Sergei Shoigu

Hero of the Russian Federation
General of the Army
Sergei Shoigu
Hero of the Russian Federation; General of the Army; Sergei Shoigu
Сергей Шойгу
	Official portrait, 2014
Minister of Defence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 November 2012; (eleven years ago)
President	Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister	Dmitry Medvedev; Mikhail Mishustin;
Preceded by	Anatoly Serdyukov
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 December 2012
Preceded by	Anatoly Serdyukov
Governor of Moscow Oblast
	In office; 11 May 2012 – 6 November 2012
Deputy	Ruslan Tsalikov
Preceded by	Boris Gromov
Succeeded by	Ruslan Tsalikov (acting)
Leader of United Russia
	In office; 1 December 2001 – 27 November 2004 Serving with Yury Luzhkov and Mintimer Shaimiev
Preceded by	Party established
Succeeded by	Boris Gryzlov
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
	In office; 10 January 2000 – 18 May 2000
Prime Minister	Vladimir Putin; Mikhail Kasyanov (acting);
Leader of Unity
	In office; 15 October 1999 – 1 December 2001
Minister of Emergency Situations
	In office; 17 April 1991 – 11 May 2012
President	List Boris Yeltsin; Vladimir Putin; Dmitry Medvedev; Vladimir Putin;
Prime Minister	List Ivan Silayev; Oleg Lobov (acting); Boris Yeltsin (as President); Yegor Gaidar (acting); Viktor Chernomyrdin; Sergey Kiriyenko; Viktor Chernomyrdin (acting); Yevgeny Primakov; Sergei Stepashin; Vladimir Putin; Mikhail Kasyanov; Viktor Khristenko (acting); Mikhail Fradkov; Viktor Zubkov; Vladimir Putin; Viktor Zubkov (acting); Dmitry Medvedev;
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Vladimir Puchkov
Member of the Security Council of Russia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 2012
Personal details
Born	Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu; 21 May 1955; Chadan, Tuvan Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1977–1991); Independent (1991–1995); Our Home – Russia (1995–1999); Unity (1999–2001); United Russia (2001–present);
Spouse	Irina Shoigu
Children	Yulia; Kseniya;
Parent	Kuzhuget Shoigu (father);
Relatives	Larisa Shoigu (sister)
Alma mater	Krasnoyarsk Polytechnical Institute
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation; Order of St. Andrew (with swords);
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Russia
Branch/service	Military Council of the Civil Defence Troops
Years of service	1991–present
Rank	General of the Army
Battles/wars	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (chairman)

Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as Minister of Defence of Russia since 2012. Shoigu has served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the Commonwealth of Independent States since 2012.

Shoigu was the Minister of Emergency Situations from 1991 to 2012. He briefly served as the governor of Moscow Oblast in 2012. A close confidant and ally of Vladimir Putin, Shoigu belongs to the siloviki of Putin's inner circle.

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