Konstantin Chuychenko

Biography

Born in Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, Chuychenko graduated from the Law Faculty of Leningrad State University in 1987 as a fellow student of Dmitry Medvedev.

From 1989 to 1992, Chuychenko served in the KGB. In March 2001, he became the Chief of the Legal Department of Gazprom and since April 2002 he has been a member of the management committee of Gazprom. From 17 January 2003 to July 2004, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gazprom Media holding. Since March 2003, he has been a member of the board of directors of the TNT TV network. He is also a member of the board of directors of Gazprom Media, NTV and a shareholder of Gazprom. Since July 2004, he has been an executive director of RosUkrEnergo representing Gazprombank. Since 23 December 2005, he has been a member of the board of directors of Sibneft (now Gazprom Neft).

On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. On 21 January, he was appointed Minister of Justice in the First Cabinet of Mikhail Mishustin. On 14 May 2024 he was again appointed Minister of Justice in the Second Cabinet of Mikhail Mishustin.

Awards

• Order of Honour (2006)
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (2011)
• Order of Alexander Nevsky (2014)

Personal life

He is married to Christina Tikhonova, who is a lawyer and has three daughters.

Sanctions

In 2022, the United States and United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Chuychenko. In December 2022, the European Union sanctioned him in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, followed by Japan in February 2023.

References

References

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11. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 14.05.2024 № 384 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов".
12. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 23.03.2006 г. № 234".
13. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 03.08.2011 г. № 1043".
14. "Чуйченко Константин Анатольевич".
15. "Биография нового министра юстиции Константина Чуйченко".
16. (April 6, 2022). "U.S. Treasury Escalates Sanctions on Russia for Its Atrocities in Ukraine".
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18. "COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2477 of 16 December 2022".
19. (27 January 2023). "Japan adds more Russian people and organizations to sanctions list as Ukraine invasion drags on".