Alexander Tkachev is a Russian politician, a member of the supreme council belonging to the United Russia party. Tkachev is also one of the most famous ex-ministers in the entire Russian government, while in 2015 he became an opponent of sanctions products that were smuggled from countries of the European Union. Alexander Tkachev also opposed supporting Western policy regarding anti-Russian sanctions.
general information
For more than 15 years, Alexander was the governor of the Krasnodar Territory, where for the entire time of his reign, he increased the budget of this region by almost 5 times - from 13 to 60 billion rubles, attracting many different investors who made a large number of investments in the development of the old oil-producing region of the Russian Federation Federation.
From 2015 to 2018, a successful farmer was the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. But where is Tkachev Alexander Nikolaevich now working?
early years
Alexander Nikolaevich Tkachev was born in 1960, December 23. His homeland is the village of Vyselki, located on the territory of the Krasnodar Territory. Alexander Tkachev lived in the family of the deputy chairman of the district executive committee. When Alexander reached adulthood, he headed the post of head of the constructed inter-farm feed mill. Alexander Tkachev is the youngest son in the family, he has an older brother, whose name is Alex.
The youth and childhood of this statesman were saturated with vivid events. Tkachev Alexander Nikolaevich graduated from the local school number 2, where he left behind his memories as a diligent and good student. In addition to school lessons, Alexander took part in various amateur competitions, could play the guitar, and enjoyed basketball.
Adulthood
How did the biography of Alexander Nikolaevich Tkachev develop further? After graduation, Alexander enters the Krasnodar Polytechnic Institute. Successfully graduates from this institution in 1983, while receiving a diploma in the specialty "mechanical engineer".
The education of Tkachev Alexander Nikolaevich does not end there. In 2000, he enters graduate school at the Kuban Agricultural University, and four years later becomes a doctor of economic sciences, while defending a dissertation, the theme of which was "Diversification and cooperation in the agricultural enterprise."
Literally immediately after graduation (having received his first education), Alexander goes to work at his factory with his father, and at the same time he starts from the very bottom, in particular from the post of heat engineer. However, he is rapidly climbing to the top of his career. Tkachev Alexander Nikolaevich in 1990 became the director of this plant, owned by the Vyselkovsky district. During his career, he is a member of the CPSU, and from 1986 to 1988 he is the secretary of the local district committee of Komsomol.
In the early nineties, privatization was carried out, and the plant was called Agrokompleks, becoming the largest enterprise in the region after merging with some production Vyselkovsky complexes.
Governor
The political biography of Tkachev begins in 1994. It was at this time that Tkachev Alexander Nikolaevich took a new position - a deputy of the legislative assembly. After another year, this politician falls into the ranks of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. After that, the future Minister of Agriculture Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachev in 2000 is part of the agro-industrial group and heads the commission, as well as the committee on affairs of different nationalities.
At the end of the same year, Tkachev won the gubernatorial elections in the Krasnodar Territory, while receiving the support of the people in 82.4%. He leads this region for the next 4 years. It is difficult to overestimate all the achievements of Alexander Nikolaevich as governor of the Krasnodar Territory. This politician was literally able to revive the region, almost 5 times increasing the budget of the Kuban and gaining steady support from the population. After all, it was Alexander Nikolayevich who opposed the sale of land to peasants.
However, the governor's activities of Alexander had rather dark stripes. For example, in 2005, Tkachev initiated the global restructuring of Krasnodar, which provoked great discontent among local residents. But thanks to the diplomatic nature, Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachev managed to resolve the disagreements with the population, as well as realize his own ideas in full.
In 2007, Alexander was again appointed President of the Russian Federation to the post of governor of the Krasnodar Territory for the next five years. During this period, the politician managed to attract a large number of foreign investors to the development of the region: Swiss factories producing Nestle instant coffee were built on the territory of the Kuban, and the German agricultural machinery Claas plant was also built. These companies provided the population of the Kuban with a large number of jobs, and also replenished the regional budget by a significant amount.
Success
Thanks to such professional activities, Alexander Kuban was called the breadbasket of Russia, since this region received the status of a leader in the number of collected sugar beets, grain, as well as in the production of seeds and wines.
In 2012, Dmitry Medvedev, who then headed the presidency of the Russian Federation, again extends the powers of Governor Alexander Tkachev for another 5 years.
Olympics in Sochi
In addition to the achievements described above, Alexander Tkachev also made an incredible contribution to the preparation and organization of the Winter Olympic Games, which took place in Sochi. This was the triumph of the politician for all the years of his administration of the region. Tkachev was even given the order "For Services to the Fatherland" of the 2nd degree. This international event brought the approval of the Government of the Russian Federation and the dislike of its electorate. The fact is that the construction of various Olympic venues caused a number of problems with Russian Railways, as well as with workers. Residents of the city of Sochi felt the ill-conceived tactical solutions to this issue.
In 2014, Alexander took the initiative to cancel the mayoral election, which led to protests. A series of several single pickets took place in the city of Krasnodar. More massive protests took place in Yaroslavl, where Governor Sergei Yastrebov spoke out with a similar bill. This rally consisted of 1000 people, and representatives of the party took part in the protest masses: Communists of Russia, Yabloko, RPR-Parnas, as well as the Solidarity movement.
In 2015, in March, Alexander voluntarily resigned, and Benjamin Kondratiev became his successor . In the September 13, 2015 elections, he gains more than 83% of the vote.
Minister of Agriculture
A big surprise for everyone was the appointment of Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachev to the post of Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. The president of the country, in rather difficult times, decides to appoint an experienced farmer to this position, who should carry out the reform of import substitution in the Russian Federation, as well as provide the state with food security.
Alexander thanked the president for his confidence, while promising to feed the whole country with domestic products, displacing imports from the Russian market, increasing production, and also achieving a reduction in the cost of food. In addition, Alexander Tkachev promised to develop the agricultural business in the state to the highest level.
Another high-profile initiative of Tkachev, who served as Minister of Agriculture, was the proposal to destroy sanctions products that were imported illegally. Putin supported this proposal, signed the corresponding Decree, according to which, on August 6, 2015, sanctioned goods were completely eliminated in Russia.
And now it’s worth getting acquainted with the personal life and family of Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachev.
Personal life
As with most significant state figures and politicians, Tkachev’s personal life remains in the background. However, it is known that the former governor of the Kuban is married to Olga Storozhenko, and also brings up two children who are currently adults.
Russian Agricultural Bank
In 2017, the Agricultural Bank launches a concessional lending mechanism for the agro-industrial complex, the rate of which is no more than 5% per annum. Alexander emphasizes that the Ministry of Agriculture has fully agreed with this bank all issues regarding lending in less than 2 months. By the spring of the same year, the bank provided loans to hundreds of agricultural producers. In March, the Agricultural Bank sends 25 billion rubles to various enterprises from 44 regions of the Russian Federation. The Minister of Agriculture hoped that this funding would help to carry out the sowing campaign on time, and also ensure a high yield by the end of the year.
Conflict with Belarus
Tkachev continues to fight and promote import substitution. Alexander blamed Belarus for the fact that the state has become a transshipment base for a large number of imported products that fall under Russian saktsii. The share of supposedly Belarusian products in 2012 on the Russian market among imported goods was about 1%, and in 2017 it grew to 15%. As a result of this, temporary checkpoints were organized where they were able to identify the schemes of all illegal deliveries: re-export, false transit, and certification certification.
Against the background of this conflict with Belarus regarding food, the minister urges farmers to tackle the dairy problem, as well as to squeeze out all dairy products that come here from Belarus from the domestic market. Alexander solved the problem of dairy production from the very moment he was appointed to the post of Minister of Agriculture. There have been minor improvements in this area, but overall the situation has not changed.
Conflict with Volodin
In the spring of 2017, news appeared in the media about the conflict between Alexander and one of the chairmen of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin. Tkachev said that he had heard something interesting and useful from the deputies of the Duma and wants to convey this to the authorities. Volodin replied to this that the deputies are representatives of the government, which is considered to be the people. All colleagues began to applaud the chairman.
The resignation of Alexander Nikolaevich Tkachev from the post of Minister
In 2018, the presidential elections of the Russian Federation were held, where Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin won again. When he took office, the post of prime minister was transferred to Dmitry Medvedev. The new composition of the Government of the Russian Federation was announced on May 18 in front of reporters. On the same day they said that Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachev was resigning as minister. Dmitry Patrushev became his successor.
condition
A special difference between the Tkachev family is openness and honesty with respect to all the published income. In 2009, the governor became the only official in the Kuban, who fully disclosed and declared all the revenues, which then amounted to 1.6 million rubles. The wife of Tkachev in the same year earned 2 times more, since she owns the authorized capital of one of the largest Russian companies.
In 2014, Tkachev’s income increased, by this time he had earned 2.2 million rubles. The income of his wife also doubles, amounting to 5.2 million rubles.
In 2015, Tkachev increased his income by 25 times, while declaring 50.5 million rubles.
Conclusion
It is worth noting that Alexander Nikolaevich Tkachev made a huge contribution to the development of the Krasnodar Territory. However, his career does not end there.
Where does Alexander Nikolaevich Tkachev work now? Unfortunately, after the presidential election in 2018, the post of minister for Tkachev is not maintained. Now he does not occupy any government posts, so he devoted himself to entrepreneurial activity. However, information flashed that the politician could continue to work as the presidential plenipotentiary in the Southern Federal District. His appointment is expected to be announced shortly.