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DRACHEVSKY, Leonid Vadimovich
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, UES
Former Presidential Envoy to the Siberian Federal District
 Born April 5, 1942 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Graduated in 1966 from the D. I. Mendeleyev Chemical and Technological Institute, Moscow; 1982 from the Central State Institute of Physical Culture; 1986 from the Higher Party School; 1993 from the advanced course for senior diplomatic personnel run by the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
1965-1972, senior coach, Soviet national rowing team, USSR Sports Committee.
1972-1978, chief coach, USSR rowing team.
1978-1984, vice-chairman of the Burevestnik Central Student Council of the DSO (Voluntary Sports Society).
1983-1987, first vice-president, International Federation of Student Sports (FISU). 1984-1986, head of the chief directorate, USSR Sports Committee.
1986-1990, deputy chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic (RSFSR) for Physical Culture and Sports.
1990-1991, first deputy chairman, State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports.
1992-1993, worked in the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Barcelona, Spain, and in the central apparatus of the Foreign Ministry.
1993-1994, head of departmental board, director of the Department for CIS Affairs, Russian Foreign Ministry.
1994-1996, director of the First Department for CIS Countries.
Nov. 1996-Nov. 1998, ambassador to Poland.
Nov. 16, 1998 - May 1999, deputy foreign minister.
May 25, 1999- May 2000, minister for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Affairs.
May 2000 – Sept. 2004, presidential envoy to the Siberian Federal District.
2000- Oct. 2004, member of the Russian Security Council.
Oct. 2004, named deputy chairman of the Board of Directors of UES.
Contact Information
ul. Derzhavina, 18, Novosibirsk, 630091
Tel.: +7 (3832) 21-56-22, 21-58-84
E-mail: sibokrug@online.sinor.ru
Honors and Awards: Order of Honor (2002), Distinguished Coach of the U.S.S.R.
Hobbies: sports
Married, with three children
last updated October 25, 2005
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