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Anton Alikhanov

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Anton Alikhanov
Антон Алиханов
Alikhanov in 2024
Minister of Industry and Trade
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 May 2024
PresidentVladimir Putin
Prime MinisterMikhail Mishustin
Preceded byDenis Manturov
6th Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast
In office
29 September 2017 – 14 May 2024
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byNikolay Tsukanov
Yevgeny Zinichev (acting)
Succeeded bySergei Yeliseyev (acting)
Alexey Besprozvannykh
Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kaliningrad Oblast
In office
22 September 2015 – 30 July 2016
Personal details
Born
Anton Andreyevich Alikhanov

(1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38)
Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Georgia)
Political partyUnited Russia
SpouseDaria Abramova
Children2
Alma materFinU
Plekhanov Russian Economic University

Anton Andreyevich Alikhanov (Russian: Анто́н Андре́евич Алиха́нов; born 17 September 1986) is a Russian politician, candidate of economic sciences, and a lawyer. He has served as the Minister of Industry and Trade since May 2024.[1] Previously he was the governor of Kaliningrad Oblast since from September 2017 until May 2024.[2][3]

Alikhanov was the youngest Governor in Russia until May 2018, when Dmitry Artyukhov became the Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.[4]

He is a member of the ruling party of Russian Federation United Russia.[5]

Biography

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Anton Alikhanov was born on September 17, 1986, in the city of Sukhumi (part of the Abkhaz ASSR) in the Georgian SSR, to a father of Caucasus Greek and Russian Cossack descent and a mother of Georgian and Russian descent.[6]

According to media reports, his father Andrei Alikhanov was one of the founders of a large company Rosmysomoltorg (with a 20% stake) and is an old friend of former First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov and businessman Oleg Mitvol. In the 1990s, Mikhail Babich, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Privolzhsky Federal District, worked with Anton's father.[7]

He graduated from the All-Russian State Tax Academy of the Ministry of Finance of Russia with a major in Finance and Credit and Jurisprudence.

In 2010, he worked in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.

In 2012, at the Plekhanov Russian Economic University in Moscow, he defended his thesis for the degree of candidate of economic sciences on the topic "Managing costs for the development of the organizational culture of the company" in the specialty "Economics and management of the national economy (management)" (supervisor - Doctor of Economics, Professor A Govorin).[8]

In 2013, he worked in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, where he served as Deputy Director of the Department of State Regulation of Foreign Trade Activities, then - Director.[9]

On 14 August 2015, he became a member of the advisory council on industry at the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission.[10]

On 22 September 2015, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Kaliningrad Regional Government in charge of agriculture and industry.[9]

On 30 July 2016, he became Acting Chairman of the Government of the Kaliningrad Oblast.[11]

On 6 October 2016, in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 529,[3] President Vladimir Putin, appointed him Acting Governor of the Kaliningrad Oblast. He was confirmed in the post in the Russian gubernatorial election in 2017[2][12] by 81,06% votes of electors.[13]

In March 2021 Alikhanov announced the intention to participate in the elections the governor of the Kaliningrad oblast' in 2022 which he won with 80.21% of votes.[14][15]

According to Putin, Anton Alikhanov was one of the authors of the medium-term plan for the strategic development of the Kaliningrad Oblast, which Alikhanov, already in a new position, together with the Government of the Russian Federation, is tasked to complete and develop.[2]

On 14 May 2024 he was appointed by President Vladimir Putin as Minister of Industry and Trade.

Personal life

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Anton Alikhanov is married to Daria Abramova and has two children.[16] His wife’s grandfather, Mogeli Shalvovich Khubutia, is the chief doctor of the Moscow Research Institute of Sklifosovsky. Other relatives include the president of the Union of Georgians in Russia and businessman Mikhail Khubutia, own the company Rosimpex, which calls itself one of the largest suppliers of hunting and sporting weapons in Russia. The brother of the vice-governor - Georgy Alikhanov is studying at the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry and playing in a musical group.

Income

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The declared income of Anton Alikhanov in Russia in 2015 amounted to 2.209.919,98 rubles.[17] In 2020 he earned 20,4 million rubles and owned three flats 210, 198.5 and 85,8 sq . m. and a Volkswagen Tiguan.[18]

Sanctions

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In December 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Alikhanov and 28 other governors of the federal subjects of Russia to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List due to their involvement in the enforcement of the conscription of Russian citizens in response to the mobilization order in September 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[19]

Views

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Alikhanov has blamed 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant, who lived in what is now Kaliningrad, for causing “the global chaos, the global realignment that we are now facing” and therefore being “directly related to the military conflict in Ukraine”.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Антон Алиханов официально стал федеральным министром". www.newkaliningrad.ru (in Russian). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  2. ^ a b c Встреча с Антоном Алихановым. — Владимир Путин провёл встречу с Антоном Алихановым, в ходе которой информировал о решении назначить его временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Калининградской области. Официальный сайт Президента Российской Федерации // kremlin.ru (6 октября 2016 года)
  3. ^ a b Указ Президента Российской Федерации В. В. Путина № 529 от 6 октября 2016 года «Об исполняющем обязанности Губернатора Калининградской области». Официальный сайт Президента Российской Федерации // kremlin.ru
  4. ^ Новый глава ЯНАО стал самым молодым руководителем региона в России
  5. ^ "Алиханов Антон Андреевич". er.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  6. ^ "Что самый молодой глава региона РФ А. Алиханов рассказал о своих предках?". 30 November 2016.
  7. ^ Александр Раскин. Калининградскую область укрепили человеком из команды вице-премьера России. // life.ru (7 октября 2016 года)
  8. ^ Диссертация на тему «Управление издержками на развитие организационной культуры компании» (2012 год). Автор научной работы: Алиханов Антон Андреевич. Электронная библиотека диссертаций // dissercat.com
  9. ^ a b Заместителем председателя Правительства Калининградской области назначен Антон Алиханов. Archived 2019-01-16 at the Wayback Machine Официальный портал Правительства Калининградской области // gov39.ru (25 сентября 2015 года)
  10. ^ Чем известен Антон Алиханов. — 6 октября Владимир Путин назначил Антона Алиханова новым и. о. главы Калининградской области.[permanent dead link] Газета «Коммерсантъ» // kommersant.ru (6 октября 2016 года)
  11. ^ Антон Алиханов назначен врио председателя Правительства Калининградской области. Archived 2017-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Официальный портал Правительства Калининградской области // gov39.ru (30 июля 2016 года)
  12. ^ "Алиханов победил на выборах губернатора Калининградской области". 11 September 2017.
  13. ^ ФС77-43520, © 2003-2021 «Новый Калининград Ru» Свидетельство о регистрации СМИ: Эл №; связи, выдано Федеральной службой по надзору в сфере; использование, информационных технологий и массовых коммуникаций17 января 2011 г 18+ Данный сайт не предназначен для просмотра лицам младше 18 лет Любое; Сайта, Либо Копирование Материалов Или Подборки Материалов; Калининград, элементов дизайна и оформления допускается только с письменного разрешения правообладателя-ЗАО "Твик Маркетинг" Адрес: г; Гаражная 2, ул; Офис 310 (14 September 2017). "Избирком утвердил итоги выборов и признал Алиханова избранным губернатором". www.newkaliningrad.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Калининградский губернатор Антон Алиханов планирует переизбираться на второй срок". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  15. ^ "Оркестр, хор и караул: Антон Алиханов снова стал губернатором (фото)". www.newkaliningrad.ru (in Russian). 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  16. ^ Один день врио губернатора Антона Алиханова в калининградских СМИ. Archived 2018-06-24 at the Wayback Machine Газета «Новый караван» (Калининград) // caravan.su (7 октября 2016 года)
  17. ^ Сведения о доходах, расходах, об имуществе и обязательствах имущественного характера лиц, занимающих государственные должности Калининградской области, а также членов их семей, представленных за период с 01 января 2015 года по 31 декабря 2015 года. Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine Официальный портал Правительства Калининградской области // gov39.ru
  18. ^ "Доходы губернатора Калининградской области в 2020 году превысили 20,4 млн рублей". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  19. ^ "Furthering the United States' Effort to Hold Russia to Account for its War Against Ukraine". U.S. Department of State. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  20. ^ "Kaliningrad Governor Blames Immanuel Kant for Ukraine War". 12 February 2024.
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