Medinsky Vladimir

Medinsky,
Vladimir

Aide to the President
1970
Born on July 18, 1970 in Smela, Cherkassy Region of the Ukrainian SSR.
1992
Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a degree in international journalism.
1992–1998
Director of Korporatsiya Ya.
1994–2012
Lecturer, senior lecturer, professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs (part-time).
1998–1999
Head of the Department of the Russian Federation Ministry for Tax and Revenue.
1999–2000
Section head at the Central Election Headquarters of the Fatherland – All Russia political bloc.
2002–2004
Head of the Executive Committee of the Moscow City Regional Division of the United Russia party, head of the United Russia election headquarters in Moscow.
2003–2011
Deputy of the State Duma of the 4th and 5th convocations, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy and chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture.
2004–2005
Deputy head of the Central Executive Committee of the United Russia party.
2012–2020
Minister of Culture.
Since 2013
Chairman of the Russian Military Historical Society.
Since 2017
Member of the United Russia Supreme Council bureau.
2020
January 24, 2020 – Appointed Aide to the President of the Russian Federation.
Awarded the Order of Honour, the Order of Friendship and the Order of Alexander Nevsky; holds a doctorate degree in history, professor.
Married, with four children.