Andrei Aleksandrovich Fursenko (russian: Андрей Александрович Фурсенко; ; born 17 July 1949 in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
) is a Russian politician, scientist and businessman. He was the
Minister of Education and Science of the
Russian Federation
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from 2004 to 2012. He is considered to be a member of the Saint Petersburg
political groups under Vladimir Putin's presidency
A diverse variety of informal political groups emerged during the presidency of Vladimir Putin. They include remnants of the Yeltsin family, Saint Petersburg lawyers and economists, and security-intelligence elements called the siloviki.
Backg ...
.
Family and education
His father
Aleksandr Fursenko (1927–2008) was a renowned historian, a member of the
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...
. His brother
Sergey Fursenko
Sergey Aleksandrovich Fursenko (russian: Серге́й Александрович Фурсенко) (born 1954 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian businessman.
He is a brother of Andrei Fursenko.
Career
Since the early 1990s, Fursenko has ...
(b. 1954) is a technician, businessman, TV producer and the president of the football club
Zenit
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* Zenit (satellite), a type of Soviet spy satellite
* Zenit sounding rocket, a Swiss rocket
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(
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
).
Andrei Fursenko entered the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics of the
Leningrad State University
Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...
in 1966 and graduated from there in 1971. In the university he became a member of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
"Hymn of the Bolshevik Party"
, headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow
, general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last)
, founded =
, banned =
, founder = Vladimir Lenin
, newspaper ...
, which he left in August 1991 as it had been banned.
Career
From 1971 to 1991 he worked in Leningrad at the
Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute
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as a junior researcher, senior researcher, the chief of the Computer Department (1985–1989), deputy director for science (1987–1991).
He defended his
Candidate of Science
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dissertation in physics in 1978 and his
Doctor of Science
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dissertation in physics in 1990.
In 1990-1991 together with
Yuriy Kovalchuk
Yury Valentinovich Kovalchuk (russian: Ю́рий Валенти́нович Ковальчу́к; born 25 July 1951) is a Russian billionaire businessman and financier who is "reputed to be Vladimir Putin's personal banker". The Panama Papers l ...
(another deputy director) and
Vladimir Yakunin
Vladimir Ivanovich Yakunin (russian: Владимир Иванович Якунин; born 30 June 1948) is a Russian businessman and close Vladimir Putin confidant. He was president of Russian Railways from June 2005 to August 2015.
In March 2 ...
(head of the foreign relations department of the institute) he tried to create a commercial enterprise within the institute that would be engaged in the application of scientific achievements. These plans, however, were opposed by
Zhores Alfyorov, director, so that Fursenko, Kovalchuk and Yakunin left their positions in the institute.
Outside the institute in St. Petersburg they founded several companies specializing in science application.
In 1991-1992 Fursenko was a vice-president of the R&D company Advanced Technology Center Ltd headed by Yuriy Kovalchuk.
Since 1992 - November 2001 he was the Director General of the St. Petersburg Regional Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development attached to the electronic factory OJSC Svetlana. RFSED was founded by the
Russia bank, JSC "Fund for Regional Development, OJSC Svetlana,
City Property Committee of St. Petersburg and three more enterprises.
In 1993 Andrei Fursenko got acquainted with
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
who worked in the
Office of the Mayor of St. Petersburg as the head of the Committee for External Relations and had registered some of his companies.
Since the early 90s, Andrei Fursenko owns a
dacha
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in Solovyovka,
Priozersky District
Priozersky District (russian: Приозерский район) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #50-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and bor ...
of the
Leningrad region
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 194 ...
, which is located on the eastern shore of the Komsomol'skoye lake on the
Karelian Isthmus
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near St. Petersburg. His neighbours there are
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
,
Vladimir Yakunin
Vladimir Ivanovich Yakunin (russian: Владимир Иванович Якунин; born 30 June 1948) is a Russian businessman and close Vladimir Putin confidant. He was president of Russian Railways from June 2005 to August 2015.
In March 2 ...
, his brother
Sergey Fursenko
Sergey Aleksandrovich Fursenko (russian: Серге́й Александрович Фурсенко) (born 1954 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian businessman.
He is a brother of Andrei Fursenko.
Career
Since the early 1990s, Fursenko has ...
,
Yuriy Kovalchuk
Yury Valentinovich Kovalchuk (russian: Ю́рий Валенти́нович Ковальчу́к; born 25 July 1951) is a Russian billionaire businessman and financier who is "reputed to be Vladimir Putin's personal banker". The Panama Papers l ...
,
Viktor Myachin
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* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
,
Vladimir Smirnov and
Nikolay Shamalov. On 10 November 1996, together they instituted the co-operative society
Ozero
Ozero (russian: О́зеро, lit. ''lake'') (full name: дачный потребительский кооператив «Озеро», Dacha consumer cooperative "Ozero") is a dacha cooperative associated with Vladimir Putin's inner circl ...
(the Lake) which united their properties.
In May 1994 - September 1995 he was CEO of Russian-German Joint venture Investment Consulting Company St. Petersburg (ICC).
In 1995 Andrei Fursenko became a member of the pro-government
Our Home Is Russia
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* Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany
* Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium
* Our, Jura, a commune in France
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party.
In September 2000 - 2001 he was a
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
consul in St. Petersburg, A.H.
Since October 2000 he is the Chairman of the Academic Council of the Foundation "Centre for Strategic Research North-West" (CEO Yuriy Kovalchuk).
Government
From November 2001 until November 2003 Fursenko was Deputy Minister of Industry, Science and Technologies of the
Russian Federation
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. From November 2003 until March 2004 he was Minister of Industry, Science and Technologies of the Russian Federation. From 9 March 2004 until 21 May 2012 Fursenko was Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federatiom.
Andrei Fursenko refused to prevent compulsory teaching of religious subjects at school and objected to teaching advanced mathematics at school.
Andrei Fursenko is married and has a son named Alexander. He is fluent in English.
Because of the
crisis in Ukraine, the
Office of Foreign Assets Control
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(OFAC) published on March 20, 2014, that
Fursenko and 19 other men have been added to the
Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) which froze his assets in the United States, prevented him from traveling to the United States, and prohibited United States citizens and entities from conducting business with Fursenko.
Honours
*Order "For Services to the Fatherland» IV degree (10 August 2009) - ''for his great contribution in the development of education and science of the Russian Federation and many years of fruitful activity.''
*Certificate of Merit from the Government of the Russian Federation (17 July 2004) - ''for his great personal contribution to the development of fundamental and applied science, the formation of the national innovation system and many years of fruitful work.''
See also
*
Ozero
Ozero (russian: О́зеро, lit. ''lake'') (full name: дачный потребительский кооператив «Озеро», Dacha consumer cooperative "Ozero") is a dacha cooperative associated with Vladimir Putin's inner circl ...
*
Sergey Fursenko
Sergey Aleksandrovich Fursenko (russian: Серге́й Александрович Фурсенко) (born 1954 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian businessman.
He is a brother of Andrei Fursenko.
Career
Since the early 1990s, Fursenko has ...
References
External links
Biography
The Operation "Successor"by
Vladimir Pribylovsky
Vladimir Valerianovich Pribylovsky (russian: Влади́мир Валериа́нович Прибыло́вский, 6 March 195613 January 2016) was a Soviet and Russian political scientist, historian, journalist, human rights activist, and a ...
&
Yuriy Felshtinsky
Yuri Georgievich Felshtinsky (russian: Юрий Георгиевич Фельштинский, born 7 September 1956 in Moscow) is a Russian American historian. Felshtinsky has authored a number of books on Russian history, including ''The Bol ...
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Living people
Russian people of Ukrainian descent
1949 births
1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation
Our Home – Russia politicians
20th-century Russian politicians
Russian individuals subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions