Grigory Anikeev, a member of the United Russia faction in the lower house of the Russian parliament, is a fairly prominent figure on the political Olympus. At the same time, the media write that he is not used to demonstrating oratory skills within the walls of the State Duma, and lawmaking is not his strongest horse. However, Grigory Anikeev achieved great success in another field.
He is an experienced and venerable businessman, so his party colleagues appreciate and respect him. The deputy of the last two convocations, Grigory Anikeev, was repeatedly recognized as the wealthiest person in the country's main legislative body, or rather the lower house of parliament. Still, a businessman really owns huge property assets. Firstly, it owns a large network of meat processing enterprises. Secondly, the entrepreneur runs his own media empire, which includes one newspaper, one television channel, two radio stations and an Internet portal.
But thirdly, Grigory Anikeev has a whole arsenal of expensive property objects, including houses, apartments, cars, land and more. How did he manage to achieve such successes in the field of entrepreneurship and get into big politics? Let's consider this question in more detail.
Curriculum Vitae
Grigory Anikeev, whose family had the status of an average, was born on February 28, 1972 in the village of Dutovo (Komi Republic). Having received a certificate of maturity, the young man went to graduate in the city of Vladimir. There, he successfully passed exams at a technical university, having previously chosen the profession of radio engineering.
First steps in business
The young man immediately realized that it was very difficult to live on one scholarship, therefore, like most young men who felt the economic freedom of the 90s, he decided to go into business.
Grigory Viktorovich Anikeev began by creating his own dumpling production line. The calculation was simple: a cheap and simple cooking product will always be in demand. And he really paid off. Soon, Grigory Anikeev, whose biography is not familiar to everyone, turned into the main supplier in the dumpling market. His company enlarged over time and became known as Anikeev Business Invest.
At the beginning of zero, the brainchild of Grigory Viktorovich, in addition to making dumplings, began the production of sausages. Currently, the businessman owns the largest commercial structure of ABI GROUP, which occupies a dominant position in the market. The direction of its activities is trade, construction, food production, the media sphere.
Political career
At the beginning of the 2000s, Anikeev Grigory Viktorovich somewhat shifted the circle of his professional interests towards politics.
He joins the Party of Social Justice and after some time becomes the head of its regional branch. In 2005, the businessman was trying to get into the legislative body of the Vladimir region, with the support of the electorate of the Rodina party. But this political structure was then removed from the elections.
State Duma deputy
Two years later, Grigory Anikeev, whose photo is familiar to almost every inhabitant of the Vladimir region, changes his political “orientation” and becomes “United Russia”. The entrepreneur acquires a local television channel and a local newspaper in order to facilitate his way to the country's legislature. In 2007, he received a mandate to represent the Vladimir region in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, due to the fact that the mayor refused to deputy in the lower house of parliament.
A year later, the businessman organizes two public receptions, so that it is easier for citizens to contact deputies with sore questions. The owner of the dumplings business is currently on the property committee.
Grigory Viktorovich Anikeev (contacts: Moscow, Okhotny Ryad, 1, room 14-49, tel. 7 (495) 692-87-76) has already examined more than one hundred complaints and complaints from ordinary people.
In the election of deputies of the VI convocation, the businessman was in fifth place, but after the final tabulation of the results of the vote, he moved to second place and secured the right to occupy a seat in the lower house of the Russian parliament. The entrepreneur became a member of the Duma committee in charge of labor and social policy issues.
In the fall of 2013, Grigory Viktorovich became a member of the General Council of the United Russia party.
Charity
For several years now, Deputy Anikeev has been the founder of the Charity and Order Foundation, in which he has been the head of the Board of Trustees for a long time. What does the above structure do?
Firstly, by promoting the patriotic, moral education of youth. Secondly, the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. Thirdly, helping people of retirement age. Fourth, the elimination of legal illiteracy among the population. Fifth, overcoming obstacles to the formation of a social partnership program. The Charity and Order Foundation provides real help not in words but in deeds.
With the help of the charitable structure, social shops and pharmacies began to function, in which low-income people can shop at low prices. Pensioners can usefully spend their leisure time in the club of elderly people “Be healthy!” A United Russia deputy pays a scholarship to socially needy children.
He specially organized a sports and leisure center for schoolchildren so that they had a place for the useful spending of their own time. Grigory Anikeev hopes that the institution he created will reduce the number of children left to their own devices and forced to be brought up “on the street”. The deputy intends to develop youth tourism in the region in the near future. Representatives of the young generation, in his opinion, are especially in dire need of attention and help from adults.
Council of Elders
From time to time, Grigory Viktorovich initiates meetings of the Council of Elders, at which everyday problems are discussed and resolved.
For example, the lack of leisure centers for youth, sports clubs. In addition, issues that are of particular importance for children with disabilities, in particular the possibility of their education and rehabilitation, are addressed.
“Cognitive strategies of schoolchildren”
The goal of this project is to arouse the interest of children in the knowledge that they receive as part of the school curriculum. An individual approach is applied to each child, taking into account the peculiarities of his psychology. To implement this project, Grigory Viktorovich Anikeev invited dozens of experienced teachers from the best educational institutions of the Vladimir region.
Regalia and rewards
For merits in the public and political life of the country, the businessman was awarded many awards and regalia. He repeatedly received diplomas from the hands of officials of the administration of the Vladimir region. The deputy was handed letters of thanks by representatives of public and state organizations. Grigory Viktorovich has a medal “For Courage and Humanism”, received from the Association of Combat Veterans of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Air Forces of Russia.
Also, the deputy was awarded the Golden Honorary Badge “Public Recognition” for his enormous contribution to the development of charitable work and the provision of real assistance to socially needy segments of the population.
This year, Grigory Viktorovich was awarded the medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland, II degree. The initiator of such an award was the President of the country Vladimir Putin, having issued a corresponding decree.
Interesting Facts
Being a very, very wealthy man, Deputy Anikeev is on the list of ten richest officials in Russia, according to the authoritative publication Forbes.
Back in 2010, the financial condition of Grigory Viktorovich was estimated at an amount exceeding 878 million rubles.
And in 2011, the businessman took first place in the top five of the richest lawmakers in the country.
According to the tax return, Grigory Viktorovich Anikeev, on an equal footing, owns a network of road sections, resource supply organizations. He is the owner of large land plots, real estate. A businessman drives a car of branded brands, which also belong to him by right of ownership.
Is Grigory Viktorovich Anikeev happy in his personal life? The deputy’s family is his minor child. It is also known that officially the entrepreneur is not married.