Garry Vladimirovich Minkh (russian: Гарри Владимирович Минх; born 1 February 1959), is a Russian politician and legal figure, who is currently the in the
State Duma
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. He has the federal state civilian service rank of
.
He is a
candidate of Legal Sciences. He was awarded the title of
Honoured Lawyer of Russia
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*in the formation of constitutio ...
in 1996. He is also one of the authors of the 2001 .
Biography
Garry Minkh was born on 1 February 1959 to a
German
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family. He graduated from
Tomsk
Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population:
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Secondary School No. 6. In 1981, he graduated from
Tomsk State University
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with a degree in law. In 1988, he undertook postgraduate study at the Faculty of Law of
Moscow State University. He was part of the administrative and teaching work at
Tomsk State University
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between 1981 and 1985 and 1988 and 1992. He currently teaches at the Faculty of Law at the National Research University
Higher School of Economics, and is a professor at the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law at the
Higher School of Economics.
Since 1992, Minkh has worked in the
Presidential Administration
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United States
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, where he held the positions of head of a sector, deputy head of a department - head of a sector, deputy head of a department - head of a department in the Main State Legal Directorate. From 2000 to 2002, he was the Deputy Head of the Main State Legal Directorate.
From 2002 to 2004, Minkh was the in the
Federation Council. In 2004, he moved to the
Apparatus of the Government of Russia The Apparatus of the Government of the Russian Federation (russian: Аппарат правительства Российской Федерации) is a governmental body formed to ensure the activities of the Russian government and the prime m ...
, where he was Director of the Legal Department until 2009.
In 2004, Minkh worked in the campaign headquarters of
Vladimir Putin, in 2008, he was the chief lawyer of the campaign headquarters of
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...
. On 12 February 2009, Minkh became the Plenipotentiary Representative in the State Duma.
Personal life
Property and income
According to official data, Minkh's income for 2011 amounted to 4,680,000 rubles, while the spouse had no income. Together with his wife, Minkh owns a land plot with an area of 17 acres, a dacha with outbuildings, a guest house, 3 apartments and two cars.
According to the data posted in the declaration containing information on income, expenses, property and property obligations of persons holding government positions in Russia, in 2018 Minkh earned 13 391 942 rubles, for 2019 - 143.7 million rubles (in 11 times more). His wife's income for the same period amounted to 881,468 rubles.
Incidents
On 19 January 2011, driving along the , Minkh in
BMW 5 Series
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The 5 Series was initially available as a sedan, with a wagon/estate body style (market ...
with registration number A073MP97, collided with an
Opel Astra, driven by a 23-year-old woman. As a result of the accident, Minkh's driver, Vladimir Shugaev died. Minkh escaped with an abrasion, and the driver of the Opel Astra was hospitalized in serious condition. According to the results of the investigation, Minkh's driver was found guilty of the accident.
References
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1959 births
Living people
People from Tomsk
Tomsk State University alumni
Academic staff of Tomsk State University
Academic staff of the Higher School of Economics
Scholars of constitutional law
20th-century Russian lawyers
21st-century Russian lawyers
1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation