Biography
Due to the news agenda, which displays the country's security issues, the name of Nicholas Patrushev is increasingly appearing in the media. Starting a career from work in state security bodies in the Leningrad Region, Patrushev, twenty years old, headed the FSB of Russia. After a decade of service, in May 2008, the newly elected President Dmitry Medvedev appointed his secretary of the country's security council. Manages the structure to this day.Childhood and youth
The grandfather of Nikolai Patrushev in the father's line was a peasant in the village of Pomo (now - the village of Ilyinsko-subhouse), which is 700 km south-east of Arkhangelsk. Son Plato was born shortly after the revolution. The family lived poorly, and at 20, Plato entered the service in the fleet.
The Great Patriotic War found him in the Baltic. The father of the future head of the FSB served on the destroyer "threatening", was the Department of Esming "Active". The boy's courage can be judged by awards, among which there were two medals and three orders. In peaceful life, Platon Patrushev returned to the captain of the 1st rank.
The war did not bypass the future spouse of Plato Ignatievich. Antonina Nikolaevna received the education of the chemist. When the war began between the USSR and Finland, got a nurse. Helped in hospitals during the blockade of Leningrad.
The Son, whom Kole called, was born in a couple in Leningrad on July 11, 1951. The boy visited one of the oldest general educational institutions of the Northern Capital - School №221 on the pea street founded in 1860. The emphasis in learning was made to study French.
In 1968, three graduates graduated with Patrushev, who later became famous. Among them - the coach of the National Judo team Alexander Korneev; Politician, now the head of United Russia Boris Gryzlov; Known by the program "Look" TV journalist Vladimir Mushev. Two years later, the next school graduated from the future governor of the northern capital of Georgy Poltavchenko.
Higher education Patrushev received in the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute. Perhaps the choice of paths were influenced by the stories of the Father, the military seaman. As a graduate of the instrument-making faculty, Nikolai remained working in the design office of the university, but not long. In the same 1974, included in the number of students of higher courses KGB in the capital of the Belarusian SSR. He graduated from 1975. In 24, Nikolai Patrushev began a career in state security bodies.
Career
Work in the counterintelligent structure of the KGB Patrushev gave 17 years. First came to the post of ordinary operative; Lifting through the career ladder, reached the head of the head of the fight against smuggling and corruption. In 1992 he became Minister of Security of the Republic of Karelia, remained two years in the region.
After working in Karelia, he was trusted by the post of head of the FSB division, which was monitored by compliance with laws and regulations by employees of the service. After four years in the position of the head of the Protection Office, in 1998, Patrushev moved to the Kremlin actually for similar work.
Heading the General Control Department of the Presidential Administration, conducted an audit of the functioning of state enterprises. It is noteworthy that his predecessor in this post was Vladimir Putin.
In the administration of the head of state, Patrushev worked only four months. After the resignation returned to the FSB: he was appointed deputy director of the organization. In less than a year, in August 1999, Nikolai Patrushev became the director of law enforcement and remained for 10 years.
For the period of the leadership of Patrushev, the federal security service accounts for the largest terrorist attacks in the history of the country: explosions of houses in Buynaksk, Moscow, Volgodonsk, the seizure of theater on Dubrovka, the terrorist attack on the rock festival "Wings", the murder of Akhmat Kadyrov, the explosions of two aircraft, capture students in Beslan . In the second half of the "zero" number of terrorist attacks decreased by 2-3 times compared with the statistics of previous years.
In May 2008, he received the position of Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. This is a deliberative structure at the head of the state, which ensures the preparation of its security decisions.
While Patrushev was led by the FSB, five people visited this post: Vladimir Putin, Sergey Ivanov, Vladimir Rushailo, Igor Ivanov, Valentin Sobolev. Today, the service life of Patrushev as secretary of the Security Council is the longest in the history of the existence of the post.
Personal life
Nikolai Patrushev has a family: Wife Elena and two adult sons. Children walk in the footsteps of the Father. The eldest son Dmitry Patrushev since May 2018 is headed by the Ministry of Self. Prior to that he worked in the state-owned financial sector. The second son Andrei is a graduate of the Academy of the FSB. Three years after graduating from the university, he received an appointment for the post of advisor to the head of Rosneft.
Security Secretary awarded near orders. In 2000 he was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation. Together with the co-authors awarded the state name of the Russian Federation named after Marshal.
Leads social activities. Heads the Supervisory Board of the National Volleyball Association.
Nikolai Patrushev now
Continuing activities in the post occupied in 2008. The overall topics of the work of the Security Council are the fight against computer and Internet crime, countering illegal migration and drug trafficking.
As for the foreign policy, there is a solution to the crisis in Ukraine, the Syrian campaign, the problem of ISIL, building a dialogue with the West, the development of the Arctic.
Nikolai Patrushev, among the 24 Russians, is mentioned in the US sanctions list. These are people who, according to the American administration, are close to Vladimir Putin.