Tatiana Alexeyevna Golikova (Russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Голикова; born 9 February 1966) is a Russian politician and economist who serves as the

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for Social Policy, Labour, Health and Pension Provision since 2018. From 2007 to 2012, she served as the Minister of Health and Social Development and Chairwoman of the Account Chamber of Russia from 2013 to 2018.

Early life and education

Golikova was born on 9 February 1966 in

Mytishchi Mytishchi ( rus, Мыти́щи, p=mɨˈtʲiɕːɪ) is a city and the administrative center of Mytishchinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which lies 19 km northeast of Russia's capital Moscow on the Yauza River and the Moscow–Yarosla ...

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. She graduated from the Plekhanov Institute of the National Economy with a specialization in labour economics in 1987.

Career

Golikova was an economist in the State Budget Department at the

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from 1990 to 1992. She moved on to hold the post of Chief Economist in the State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry from 1992 to 1995 and was then Deputy Head of State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry from 1995 to 1998. From April to August 1998, she held the post of Head of State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry, before becoming Head of the Budget Policy Department from August 1998 to July 1999. She was deputy Finance Minister from July 1999 to 2002 and First Deputy Finance Minister from 2002 to 2004. She was a Deputy Finance Minister from 2004 to September 2007.

Minister

Golikova was appointed Minister of Health and Social Development in September 2007, at the request of

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. She had the additional responsibility of Deputy Chair of the Federal Antinarcotics Service (FSKN). In 2012 she resigned from office.

Deputy prime minister

On 18 May 2018, Golikova was appointed deputy prime minister in

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. On 21 January 2020, she maintained her position in

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. She was appointed the head of the Emergency Response Centre on preventing the import and spread of the

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in Russia later the same month.

Personal life

Golikova is married to

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, the former Minister of Industry and Trade. They married in 2003. She has earned the nickname "Miss Budget".

Awards and honours

Russia: * "For Services to the Fatherland" in the 2nd Degree (2001). * "For Services to the Fatherland" in the 1st Degree (2004) * Order of Honour (2006) *

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(2006).

Corruption allegations

Golikova has been widely accused of corruption by several Russian media outlets, mainly for her alleged connections to the Pharmstandard, which is producer of the heavily-hyped drug

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. After these allegations she was nicknamed "Madam Arbidol". In 2022, the Anti-Corruption Foundation released an investigation claiming that Golikova, her husband and stepson owned an airplane; golf clubs in

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and Russia; real estate in Spain,

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and Russia.

References

External links

Russia Profile's Golikova Biography
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