SECHIN, Igor Ivanovich
Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation,

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosneft,

Former Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration,

Former Aide to the President

Igor Ivanovich Sechin (Игорь Иванович Сечин) was born on September 7, 1960 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg.

From 1979 to 1984 Sechin was educated in Leningrad State University with a specialization in Romance languages, namely Portuguese and French. After graduation,  Sechin worked as the translator and interpreter in Mozambique and in Angola with Soviet trade and diplomatic missions there.

In the late 1980s Sechin worked in the Department for International Affairs at Leningrad State University. From 1988 to 1991 he was responsible as head instructor in the Department of Foreign Economic Relations of the Executive Committee of the Leningrad Soviet of People's Deputies (Lensoviet).

From 1991 to 1996 Sechin worked in the St. Petersburg Mayor's Office, and since 1994 as a Chief of Staff of the First Deputy Mayor, Vladimir Putin. In 1996-1997 he was a Deputy section head in the Foreign Economic Relations Section of the Presidential Property Management Department (where Putin was deputy departmental head). In 1997-1998 Sechin was the section head in the Main Presidential Control Department (where Putin again was his supervisor). In 1998-1999 Sechin served as the chief of staff of the First Deputy head of the Presidential Administration (a post held by Putin until July 1998, when he became director of the FSB). In August 1999 he was appointed Head of the Secretariate of the newly appointed Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin.

From November 24, 1999  to January 2000, Sechin was the First Deputy Chief of the Russian Presidential Administration. Following from this, Sechin would become Deputy Chief of the Russian Presidential Administration, a position he would remain in until May 2008. In addition to his duties as Deputy Chief, Sechin acted as a presidential aide from March 2004 until May 2008.

Since July 27, 2004 he has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosneft.  

In May 2008 Sechin was appointed Deputy Prime Minister as part of Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet. As Deputy Prime Minister, Sechin coordinates the work of the federal organs by giving their constituent commissions questions on the following areas:

- development and implementation of state policy in the field of industry development and energy (except for the defence complex industry)

- state policy regarding nature management and environmental protection

- implementation of ecological, technological and nuclear supervision

Sechin is married. His daughter is married to the son of the former Justice Minister and former Public Prosecutor Vladimir Ustinov.

Related Sources

Government.ru, Profile of Igor Ivanovich Sechin (In Russian)

last updated June 20, 2008