| Vyacheslav Shtyrov | |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Office: | Russian Federation Senator from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) |
| Term Start: | 23 June 2010 |
| Term End: | 28 September 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Mikhail Nikolayev |
| Successor: | Yegor Borisov |
| Order2: | 2nd President of the Republic of Sakha |
| Term Start2: | 27 January 2002 |
| Term End2: | 31 May 2010 |
| Predecessor2: | Mikhail Nikolayev |
| Successor2: | Yegor Borisov |
| Order3: | Vice President of the Republic of Sakha |
| Term Start3: | 20 December 1991 |
| Term End3: | 1997 |
| Predecessor3: | Office created |
| Successor3: | Spartak Borisov |
| Birth Date: | 23 May 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Khandyga, Tomponsky ulus, Yakut ASSR |
| Spouse: | Lidiya Ivanovna Shtyrova |
| Children: | 2 |
| Party: | United Russia (2007–Present) |
| Vicepresident2: | Alexander Akimov (2002–07) Yevgeniya Mikhaylova (2007–10) |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Shtyrov (ru|Вячеслав Анатольевич Штыров; born 23 May 1953) is a Russian businessman who ran the diamond mining giant Almazy Rossii – Sakha (Alrosa) from 1996 to 2002. In 2004 it was reported that he owns 0.14% of Alrosa.[1]
Born on 23 May 1953 in Khandyga village, Tomponsky District, Yakut Autonomous Republic. Ethnically Russian. His father was counter admiral Anatoly Tikhonovich Shtyrov (1929–2014), First Deputy Chief of Intelligence of the Pacific Fleet, Deputy Chief of the Naval Directorate of the South-West Command. In 1975 Vyacheslav graduated from the Far Eastern State Technical University. After graduating, he was sent to work in the Construction Department "Gokstroy" of VilyuyGESstroy of the USSR Ministry of Energy. He spent 11 years at Gokstroy, moving to the post of deputy director.
From 1986 to 1988, he was Deputy Head of the Construction Department of the Yakutia Regional Committee of the CPSU. In 1991, he was appointed Minister of Construction and Investments of Yakutia.
From 1991 to 1997, Shtyrov served as Vice President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) under Mikhail Nikolayev. From 1992 to December 1994, he combined the posts of Vice President and Chairman of the Government of Sakha. In 1995, he became the director of Diamonds of Russia — Sakha JSC, which was renamed into Alrosa a year later. In 2002, Shtyrov was elected second president of Sakha and left Alrosa.
He took office on 27 January 2002 after being elected in an election which took two rounds. He received 52.25% of the vote in the runoff. He left office on 31 May 2010 for personal reasons. Later he became a Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council at the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.[2]
Shtyrov is married to Liliya Ivanovna Shtyrova,They have two daughters. Yuliya and Tatiana.
In 2004, his wealth was estimated to be $410 million (12.5 Billion Rubles).[1]