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Anatoliy Eduardovich Serdyukov (Russian: Анатолий Эдуардович Сердюкóв) (b. January 8, 1962, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician and businessman. He has been the Defense Minister of Russia since February 15, 2007. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Krasnodar Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Southern Federal District. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

He graduated from Leningrad Institute of Soviet Trade in 1984 with a degree in economics. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1984 - 1985 he served in the Soviet Army. This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ...

Since 1985 he had worked in a furniture shop and from 1995 to 2000 was the director general of Furniture Market, a furniture company in Saint Petersburg. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and...

Serdyukov's career has developed very successfully since the election of Vladimir Putin as Russian President in 2000. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ...

In 2001 he graduated from the Law Department of Saint Petersburg State University. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint Petersburg State University (Санкт-Петербургский Государственный Университет) is one of the oldest Russian educational institutions, established in the city of Saint Petersburg on January 28, 1724 by a decree of Peter the Great. ...

From 2000 to 2001 he served as a Deputy Chief of the Saint Petersburg Directorate of the Tax Ministry of Russia, from 2001 to 2004 he led the Directorate, succeeding Viktor Zubkov, his father-in-law. On March 2, 2004, he was appointed Deputy Tax Minister of Russia. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Viktor Alexeyevich Zubkov (Russian: ; b. ... Father-in-law A father-in-law is a spouses father. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2004-2007 he led the Tax Ministry of Russia (in July 2004 reorganized into the Federal Tax Service of Russia). During this period the key officials of the service were replaced mainly by Serdyukov's colleagues from Saint Petersburg. He also often resorted to personnel rotation and appointment of former federal tax officials to the regional tax service departments in the federal subjects of Russia. During his leadership, court decisions in favor of the Federal Tax Service became much more common. While the service was formally subordinate to the Finance Ministry under Alexey Kudrin, in fact Serdyukov very much leaned towards Presidential Aide Viktor Ivanov. [1] Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Russia is a federation which consists of 86 subjects[1]. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament). ... Viktor Petrovich Ivanov (Russian: Виктор Петрович Иванов, born May 12, 1950, Novgorod, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician and businessman, former KGB officer, who served in the KGB Directorate of Leningrad and its successors in 1977 - 1994. ...

On February 15, 2007, President Vladimir Putin appointed Anatoliy Serdyukov Defence Minister of the Russian Federation. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ... The Defence Minister of the Russian Federation is responsible for the army and navy of the Russian Federation and presents the President and Prime Minister with information on the condition and requirments of the army and navy. ...

He is married to a daughter of Viktor Zubkov, chairman of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of Russia. Viktor Alexeyevich Zubkov (Russian: ; b. ...

External links

• Biography (in Russian)
• Biography by Vladimir Pribylovsky (in Russian)
• Civilian Economist Heads Defense Ministry by Dmitry Butrin, Vadim Visloguzov and Maxim Shishkin, Kommersant, February 16, 2007.