Maxim Akimov
Максим Акимов
CEO of the Russian Post
Assumed office
4 February 2020
Preceded byNikolay Podguzov
Deputy Prime Minister for Transport, Communications and Digital Economy
In office
18 May 2018 – 15 January 2020
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
Vice Governor of Kaluga Oblast
In office
July 2007 – May 2012
GovernorAnatoly Artamonov
Mayor of Kaluga
In office
14 November 2004 – July 2007
Preceded byValery Ivanov
Succeeded byNikolay Lyubimov
Personal details
Born (1970-03-01) 1 March 1970
Maloyaroslavets, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Political partyUnited Russia
Children2
Alma materKaluga State University

Maxim Alexeevich Akimov (Russian: Максим Алексеевич Акимов; born 1 March 1970) is a Russian politician, CEO of the Russian Post since 2020. Previously he was served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2018–2020.[1]

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]

Early life

Akimov was born in the city of Maloyaroslavets, in Kaluga Oblast.[3]

In 1993 he graduated from Kaluga State University.

From 1994 to 1996, he was the CEO of the Faynart-Audit company, then headed the Commission for the Securities Market of the Kaluga Oblast. From 1998 to 2001, he served as the Deputy Director of the Department of Economy and Industry of Kaluga Oblast.

In 2004, he served as the Minister of Economic Development of Kaluga Oblast. In May 2004, he went to work for the municipal Government of Kaluga as the First Deputy Mayor. He later became acting Mayor. On 14 November 2004, he was elected as Mayor of Kaluga with 34.63% of the vote.[4]

In July 2007, he was appointed Deputy Governor of Kaluga Oblast Anatoly Artamonov.[5]

On 22 May 2012 he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of Russia. A year later, he took the place of First Deputy Chief of Staff.

On 7 May 2018, he was nominated for the post of Deputy Prime Minister for Transport, Communications and Digital Economy.[6] On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution.[7]

On 4 February 2020, the board of directors of the Russian Post appointed Akimov CEO of the organization for 5 years.[8]

Personal life

Maxim Akimov is married. He has two sons.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Персона ТАСС
  2. ↑ "О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим". Decree No. 402 of 11 August 2016 (in Russian). President of Russia.
  3. ↑ Биография Максима Акимова
  4. ↑ "Акимов, Максим Алексеевич Первый заместитель руководителя Аппарата правительства РФ - Персона ТАСС". ТАСС (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  5. ↑ "Максим Акимов назначен первым заместителем руководителя аппарата правительства РФ". Kaluga24.tv (in Russian). 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  6. ↑ "Медведев предложил кандидатов в новый состав правительства". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  7. ↑ Carroll, Oliver (January 15, 2020). "Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ Бывшего вице-премьера Акимова назначили гендиректором "Почты России"
  9. ↑ Правительство России
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