head of North-West Regional Center of the Emergencies Control Ministry.
• 2007-2012 — State Secretary - Deputy Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters.
• Since 2012 — Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters.

Awards

• Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Defence" (Ministry of Defence)
• Awards of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia
• Order of Friendship
• Order for Personal Courage
• Order of Courage

External links

• Interview (in Russian)

Notes and References

1. Decree. 628. 24 May 2010. President of Russia. О присвоении классного чина государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации Пучкову В.А.. ru.