Baza found a villa in Italy with the daughter of Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov

Wikipedia has articles about other people with this surname, see Vorobyov; Vorobyov, Andrey.

Andrey Vorobyov
The president	Vladimir Putin
Predecessor	Sergei Shoigu

SuccessorVladimir VasilievPredecessorBoris GryzlovSuccessorVladimir VasilievBirth April 14, 1970 (1970-04-14) (49 years old) Krasnoyarsk, RSFSR, USSRFather Yuri Leonidovich VorobyovMother Lyudmila VorobyovaUnited Russia PartyEducation1) North Ossetian State University. K. L. Khetagurova 2) All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade 3) State University - Higher School of Economics Academic degree Candidate of Economic Sciences Profession economist Awards Place of work

• National Research University Higher School of Economics

Media files on Wikimedia Commons

Andrey Yurievich Vorobyov

(born April 14, 1970, Krasnoyarsk, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian statesman and political figure. Governor of the Moscow Region from September 14, 2013 (acting Governor of the Moscow Region from November 8, 2012 to September 14, 2013). Member of the Presidium of the State Council of the Russian Federation since January 28, 2020[1].

Deputy of the State Duma (2003-2012), head of the United Russia faction in the State Duma of the sixth convocation, head of the Central Executive Committee of the United Russia party (2005-2012)[2]. Member of the Presidium of the General Council of the United Russia party[3]. Member of the Presidium of the State Council of Russia.

Content

• 1 Biography 1.1 Education
• 1.2 Service in the Armed Forces
• 1.3 Work activity 1.3.1 Business
• 1.3.2 Work in the apparatus of the Russian Government
• 1.3.3 Member of the Federation Council (2002-2003)
• 1.3.4 Deputy of the State Duma 1.3.4.1 Fourth convocation (2003—2007)
• 1.3.4.2 Fifth convocation (2007–2011)
• 1.3.4.3 Sixth convocation (2011–2012)

1.3.5 Head of the Moscow region

2 Awards

3 Criticism

4 Declaration of income

5 Family and personal life

6 Hobbies

7 Notes

8 Links

New in blogs

What clan is he from?

People in the Moscow region are asking: what kind of bird is the acting governor?

On November 8, Andrei Yuryevich Vorobyov was appointed acting governor of the Moscow region. As it became known, before this he led the United Russia faction in the State Duma. A. Vorobyov will serve as governor of the Moscow region until the elections on September 8, 2013 and, most likely, will go to these elections from United Russia. We asked deputy of the Moscow Regional Duma, member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction, member of the Public Chamber of the Moscow Region Natalya EREMEYTSEVA to comment on this event.

———————————————

– Against the backdrop of the latest scandals related to the theft of state funds, Putin’s personnel decisions look like this: the Moscow region was stolen - the country’s chief rescuer S.K. was appointed to save it. Shoigu, the Ministry of Defense was stealing - S.K. is again appointed to save the department that was stealing. Shoigu, etc. Shoigu is like “Figaro here, Figaro there!” After all, they steal from us everywhere! But seriously speaking, given the potential and significance of the Moscow region for the country, we had the right to expect that S.K. Shoigu, who has actually only just come into the picture, will not be touched. But, apparently, the scandalous failure of Anatoly Serdyukov was such a surprise for the Kremlin that Shoigu had to be torn out of the Moscow region in a hurry. There was, however, hope that such an important region would be headed by a federal politician, so the appointment of Andrei Vorobyov was quite unexpected. Of course, there is some explanation for this. It has been said many times about the clan-like nature of Putin's power. His appointees, as a rule, belong to some family clan that has a corresponding family business. And all together they form Putin’s large family clan. Someone might say that this is how it is done throughout the capitalist world. This is both true and not entirely true. The fact is that Russian capitalism has its own peculiarity - it grew exclusively on the instantaneous bandit robbery of the people, flourishes due to the constant cutting of budget funds, and if it bears fruit, it is against the backdrop of eternally invincible corruption. In order for such a political system to be unshakable, and for the common people (in their understanding - cattle) to be constantly in their service, these family clans delegate their best representatives to politics. Or rather, to “United Russia”. One of the striking examples of such representation is United Russia member Andrei Vorobyov, who is now given the opportunity to rule the Moscow region. It is officially believed that 42-year-old Andrei Vorobyov achieved great success in politics solely due to his talent, and this is probably true. But it is no secret that his father Yuri Vorobyov, former First Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Emergency Situations S.K., contributed to the development of such talent. Shoigu; since 2008 – Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council, responsible for anti-corruption legislation. The biography of Andrei Vorobyov says that since 1991 he has been engaged in business, but what exactly he did then is unknown. From 1997 to 1999, he headed the company, which owned a fish processing plant in Noginsk near Moscow. Vorobyov’s “fishing” career began with this enterprise. And in May 2007, it became generally known that A. Vorobyov is a “fish oligarch” - the founder of the group, one of the largest sellers of fish and seafood in Russia. Until 2002, he was the official owner of 60% and the general director of Russian Sea CJSC. According to A. Vorobyov himself, in 2002 he sold these shares to his brother Maxim Vorobyov. However, for the period 2007–2008, Russian Sea CJSC was 100% owned by the Cyprus offshore company Avrora Industries Ltd. In the quarterly reports of Russian Sea CJSC, it is noted that in February-May 2007 it took out four loans from Avrora Industries; only one person is listed as interested in the transaction, owning more than 20% of the shares in each party to the transaction - Andrey Vorobyov. According to Sobesednik, Andrei Vorobyov’s family owns a number of companies. Thus, through a Cyprus offshore company, Maxim Vorobyov owns part of the construction industry. Their mother, Lyudmila Vorobyova, is listed as the owner of the group, which builds offices and entertainment clubs. As Sobesednik assures, her business partners are Sergei Shoigu’s wife Irina and Valentina Matvienko’s son Sergei. In addition, the Vorobyov cousins ​​and even the grandmother participate in the family business. In 2011, Andrei Vorobyov, according to official data, earned about two million rubles, that is, it turns out that he lived on one deputy’s salary. At the same time, he did not declare his wife’s income. But his minor daughter earned 17 million rubles in 2011, and 16 million in 2011. United Russia members themselves, knowing Andrei Vorobyov's closeness to Sergei Shoigu, suggest that his appointment will allow him to continue the endeavors of former governor Sergei Shoigu, who served in this post for only six months, as well as to retain some of the “players” of the new team brought by S.K. Shoigu. These “players”, who are not actually connected with the existing stealing elite of the Moscow region, I think, will not be particularly difficult to pick off. The Vorobyov family is personally loyal to Shoigu and Putin. And the appointment of A. Vorobyov will serve as a guarantee that this does not happen and that changes in the “right direction” in the Moscow region continue. After all, residents of the region were impressed by S.K.’s intentions. Shoigu, for example, will finally take care of the dying forests near Moscow, restore order in the land sector and construction, and reduce the debt of the Moscow region (today it is more than 90 billion rubles, almost a third of the budget). And the regional Duma has already begun to adopt relevant laws. As a deputy of the regional parliament, I see a positive thing in the fact that the government of the Moscow region began to work more openly, and S.K. Shoigu managed to remove a number of heads of administrations of cities and districts of the Moscow region who had seriously committed penalties. I would like to hope that these trends will continue. Although, of course, there are great concerns. Sergei Shoigu, having a certain political weight, could clean up the stealing elite near Moscow. Will Andrei Vorobyov be able to afford it? I don't think so. In general, the appointment of Andrei Vorobyov less than a year before the gubernatorial elections is also bad because this year, consider it, is completely lost for the region. This will be a year of continuous election promises and PR, rather than real work that requires the governor to make independent, including unpopular, decisions. But, apparently, Vladimir Putin simply had no choice but to transfer Sergei Kuzhugetovich to save the ruined military department - he did not have any loyal and more or less competent people left in his reserve.

Natalya EREMEYTSEVA Shchelkovo

Biography

Born on April 14, 1970 in Krasnoyarsk. Father, Yuri Leonidovich Vorobyov (b. 1948), is the former first deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu, and since 2008 - vice-speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. Mother, Lyudmila Ivanovna Vorobyova, is an entrepreneur. As a child, he played ice hockey at a specialized children's and youth sports school of the Olympic reserve, and played for the national team of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. I studied well at school and loved humanities subjects, especially Russian language and literature.

Education

After school I went to college [ which?

] in Krasnoyarsk, but after the first year he was called up for military service in the armed forces.

After the army he returned to study in his hometown, but before his last year he transferred to North Ossetian State University, from which he graduated in 1995 (specialty - “commerce”).

1998 - graduated from the Academy of Foreign Trade with a degree in international economics with knowledge of a foreign language[4].

In 2006, he received an MBA degree in political and business communications from the Institute of Communication Management at the State University - Higher School of Economics. Later, Vorobyov gave lectures at the Higher School of Economics at the department of theory and practice of interaction between business and government, in particular as part of the course “The Role of Political Parties in Ensuring Constructive Interaction between Business and Government. Russian and international experience"[5].

In 2004, he defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences at the Civil Registry of Civil Registry under the President of Russia on the topic “Formation and development of the investment potential of the depressed region of the South of Russia” [6].

In July 2013, the Dissernet project discovered in the PhD thesis of the acting governor of the Moscow region Vorobyov, “Formation and development of the investment potential of the depressed region of southern Russia,” defended in 2004, massive borrowings from previously published sources. According to project participant Sergei Parkhomenko, Vorobyov “knew for 9 years that he was not a scientist of any kind, did not actually write any dissertation, but meanwhile he continues to use this - to indicate this false information about himself in all cases - in questionnaires, business cards , reference books, encyclopedias... This is not just copy-paste, this is deliberate falsification”[7][8]. In October 2013, Vorobyov resigned from the Higher School of Economics (officially, “due to workload due to his election to a second gubernatorial term”)[9].

Service in the Armed Forces

From 1988 to 1990, he served in the Separate Special Purpose Motorized Rifle Division named after F. E. Dzerzhinsky of the Internal Troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs (OMSDON)[10]. He took part in operations to restore constitutional order in Baku, Yerevan, Kokand and Fergana[11]. He took part in the liquidation of the consequences of the 1988 earthquake in Armenia.

Labor activity

Business

In 1997, a graduate of the Academy of Foreign Trade, Andrei Vorobyov, decided to go into the fishing business. He attracted his younger brother Maxim to manage the business: he became the executive director of the Russian Fishing Company. In the same 1997, the brothers decided to build a modern fish processing plant,” Maxim Vorobyov recalled in an interview with Vedomosti. The plant ultimately cost $5-6 million - borrowed and the company's own funds - and began operating in 1999[12].

From 1998 to 2000, he was the General Director of CJSC Russian Fish Company.

Vorobyov served as General Director of OJSC Russian Sea Group of Companies until 2000. The company owned a plant in Noginsk and was engaged in fish processing. In 2002, Andrei Vorobyov sold his shares to his brother Maxim.

Work in the Russian Government apparatus

Since 2000 - in the civil service, he was an assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation S.K. Shoigu. In 2012, Vorobyov said that Shoigu is his godfather in politics[13].

Since 2000 - founder and president of the Interregional Public Fund for Support of the United Russia Party. Party member since 2003. As part of the foundation’s activities, he was also responsible for organizing and conducting various humanitarian actions - in Lensk, Serbia (Kosovo), Ukraine, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Transnistria[14].

Member of the Federation Council (2002-2003)

In March 2002[15], the head of the Republic of Adygea, Khazret Sovmen, appointed Vorobyov as the representative of the head of the republic in the Federation Council[10][16]. He was a member of the Budget and Tax Committee. He was also deputy chairman of the commission for monitoring the activities of the Federation Council[10].

State Duma Deputy

Fourth convocation (2003—2007)

At the end of 2003, in the elections to the State Duma, he ran for deputy as part of the regional list “Republic of Adygea, Krasnodar Territory” of United Russia, coming in third after the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachev and the President of the Republic of Adygea Khazret Sovmen[17]. In December 2003, he was elected to the State Duma of the 4th convocation. Vorobyov’s powers in the Federation Council expired only in January 2007, but he resigned them ahead of schedule on December 7, 2003 in connection with his election as a State Duma deputy[18].

In the State Duma he was a member of the Committee on Education and Science, as well as deputy head of the United Russia faction[19].

Fifth convocation (2007—2011)

With Dmitry Medvedev.
October 19, 2009. In 2007, he was elected to the State Duma of the 5th convocation, was a member of the Committee on Affairs of Public Associations and Religious Organizations, and deputy head of the faction[20].

Sixth convocation (2011-2012)

In December 2011, he was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the 6th convocation, member of the Committee on Affairs of Public Associations and Religious Organizations, head of the United Russia faction, deputy chairman of the State Duma.

From 2005 to 2012, he headed the Central Election Commission of the United Russia Party. He was one of those responsible for the current activities of the party and issues of party building. He was actively involved in introducing modern international standards into the party. He oversaw the preparation and conduct of election campaigns: he was one of the leaders of the central election headquarters for the parliamentary and presidential elections of 2007-2008. He is a member of the Bureau of the Supreme Council of the Party and the Presidium of the General Council of the Party. Also, since 2005, he has been responsible for the implementation of the program for the construction of prefabricated sports facilities under the auspices of United Russia. Coordinator of the party project “Kindergartens for Children”.

On February 11, 2012, he announced that he was leaving his post. “Today is the last day of my work as head of the Central Election Commission of the United Russia! Almost 7 years!.. Let’s give way to the young!” Vorobyov wrote on his blog on Twitter. According to him, he resigned from his party post in order to focus on work in the State Duma[21].

Head of the Moscow Region

On November 8, 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Andrei Vorobyov to the position of acting governor of the Moscow region[22]. Two days earlier, the former head of the region, Sergei Shoigu, who led the region for only six months, was appointed Russian Minister of Defense. It was reported that Vorobyov will lead the Moscow region until September 2013, when elections will take place[23].

In June 2013, United Russia nominated Vorobyov as a candidate in the elections for governor of the Moscow region[24]. In July of the same year, Vorobyov took the initiative to confiscate the property of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Moscow region[7].

Inauguration of Andrey Vorobyov, September 14, 2020

On September 9, 2013, in the elections on a single voting day, he was elected governor of the Moscow region, receiving 78.94% of the votes.

At the end of May 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on local self-government, the procedure for electing which regions regulate independently. 2 days after this, the Moscow Regional Duma received a project from Governor Andrei Vorobyov, according to which direct elections of mayors with real functions remained only in Reutov. In other cities, mayors will either be elected from among their ranks by local deputies, or the position of city mayor will be removed from the system of executive power, depriving it of managerial functions. In the latter case, real power will be in the hands of district heads or heads of administration (city managers) appointed by the governor. The law also affects the interests of municipalities that do not have city status, where direct elections of their heads are also abolished[25].

The law was approved in three readings in 24 hours, and representatives of United Russia refused the initiative to discuss the project with local authorities. According to opposition representatives, the hasty adoption of the law was due to municipal elections, and the authorities carried out the division of districts with the abolition of elections for political and economic reasons. Thus, direct elections were eliminated or formalized in the largest cities in terms of population and economic potential. According to political scientist Rostislav Turovsky, with this law, regional authorities refuse dialogue with local elites, building a vertical line and imposing centralized control[25].

To restore the forests near Moscow that suffered from the bark beetle epidemic and subsequent sanitary felling, in September 2014, Vorobiev launched the “Our Forest. Plant your tree."[26].

In 2014, Vorobiev approved the governor’s program OVVV, which provides for the sterilization of female stray dogs and their return to the street to live freely in the urban environment. The implementation of this program is designed for the period 2014 - 2020. The program is carried out with money from the regional budget by public activists and organizations fighting for animal rights[27].

In May 2020, on Vorobyov’s initiative, a law was adopted according to which the heads of city districts and municipal districts are appointed directly by the regional governor[28].

In 2020, he sent a letter to the Minister of Culture Medinsky, in which, on behalf of the government of the Moscow region, he proposed to amend the federal law “On objects of cultural heritage (historical and cultural monuments) of the peoples of the Russian Federation.” The Moscow region government proposes to abandon the mandatory historical and cultural examination of lands before the start of their development, and to recognize as objects of such examination only those territories in which, already during the work, an object “possessing signs of a cultural heritage object, including archaeological”, was discovered. According to Vorobyov, this was done in the interests of “representatives of small businesses, as well as Russian citizens, including pensioners, disabled people and large families.” As A. Engovatova, Deputy Director for Science at the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, noted, “over the past 20 years, builders have never contacted the Institute of Archeology with a message that they had discovered valuable finds during work”[29].

On September 9, 2020, he was re-elected governor of the Moscow region, gaining 62.52% of the vote in the elections[30].

Political activities of Andrei Vorobyov

Andrei Vorobyov’s career as a politician began as an assistant to Sergei Shoigu, who was then Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Vorobiev later admitted that it was Shoigu who became his “godfather” from politics.

Andrey Vorobyov and Sergei Shoigu

In the period from 2002 to 2003, Vorobyov was a senator from the Republic of Adygea and represented the region in the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. In addition, he served as a member of the Committee on Budget and Taxes and deputy chairman of the Commission for Control over the Activities of the Federation Council. Governor Andrei Vorobyov visiting Ivan Urgant In 2003, Vorobyov continued his political career as a deputy of the State Duma of the fourth convocation, as well as a member of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science. At the same time, he was a member of the United Russia faction, holding the position of deputy leader.

The year 2005 was marked by the election of Andrei Yuryevich as a deputy of the State Duma of the fifth convocation. At the same time, he was one of the officials in the Committee on Affairs of Public Associations and Religious Organizations. It is also known that Vorobiev was one of the authors of six laws, which were subsequently adopted by the State Duma and signed by the President of the Russian Federation.

2007: Andrey Vorobyov - head of the United Russia faction

In 2008, father and son - Yuri and Andrei Vorobyov - took their places on the presidium of the General Council of the United Russia party. And in 2011, when the next Duma elections were held, Andrei Yuryevich was elected as a deputy of the VI convocation.

2011: Andrei Vorobyov joined the State Duma of the VI convocation

For seven years, Andrei Vorobyov held the position of head of the executive committee of the United Russia party and on February 11, 2012, decided to resign, saying that “the time has come to give way to the young.” Soon his duties were transferred to Konstantin Mazurevsky, the head. Later, on August 10 of the same year, the post of chairman of the executive committee of United Russia was entrusted to Dmitry Travkin, who was elected by secret ballot.

At the end of 2012, Putin appointed Vorobyov Acting Governor of the Moscow Region

In November 2012, in accordance with the order of President Vladimir Putin, Andrei Yuryevich Vorobyov was appointed to the position of acting governor of the Moscow region until the next elections of the head of the region, namely, until September 2013. During the election campaign in June 2013, the United Russia party nominated Vorobyov for the post of governor. He subsequently took first place with an overwhelming majority of 78.94% of the votes. Vorobyov's shock after a report on theft in the Moscow region Having taken a high position, the new governor of the Moscow region first of all initiated an administrative reform, which implied a reduction in the number of municipalities in the Moscow region by merging some of them. In July 2015, Andrei Vorobyov made a statement that promised to bring the Moscow region into the top five Russian regions with the fewest number of officials per 10 thousand inhabitants.

In 2020, Andrei Vorobyov celebrated his 45th anniversary

Awards

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (April 4, 2015) - for achieved labor success, active social activities and many years of conscientious work
  [31]
• Order of Honor (June 29, 2010) - for services in lawmaking and many years of conscientious work
  [32]
• Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st degree (March 28, 2007) - for services in lawmaking, strengthening and development of Russian statehood
  [33]
• Medal “Glory of Adygea” (April 13, 2007) - for special services to the Republic of Adygea and great contribution to improving the social living conditions of the population
  by decree of the President of the Republic of Adygea Aslan Tkhakushinov[34]
• Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, II degree (July 18, 2014) - in consideration of the assistance provided to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra
  [35]
• “Fiddler on the Roof” Award (Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia, 2016) - “for assistance in the construction of the Jewish Religious and Cultural Center”
  [36]
• Jubilee medal “In memory of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church” (December 20, 2020) - in recognition of the assistance provided to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra
  [37]
• Medal “For contribution to strengthening the defense of the Russian Federation” (Russian Ministry of Defense, 2019)[38].
• A man-made hill (inaccessible link) near the city of Serpukhov is named after Andrei Vorobyov.

Awards[ | ]

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (April 4, 2015) - for achieved labor success, active social activities and many years of conscientious work
  [33]
• Order of Honor (June 29, 2010) - for services in lawmaking and many years of conscientious work
  [34]
• Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st degree (March 28, 2007) - for services in lawmaking, strengthening and development of Russian statehood
  [35]
• Medal “Glory of Adygea” (April 13, 2007) - for special services to the Republic of Adygea and great contribution to improving the social living conditions of the population
  by decree of the President of the Republic of Adygea Aslan Tkhakushinov[36]
• Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, II degree (July 18, 2014) - in consideration of the assistance provided to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra
  [37]
• “Fiddler on the Roof” Award (Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia, 2016) - “for assistance in the construction of the Jewish Religious and Cultural Center”
  [38]
• Jubilee medal “In memory of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church” (December 20, 2020) - in recognition of the assistance provided to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra
  [39]
• Medal “For Contribution to Strengthening the Defense of the Russian Federation” (Russian Ministry of Defense, 2019)[40]

Criticism

Vorobyov, as the head of the Central Executive Committee of United Russia, celebrated New Year 2009 at the ski resort of Courchevel in France. According to Kommersant journalist Mila Kuzina, “Andrei Vorobyov, as soon as he realized that he was recognized, tried to hide.” At the same time, the former Minister of Finance of the Moscow Region, Alexey Kuznetsov, was also in Courchevel, accused of multi-billion dollar thefts from the regional budget[39].

In 2013, Vorobyov came to the city of Zhukovsky several times, where he held meetings with voters. At them, he firmly promised that there would be no construction of a high-rise multi-residential housing complex in the park in the central part of the city. At the same time, Vorobyov actively promoted A.P. Voytyuk to the head of the city, as a person who would not allow spot construction in the city center [40][41][42]. However, on February 24, 2014, Voytyuk, already in the position of mayor, signed a permit for the construction of a 22-story three-building MFZHK in Zhukovsky Square. On March 22, 2014, a meeting of opponents of construction was held in Zhukovsky, which attracted 2,000 people[43].

Vorobyov's urban planning activities are also criticized. One of his election promises was “low-rise Moscow region.” Andrei Vorobyov has repeatedly stated that he is against the development of rural areas of the Moscow region[44]. Meanwhile, after his election to the post of governor, massive multi-storey development in the region continued, in some cases with the approval of the Regional Town Planning Council headed by him, which causes protests from a number of public organizations and some residents of the region[45][46].

Vorobyov’s request to Russian President Vladimir Putin to adopt a forest amnesty law, announced on August 24, 2020, caused a great public outcry. According to environmentalists, this would make it possible to legalize the seizure of forest fund lands for development and use, contrary to the provisions of the Russian Forestry Code[47][48].

In 2020, Vorobyov initiated a local government reform, within which the two-level management system in the region (rural and urban settlements, municipal districts and city districts) was replaced by the creation of urban districts. This was explained by the intention to cut officials and costs. The project was criticized for violating the law on local self-government, depriving the local population of the opportunity to control local government and concentrating resources in the centers of the new administrative units. The initiative was criticized by the State Duma Committee on Federal Structure and Local Self-Government and members of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia. By March 2020, 14 municipal districts had been transformed into urban districts. Deputies from Obolensk and the Serpukhov district, a number of settlements in the Taldom district, as well as Selyatino[49], Vereya[50], Aprelevka[51] in the Naro-Fominsk district rejected consolidation, and the population of the region organized rallies[28][52][53] ].

Since the summer of 2020, rallies have been held in a number of cities in the region (Balashikha, Volokolamsk, Klin, Sergiev Posad, Troitsk) for the closure of landfills and waste incineration plants and against waste burning; there were also demands for the resignation of the governor. On March 21, 2020, during Andrei Vorobyov’s visit to the Volokolamsk city hospital due to the poisoning of several dozen children, local residents greeted him and the head of the district with snowballs and shouts of “Shame”, “Murderers!” and “Resign!”, after which the officials were forced to leave the scene, accompanied by security[54][55][56]. On April 14, 2020, on Vorobyov’s 48th birthday, another series of protests took place in the Moscow region against the current environmental situation due to landfills[57]. In total, 13 cities joined the protest, in nine of them local authorities agreed to hold rallies.

According to the results of the elections for the governor of the Moscow region on September 9, 2018, in all areas where “garbage” protests took place, the result of governor Andrei Vorobyov, who was eventually elected to a second term on that day, decreased compared to the 2013 elections. The percentage of votes for Vorobyov decreased most strongly in Volokolamsk, where protests for the closure of the Yadrovo landfill took place. There, Vorobyov received 57% less than in 2013: if 77% of voters voted for him in the last elections, now only 20% voted for him. The victory in this area was won by the candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Konstantin Cheremisov[58].

Baza found a villa in Italy with the daughter of Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov

AGN Moscow / Kirill Zykov

Andrey Vorobyov AGN Moscow / Kirill Zykov

The daughter of Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov, 25-year-old Ekaterina Vorobyova, and her husband Mark Tipikin became owners of luxury housing in Italy at the end of January 2019. As Baza found out, in equal shares they own a cottage with a total area of ​​341 square meters, located in the Tuscan resort of Forte dei Marmi (Apuan Riviera). The couple also uses a plot of land of 27 acres.

The extract from the cadastre only lists the house of Tipikin and the Vorobyevs, but satellite images also show an extension with a swimming pool. A villa in Tuscany, according to experts, can cost from 4.5 to 7.5 million euros (300-350 million rubles). According to Baza, Ekaterina Vorobyova does not have her own business, and her 26-year-old husband Mark Tipikin, according to the Kontur.Focus database, currently does not have his own companies. Only in February 2020 did he register an individual entrepreneur for renting out real estate.

The publication suggests that parents - the governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov (in 2018, according to the declaration, his income increased by 80% - to 96 million rubles, a year earlier he earned only 53 million rubles) and the former co-owner of Russobank could buy an elite villa in Italy for their children Pavel Tipikin. Two years ago, the Central Bank revoked the license of his bank for repeated violations of legislation in the field of combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime.

The children of an official and co-owner of the laundry, Ekaterina Vorobyova and Mark Tipikin, got married in September 2020. The banquet was held at the five-star Four Seasons Hotel on Okhotny Ryad. For the newlyweds, in particular, Mikhail Shufutinsky, the Turetsky Choir and singer Glukoza performed. The wedding cake alone cost the organizers of the celebration 880 thousand rubles.

Let us add that the name of Governor Vorobyov has previously appeared in corruption scandals. Back in 2013, oppositionist and founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) Alexei Navalny found two plots of land with an area of ​​approximately 19 thousand square meters not far from Dmitry Medvedev’s Gorki-9 residence and Vladimir Putin’s Novo-Ogarevo residence. meters each. One of them belonged to Andrei Vorobyov’s father, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Yuri Vorobyov, and the other belonged to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The cost of each of the plots exceeded 200 million rubles (approximately 6 million dollars at the then exchange rate).

Income declarations

According to the declaration for 2011, one of Vorobyov’s children had an income of 15,892,260 rubles, while his father had an income of 2,054,861 rubles. The spouse is not indicated in the declaration[59]. On December 7, 2012, in an interview with the Kommersant FM radio station, he explained: “My wife died. Accordingly, I live with another woman, we have four children. That's all. And my daughter received an inheritance, this is an apartment, and, accordingly, the savings that remained.”[60]

According to the declaration for 2020, Andrei Vorobyov earned more than 27.7 million rubles. His use includes a plot of land with an area of ​​almost 9.5 thousand square meters. m, a residential building with an area of ​​more than 976 sq. m, which the governor shares with three minor children, a parking garage with an area of ​​more than 541 m² and a recreation room of 627.5 sq. m. m. One of Vorobyov’s minor children owns an apartment in Russia with an area of ​​195 m² and received an annual income of 1 million rubles. The governor himself, according to his declaration, does not own real estate. The amount of income declared by Vorobyov is almost 2.5 times higher than his income for 2014, when he declared an income of 9.3 million rubles[61].

The declared income of A. Yu. Vorobyov for 2020 is 53 million rubles, for 2020 - 95.7 million rubles. One of his children has an apartment of 195 square meters. m. Also, the income of one of the governor’s children for 2020 was 4.5 million rubles, for 2020 - 1.2 million rubles[62].

“Follow Shoigu’s course.” Andrey Vorobyov is getting used to the role of governor

As the acting head of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov will follow the course set by Sergei Shoigu, who has led the region for the last six months. Vorobiev announced this himself and with these words went to the actual capital of the Moscow region - Krasnogorsk. There, about an hour ago, his meeting with administration officials was supposed to begin. Vorobyov was advised by President Putin himself how to work with them and what to focus on first.

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation: I would like to offer you another job related to performing activities. I mean, you probably already guessed, the position of acting governor of the Moscow region.

Andrey Vorobyov, acting Governor of Moscow Region: Thank you, Vladimir Vladimirovich, for your high trust. I agree, I'm ready.

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation: This is a very important region of our country - 7 million people, science, industry, culture, everything is developed, everything is developed in the best possible way, but there are also a lot of problems.

The main problems of the Moscow region are financial and social. At least, that’s how the president described them when admonishing Vorobyov. Having found a new boss, albeit a temporary one, Moscow region officials hardly need to fear serious personnel purges. At the same time, the plans of both Vorobyov himself and the Kremlin are to get rid of the prefix “acting.” and become a full-fledged governor. He should be elected in September next year, and until today, the main Duma member of United Russia, according to political scientists, has something to count on.

Evgeny Minchenko, director of the International Institute of Political Expertise: Vorobyov is a historical person from Shoigu’s team, so we can talk about continuity. If Vorobyov, in his new post, can build a compromise with the local elites, and with some, perhaps, there is no need to build compromises, then, in my opinion, his chances are good. He is still a public, well-promoted figure, he is quite young, he is 42 years old, in my opinion, his electoral chances are quite good.

After Sergei Shoigu left the post of governor of the Moscow region, a clear list of contenders for the vacant position was not formed. Ruslan Tsalikov, who was appointed interim, was tipped for her role, however, according to political scientists, he was not a serious candidate. They also talked about Vorobyov. The president was allegedly even advised by someone, but, according to his press secretary Peskov, the decision was made independently.

Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation: As a rule, many people give recommendations, but the decision, naturally, is made by the president. Managerial and organizational experience is present, the necessary energy is present, he has proven himself very positively over many years, so he fully meets the necessary parameters.

In United Russia, the news of Vorobyov’s change in status was greeted with enthusiasm. And they practically confirmed that he will become the candidate of the party in power in the gubernatorial elections in September. Well, now personnel changes within United Russia are inevitable. Vorobyov must hand over his deputy mandate by the end of the week. According to ROD sources, his place will be taken by either State Duma Deputy Speaker and former Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, or Sergei Zheleznyak, also a Duma vice speaker. The issue will be resolved at a faction meeting by secret ballot. Andrei Vorobyov himself expects to continue to work closely with both the United Russia Duma and the current Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, whom he considers his godfather.

Andrey Vorobyov, acting Governor of Moscow Region: So you can say, yes. I was involved in business and I admit that I never imagined that I would somehow be involved in public and political life. But he said: “Andrey, I need a partner, I need an assistant,” and he invited me. I respect this man very much, of course I accepted his offer. Since this all started.

In the opposition camp, the appointment of Andrei Vorobyov was perceived differently. In any case, this is a reason for them to present their strong rival in future elections. This has already been stated by the Duma leader of the Right Russia Sergei Mironov. At the same time, he believes that Vorobyov has little managerial experience. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation called the president’s decision unexpected and considered that it indicates a new style of personnel decisions in Russia. The communists drew attention to the fact that Vorobiev, like Shoigu, worked in the last place for less than a year.

Godson Shoigu headed the Moscow region

22.01.2013

Vorobyov showed himself to be the governor in Sergiev Posad: this shame should last no more than a year and a half

21.01.2013

Vorobyov is following in the footsteps of Shoigu: the mayor of Zhukovsky, where people fought for the Tsagovsky forest, was fired

18.01.2013

“Some kind of partisanship.” The party does not allow Gennady Gudkov to become governor of the Moscow region

All

Family and personal life

Andrey Vorobyov is a widower. The first wife Margarita died suddenly. The governor has two daughters from his first marriage[63]. The second wife (the marriage is not officially registered), Ekaterina Bagdasarova, is the head of the Istok charity foundation, created to help children and adolescents in difficult life situations[64]. The couple is raising six children[64]: two daughters of Andrei Yuryevich from his first marriage, two daughters of Ekaterina from his first marriage and two common sons - George (b. 2013) and Mikhail (b. 2014)[63][65] . The sons play football and wrestling[66]. One of Vorobyov’s eldest daughters, Ekaterina (a graduate of the Faculty of International Economic Relations of MGIMO)[64], in 2020 married MGIMO graduate Mark Pavlovich Tipikin[67].

On August 9, 1976, his brother, Maxim Yuryevich Vorobyov, was born. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Russian Sea Group of Companies. In 1998, he graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations of MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, in 2006 he completed the Global Executive MBA course at the Spanish IESE Business School, and since 2002 he has been a professional participant in the securities market (certificate of the Federal Securities Commission of Russia)[68].

Andrey Vorobiev. Biography

Full name: Vorobiev Andrey Yurievich. Date of birth: April 14, 1970. Place of birth: Krasnoyarsk, USSR Position: governor of the Moscow region

Childhood and youth

Andrey Yurievich is at least half a hereditary Siberian. His father was born and worked for many years in Krasnoyarsk. Mother, Lyudmila, was born in the Chechen-Ingush Republic and received an engineering education. There are at least two children in the family. The eldest, Andrey, was born in 1970, the youngest, Maxim, in 1976.

The first serious school of life for Andrei was clearly service in the Separate Special Purpose Motorized Rifle Division named after F. E. Dzerzhinsky. He visited hot spots, taking part in “establishing constitutional order,” as it is formulated, in Baku, Yerevan, Kokand and Fergana, where bloody interethnic conflicts broke out in the late 1980s.

What Andrei Yuryevich did next is not known exactly. According to his official biography, he finished his service in the division in 1989, and began doing business in 1991.

Education

In 1995, Vorobyov graduated from North Ossetian State University named after Khetagurov with a degree in commerce. Then journalists will wonder why the young man chose this university? There is no answer to this question.

The choice of the next educational institution - the Academy of Foreign Trade - is already clear - Vorobiev received a degree in international economics with knowledge of a foreign language at a prestigious educational institution.

In 2006, he received another diploma from the Higher School of Economics - Institute of Communication Management with a degree in Political and Business Communications.

Two years earlier, in 2004, he defended his dissertation at the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of Russia. The topic was the development of the investment potential of a depressed region in the south of Russia.

Later, volunteers from the Dissernet community discovered that Vorobyov borrowed two-thirds of the text from other sources. Andrei Yuryevich denied the accusations, political scientists connected this story with the elections of the governor of the Moscow region, and especially corrosive journalists, who did not believe the political scientists, were again perplexed - well, he’s a smart person, why does he need a fake academic title?

Not a drop in the bucket

Strictly speaking, Andrei Yuryevich did not have to bother with the dissertation at all. Yes, and studying too. He made a more than successful career in the fishing business, becoming one of the co-founders of the group (now PJSC Russian Aquaculture). The group was founded in 1996 and began by importing fresh frozen fish from Norway. Now it is one of the largest sellers of fish and seafood in the country. In January – June 2017, the revenue of Russian Aquaculture increased to 3.3 billion rubles.

Andrei Yuryevich left the business in 2002, selling his shares to his brother Maxim. However, in business circles the company is considered the property of the entire Vorobyov family, that is, both brothers and their father Yuri, who now holds the post of Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council.

The interests of the Vorobyov clan are not limited to the fishing industry. Thanks to good connections, they managed to build an entire empire, where business partners are entrepreneurs with famous names - Shoigu and Matvienko.

Don't have a hundred rubles

The Vorobyov family does not even hide the fact that many things in their lives would have turned out completely differently if not for one of their father’s colleagues, Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu.

With Yuri Vorobyov, they worked together in Krasnoyarsk as inspectors of the regional committee, sitting in neighboring offices. And together they founded the Russian rescue corps. Vorobyov Sr. was Sergei Shoigu’s first deputy in this department, in the State Committee of the RSFSR and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia... And in 2007 he went to the Federation Council, where he represents the Vologda region.

Later, Andrei Yuryevich admitted that he considers Shoigu his godfather in politics. The successful businessman left for government service in 2000, taking the post of assistant to Sergei Shoigu during the period when he was deputy chairman of the Russian government. And he headed the party fund of the Unity movement, one of the predecessors of United Russia.

In 2002, the 32-year-old aspiring politician found himself in the Senate, representing the interests of the Republic of Adygea there (another unexpected appearance of the Caucasian theme in Vorobyov’s biography). In 2003, he moved from the upper house of parliament to the lower house. Where he remained until 2012, making a more than successful career within the “party in power”.

As analysts wrote in 2006, in just a few years, from a minor functionary, Vorobyov became the third most influential person in United Russia, who holds in his hands all the threads of the party apparatus.

One way or another, in 2012 Andrei Yuryevich exchanged legislative activities for practical ones, essentially inheriting the post of governor of the Moscow region from his family benefactor. Shoigu left to raise the Ministry of Defense after Serdyukov. A year later, Vorobyov confidently won the elections and became the “full-fledged” governor of the Moscow region.

Business empire of the Vorobyevs

Politicians Vorobyovs, for obvious reasons, do not conduct any official business activities. But other members of the clan are very successful. Lyudmila Vorobyova is a co-founder of the group, which is engaged in construction and provides intermediary services. In 2000, Irina Shoigu, the wife of Sergei Kuzhugetovich, worked at the company. Later, she established Barvikha-4 LLC, the company was co-founded by Mrs. Vorobyova, then they were joined by Sergei Matvienko, the son of the chairman of the Federation Council.

The main assets of Maxim Vorobyov, in addition to Russian Aquaculture, are St. Petersburg Renovation and Samolet LO LLC. In 2011, Maxim joined the board of directors of Stroytransgaz Gennady Timchenko.

A successful business is run by the uncle of the governor of the Moscow region, from a simple security guard who turned into a famous confectioner, cousins... As Sobesednik wrote in 2012, in one of them even grandmother Nina Fedorovna, who at that time was already 83 years old. An exceptionally talented family. It’s even a pity that Yuri Leonidovich and Andrei Yuryevich went into politics - what if the country lost the second Rockefeller or Steve Jobs in their person?

Unsinkable

Rumors about the possible resignation of the head of the Moscow region circulate quite often. The last time was in the fall of this year, when another governor’s fall occurred. But he did not affect Vorobyov.

They say that corruption in the region closest to the capital has become the norm, and the interests of residents come last - if anyone remembers them at all (our publication also wrote about this).

That the younger brother Maxim received a lot of preferences in terms of purchasing plots for development, and a countless number of multi-storey buildings proliferated. Activists remind that from year to year exorbitant amounts of money are spent on PR and blocking negative information.

The administrative reform to artificially merge settlements does not add any advantages to the governor of the Moscow region - dissatisfied deputies and heads of municipalities even wrote an appeal to Putin in March last year.

Another topic is the smoldering “garbage scandal”—one of the landfills, Kuchino, was even asked about on the president’s direct line. It was planned to close the landfill in 2020, but we had to speed it up. On the other hand, residents actively object to the construction of waste incineration plants.

Wedding of the governor's daughter

Recently, the Vorobyov clan was replenished with a new member - of course, an entrepreneur. 23-year-old Mark Pavlovich Tipikin, the son of a capital banker, married the lovely Ekaterina Andreevna Vorobyeva, a graduate of MGIMO. There the young people met. A young man and a young woman have a romantic relationship, and their families share a common business. So it turned out well.

A banquet in honor of the wedding was organized at the five-star Four Seasons Hotel on Okhotny Ryad on September 3. And they strictly warned the guests - no photographs, especially with subsequent publication! However, information still leaked out.

Twitter.com

Journalists and visitors to social networks excitedly discussed the details of the celebration, trying to calculate at least the approximate cost of the celebration. The numbers were staggering. One cake, as the media wrote, cost 880 thousand (!) rubles. (Bloggers calculated that a teacher in the Moscow region would work for this cake for three years).

The fees of the presenters, showman Alexander Oleshko and actress Nonna Grishaeva, are estimated at 10 thousand euros. The performance of the Turetsky choir costs 30 thousand euros. Glucose – 15 thousand euros. They wondered how much they paid Mikhail Shafutinsky, who became the “highlight of the program” - usually his fee is 15 thousand euros, but on September 3 he was especially in demand, so, journalists wrote, the organizers paid 20 thousand.

The guests, the most notable of whom was Joseph Kobzon, accompanied by his wife, of course, came to the celebration for free. But we discussed them too.

Millions according to declaration

All the quibbles with the governor about the wedding are, really, unfair. Considering his income, he can easily afford to throw a banquet of this level for any worthy occasion.

In 2020, Vorobiev earned 97 million rubles. His income tripled - in 2020, Vorobyov’s assets turned out to be some 27 million. In 2014 – 9 million, it was a very difficult year. But the previous two were successful - 34 million and 74 million, respectively. It is indicated that the head of the Moscow region was actively selling some property at that time. (In 2016, it seems like I didn’t sell anything...).

It is interesting that such a pandemonium with income began exactly after Andrei Vorobyov first temporarily and then permanently headed the Moscow region. There are coincidences in life!

Where such amounts came from is not very clear. But there is no need to find fault - I wrote it honestly, as it is. 97 million in 2020. You can afford an exotic cake if you wish...

Family life is not without its difficulties

In Andrei Vorobyov's income statement in 2010, a child appears as a separate line. With his own income in the millions. To the question of the annoying journalists, Vorobyov, without hiding his irritation, answered briefly - his wife died. The daughter received an inheritance.

The politician's wife, either his first or his only official one, was called Margarita. This is all that is known about her - and also that she died suddenly, leaving two children orphans. Who she was, why her daughter (one of) receives millions from year to year is unclear. However, Vorobyov is lucky - it seems that he is rarely asked inappropriate questions about money. And if they ask, they don’t insist on a detailed answer.

Twitter.com

More is known about the current wife (it is not known whether the couple has stamps in their passport - she does not appear in the declarations, but the press service always introduces her as the wife of the head of the region). Ekaterina Bagdasarova is a beautiful, impressive and endearing woman who heads the Istok charity foundation, which specializes in helping children and teenagers who find themselves in difficult life situations.

The couple has six children. Two daughters each - from previous marriages, Ekaterina gave birth to two more sons to her husband when he already began to lead the Moscow region - George and Mikhail. As the politician noted, they contributed to improving the demographic situation. According to modern trends, the event was covered by local media.

Educational institution for elite children

Andrei Yuryevich clearly loves his children. According to some members of the public, even excessively. In addition to her daughter’s grand wedding, a multifunctional children’s educational center in the village of Razdory has recently attracted attention. The head of the Anti-Corruption Policy Center (ACP) of Yabloko, Sergei Mitrokhin, demanded to check the legality of the school’s work on a fee basis and to provide a quota for children from low-income and large families.

A fifth of the entire budget of the Odintsovo district was spent on the construction of the educational institution. And then, for unknown reasons, the building was transferred to the ownership of the region. Currently, 550 children are studying at the Primakov Regional Gymnasium. Of these, 14 are free. For the parents of the rest, education costs 700 thousand rubles a year.

According to Sergei Mitrokhin, the governor of the Moscow region is dissatisfied with the quality of education in the Moscow region and decided to rectify the situation at least for his own children at the expense of the treasury. Employees of the Odintsovskoye Municipal Institution of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia did not see any signs of embezzlement of budget funds and refused to initiate a criminal case. Mitrokhin filed an application with the prosecutor's office of the Moscow region.

Because dad is a senator

Residents of the Moscow region seem to be eagerly awaiting Vorobyov's resignation. Now they hope that the president will satisfy people's aspirations before the elections.

The local elite, “non-family” businessmen, activists of opposition parties and even government officials are openly opposed to the governor of the Moscow region - an appeal to Putin with a request to rid the Moscow region of the current governor was signed by 106 officials and deputies. Yabloko activists are asking for an investigation into some interesting aspects of the activities of the Moscow region government.

The “political patriarch” Vladimir Zhirinovsky spoke very harshly about Vorobyov. His words were published by Echo of Moscow.

“Why is he the governor today? Because dad is a senator... he (the governor) is not waging any fight, as there were landfills, they are, now they are closed in Balashikha, they will open next year, there will be mafia everywhere... Do you think he knows nothing? Everyone knows, everyone is tied... This is not just a bond with crime, it is a bond with the representative government... The most criminal, the most disgusting region and the governor needs to be removed, like Luzhkov - due to lack of trust. Vorobyov is the owner of the Moscow region.”

And he continues to lead it. At least for now.

Notes

1. Order of the President of the Russian Federation dated January 28, 2019 No. 23-rp “On the Presidium of the State Council of the Russian Federation”
2. Andrey Vorobyov was elected head of the United Russia faction in the State Duma
3. Bureau of the Supreme Council of the Party (undefined)
   . United Russia. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
4. Editorial office of the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda Moscow.
   TVNZ. Moscow 168. - Litres, 2017-01-12. — 32 s. — ISBN 9785457796591.
5. HSE website (unspecified)
   .
6. RANEPA website (unspecified)
   .
7. ↑ 1 2
   Large-scale borrowing was found in the dissertation of candidate for governor of the Moscow region, United Russia member Vorobyov, Gazeta.Ru
   (unspecified)
   (July 25, 2013). Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.
8. Table of borrowings in the dissertation of candidate of economic sciences Vorobyov Andrey Yurievich, “Dissernet”, 07/22/2013.
9. Governor Vorobyov resigned from HSE after a scandal surrounding his dissertation // Lenta.ru, 10.27.2013
10. ↑ 1 2 3
    Biography of Andrey Vorobyov (Russian),
    RIA Novosti
    . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
11. Andrey Vorobyov: what does the Moscow region smell like? I will answer! — Top officials of Russian regions — TASS (unspecified)
    . tass.ru. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
12. The person is Andrey Vorobyov, acting governor of the Moscow region, Vedomosti.ru
    . Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
13. “Rain”: “Hard day’s night with Andrey Vorobyov”
    .
14. “Humanitarian aid from Russia is on the way to Transnistria (unspecified)
    .
    NTV
    (03/22/2006).
15. powers recognized on March 6, 2002 (No. 150-SF dated March 13, 2002)
16. List of members of the Federation Council of the “third convocation” as of April 2, 2003
17. Gryzlov-Shoigu-Luzhkov is the top three on the list. Elections 2003.
18. No. 1-SF dated January 28, 2004 (unspecified)
    (inaccessible link). Retrieved November 8, 2012. Archived December 27, 2020.
19. EP website (undefined)
    .
20. Biography of Andrey Vorobyov (Russian), RIA Novosti
    . Retrieved April 8, 2020.
21. Andrey Vorobyov left the Central Election Commission of United Russia, Kommersant
22. Andrey Vorobyov was appointed acting governor of the Moscow region Archived copy dated July 9, 2014 on the Wayback Machine
23. Putin chose a temporary governor of the Moscow region // Lenta.ru, 08.11.2012
24. Kommersant-News - Andrei Vorobyov nominated his candidacy in the elections for governor of the Moscow region (unspecified)
    .
25. ↑ 12
    Elections for the poor // Gazeta.Ru, 05.29.2014
26. The governor launched the “Our Forest” campaign. Archived copy of September 13, 2014 on the Wayback Machine, 09/13/2014
27. Resurrection time - Igor Borichevsky. About people, dogs, the SALT program and more. Newspaper “Voskresensk Time”, December 14, 2015 Archived copy dated June 5, 2020 on the Wayback Machine
28. ↑ 1 2 Mikhail Sokolov
    . The rebellious Moscow region “Radio Liberty”, 01/25/2017
29. Valeria Mishina, Khalil Aminov.
    The Moscow region doesn’t want to know what’s underneath
    (undefined)
    .
    Newspaper "Kommersant"
    (23.03.2018).
30. Andrey Vorobyov took office as governor of the Moscow region (Russian), Izvestia
    (September 14, 2018). Retrieved September 16, 2020.
31. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 4, 2020 No. 171 “On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation”
32. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of June 29, 2010 No. 804 “On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation” (inaccessible link)
33. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of March 28, 2007 No. 426 “On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation”
34. Decree of the President of the Republic of Adygea dated April 13, 2007 No. 133 “On awarding the medal “Glory of Adygea” to A. Yu. Vorobyov.”
35. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill presented church awards to participants in the celebrations in honor of the 700th anniversary of St. Sergius of Radonezh
36. Yuri Bashmet became the winner of the Fiddler on the Roof award
37. Vorobyov was awarded a medal “In memory of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church”
38. The head of the Russian military department presented awards for interaction with the Ministry of Defense / mil.ru, November 22, 2019
39. Mila Kuzina. The ski resort of Courchevel gathered high-ranking tourists in spite of the crisis and prohibitions
    , Kommersant, No. 1 (4056), 01/11/2009.
40. Andrey Vorobyov met with residents of Zhukovsky
41. Vorobyov intends to support Voytyuk from the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the mayoral elections of Zhukovsky | RIA News
42. Andrey Vorobyov: “We will call a spade a spade” - Zhukovskie NEWS
43. More than 2,000 Zhukovsky residents came out to a rally against the construction of the MFZHK on the site of Zvezdny and the infill development of the city - Zhukovskie NEWS
44. The head of the Moscow region spoke live on the Russia-24 TV channel (Russian). Retrieved November 15, 2020.
45. Residents of the Moscow region ask Putin to protect them from Vorobyov (Russian). Retrieved November 15, 2020.
46. Petition to the President (Russian). Retrieved November 15, 2020.
47. The collection of signatures against the “forest amnesty” (Russian) has begun. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
48. “Forest amnesty”: who benefits from the new amendments to the Land Code (Russian). Retrieved August 28, 2020.
49. Moscow region Selyatino against the reform of Andrei Vorobyov / Selyatino against the city district! (undefined)
    . nfno.ru. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
50. Residents of Vereya voted “against” joining the urban district of Naro-Fominsk / Selyatino against the urban district! (undefined)
    . nfno.ru. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
51. Rally in Aprelevka (English). Retrieved June 16, 2020.
52. Andrey Pertsev
    ,
    Natalya Korchenkova
    ,
    Maxim Ivanov
    ,
    Natalya Gorodetskaya
    . Reform near Moscow received a negative review "Kommersant", 12/06/2016
53. Lisa Miller
    ,
    Andrey Pertsev
    ,
    Maxim Ivanov
    . An alternative to the Moscow region reform was proposed Newspaper “Kommersant” No. 40 dated March 10, 2017, p. 4
54. Irina Kravtsova
    ,
    Ivan Golunov
    .
    Mass rallies against landfills took place in cities near Moscow. Almost everywhere the authorities ignored them Meduza
    , 03/12/2018
55. The governor of the Moscow region and the head of the district were greeted in Volokolamsk with shouts of “Murderers!” and “Resign!” Meduza
    , 03/21/2018
56. Ivan Voronin
    .
    Riot in Volokolamsk, where children were poisoned by hydrogen sulfide Radio Liberty
    , 03/21/2018
57. Vedomosti
    . Environmental protests continue in the Moscow region (April 14, 2018). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
58. Vorobyov lost voters in areas of “garbage” protests (unspecified)
    . RBC. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
59. Vorobyov Andrey Yurievich - Information on income, property and property-related obligations of the deputy and his family members for the period from 01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011 on the official website of the State Duma
60. 19. Andrey Vorobyov: “I can call myself a loyal Putinist.” Kommersant FM. December 7, 2012
61. The income of the governor of the Moscow region increased 2.5 times over the year “RBC”, 04/14/2016
62. Officials declare hotel rooms, dams and billions, Kommersant
    (18.4.2019).
63. ↑ 1 2 3
    Governor Andrei Vorobyov - biography, career, personal life, children, photos?
    (undefined)
    . www.bolshoyvopros.ru. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
64. ↑ 123
    Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyov - biography, family, wife, personal life, photo (Russian). “Word Without Borders” - news from Russia and the world today. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
65. ↑ 12
    Andrey Vorobyov (governor of the Moscow region), biography, photos - find out everything! 2020 (Russian). uznayvse.ru. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
66. “You can always find time for family.” The governor of the Moscow region spoke about raising his children (Russian). 360° TV channel. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
67. ↑ 1 2 3
    Andrey Vorobyov
    (unspecified)
    . 24SMI. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
68. Vorobyov, Maxim Yuryevich, Kommersant, 06/29/2011. Archived November 9, 2012 on the Wayback Machine
69. Biography of Andrey Vorobyov, TASS
    . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
70. Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyov biography | PersonBio.com - Biographies, photos, quotes (unspecified)
    . www.personbio.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
71. Business of Russia - Andrey Vorobyov: “The governor is not a position, but rather a mission” (undefined)
    . businessofrussia.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

Vorobiev Andrey Yurievich

Family

Vorobiev was born into a family of engineers. Father - Yuri Vorobyov , born in 1948 in Krasnoyarsk, one of the founders of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Hero of the Russian Federation, close ally of Sergei Shoigu , currently serving as Minister of Defense, since 2008 - Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council.

Mother - Lyudmila, born in Chechnya, engineer and technical worker.

Younger brother - Maxim, businessman.

Biography

In 1988-1989 he served in the Red Banner Special Purpose Motorized Rifle Division of the Internal Troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs named after. F. E. Dzerzhinsky , participated in operations to restore constitutional order in Baku, Yerevan, Kokand, Fergana.

In 1995 he graduated from the North Ossetian State University named after K. L. Khetagurov (Vladikavkaz) with a degree in commerce, in 1998 - from the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade (Moscow) with a degree in international economics with knowledge of a foreign language.

In 2006, he graduated from the Institute of Communication Management of the Higher School of Economics , majoring in “Political and Business Communications (IBA).” Candidate of Economic Sciences.

He lectured at the Department of Theory and Practice of Interaction between Business and Government at the State University - Higher School of Economics, in particular as part of the course “The Role of Political Parties in Ensuring Constructive Interaction between Business and Government. Russian and international experience." In October 2013, Vorobyov resigned from the National Research University Higher School of Economics “due to workload due to his election to a second gubernatorial term.”

In 1991-1998 he was involved in organizing and developing his own business. Andrey Vorobyov is the founder of OJSC Group , one of the largest sellers of fish and seafood in Russia. He was the owner of 60% of the company's shares and its CEO until 2000.

Since 2002, his shares have become the property of Aurora Industries Limited LLC , 99.9% of whose shares are owned by RSGroupLTD, registered in the British Virgin Islands. In 2002, Andrei Vorobyov sold his shares to his brother Maxim. The company owns a factory in Noginsk and is engaged in the processing of red fish and the production of preserves and red caviar. The group accounts for about 7.1% of the Russian market of fresh frozen and chilled fish. The group's turnover in 2006 was estimated at $100-120 million.

of 15,892,260 rubles in 2011 , while Andrei Vorobyov himself declared an income of 2,054,861 rubles . The spouse's income was not indicated in the declaration.

Vorobyov himself on December 7, 2012, in an interview with the Kommersant FM radio station, explained this situation as follows: “My wife died. Accordingly, I live with another woman, we have four children. That's all. And my daughter received an inheritance, this is an apartment, and, accordingly, the savings that remained.”

Vorobyov was awarded the Order of Honor (June 29, 2010) - for services in legislative activity and many years of conscientious work; Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st degree (March 28, 2007) - for services in lawmaking, strengthening and development of Russian statehood; and the medal “Glory of Adygea” (April 13, 2007) - for special services to the Republic of Adygea and great contribution to improving the social living conditions of the population.

Policy

Andrei Vorobyov began working in the civil service in 2000, when he became an assistant to Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu and a former colleague of his father. In 2012, Vorobyov will say that Shoigu is his godfather in politics. Vorobyov will replace him as governor of the Moscow region on November 8, 2012.

Shoigu himself said in an interview with Vedomosti that he maintains friendly relations with his old partner Yuri Vorobyov. The Minister of Defense and the Senator have neighboring cottages in the village of Znamenskoye on Rublyovka. According to Shoigu, his family and the Vorobyov family often get together on weekends.

The Shoigu and Vorobyov families had an idea to organize a joint business, however, it ended in failure. In 2006, Shoigu’s wife Irina, the son of the then governor of St. Petersburg Sergei Matvienko , and established. As Shoigu said, they wanted to build an office center on Rublyovka, but a crisis occurred, loans became more expensive and construction became unprofitable.

Vorobyov’s official party biography states that in 2000 he was appointed president of the interregional public fund for support of the All-Russian party “United Russia” - the Assistance Foundation . However, this is unlikely, given that the process of unification of the “Unity” and “Fatherland” movements began ( competitors in the 1999 elections) was established only in April 2001, the founding congress of the party “Unity and Fatherland” - “United Russia” was held in December of the same year, and the official name of the All-Russian Party “United Russia” was assigned to this organization only in December 2003.

Vorobyov himself, in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper, said that he headed the United Russia fund (which accumulated most of the funds allocated by sponsors to finance the party) in 2002, and the Izvestia newspaper wrote that in May 2001 Vorobyov managed the party Unity Foundation . His task was to attract money from donors for various party projects.

At the same time, according to Vorobyov, during the entire existence of this fund there has not been a case when Unity supporters refused to support this or that project. Every month it was possible to raise from 10 to 150 thousand rubles from each of the 42 regional branches of the party.

As part of the activities of the Interregional Public Fund for Support of the United Russia Party, as again noted in the official biography, Vorobiev was also responsible for organizing and conducting various humanitarian actions - in the city of Lensk, in Serbia (Kosovo), in Ukraine, South Ossetia, Abkhazia , Transnistria.

Vorobyov was helped to create the Assistance Fund by another of the key managers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations - the first director of the Emercom agency created in 1996, Viktor Abramov . Emercom was created to participate in international humanitarian operations of the Ministry of Emergency Situations; it was mentioned in its report by a special UN commission that investigated corruption in the Oil for Food . According to the commission, Emercom purchased 60 million barrels of oil in Iraq under this program, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Unity party received $7.6 million

According to SPARK , in 2001, the United Russia support fund collected 237.5 million rubles in voluntary contributions, spending 234 million rubles for its intended use. In the pre-election year 2003, the support fund already received 475.9 million rubles. Of these, 206 million went to charity, 69.5 million were held for seminars and conferences, and 13 million were spent on paying for management staff.

In 2002-2003, he represented the Republic of Adygea in the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, was a member of the Committee on Budget and Taxes, and deputy chairman of the Commission for Monitoring the Activities of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

In 2003, he was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 4th convocation, was a member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Committee on Education and Science and deputy head of the United Russia faction in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

In 2007, he was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 5th convocation, was a member of the Committee on Affairs of Public Associations and Religious Organizations, and deputy head of the faction. One of the authors of six laws adopted by the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and signed by the President of Russia.

In November 2008, Andrei Vorobyov and his father, Yuri Vorobyov, were elected to the presidium of the General Council of the United Russia party.

Since 2011, he was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 6th convocation, member of the Committee on Affairs of Public Associations and Religious Organizations, head of the United Russia faction, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma.

From 2005 to 2012, he headed the Central Election Commission of the United Russia Party .

Vorobyov was called to party work after another reorganization: the Kremlin was dissatisfied with the activities of Volkov and Bogomolov . Volkov’s post in the Central Election Commission passed to Vorobyov, and Bogomolov’s post to Vyacheslav Volodin . This was presented as a course to rejuvenate the party. Vorobyov is still considered a representative of Shoigu's team, and Volodin was then a person close to the Kremlin curator of the party, Vladislav Surkov .

Before this, all power and resources in the party leadership were concentrated in the executive committee, which was headed by Volkov, and Secretary General Bogomolov did not play a significant role, says an executive committee employee. In 2005, a power triangle formed in the party: Boris Gryzlov (chairman of the party’s Supreme Council) - Volodin - Vorobiev. Resources were concentrated in the hands of Vorobyov, and political power was under the leadership of Volodin, while Gryzlov maintained direct contact with the president.

In his position, Vorobyov was one of those who was responsible for the current activities of the party and issues of party building. He was actively involved in introducing modern international standards into the party. He oversaw the preparation and conduct of election campaigns: he was one of the leaders of the central election headquarters for the parliamentary and presidential elections (2007-2008).

He is a member of the Bureau of the Supreme Council of the Party and the Presidium of the General Council of the Party . Also, since 2005, he has been responsible for the implementation of the program for the construction of prefabricated sports facilities under the auspices of United Russia. Coordinator of the party project “Kindergartens for Children” .

On February 11, 2012, he announced that he was leaving his post: “Today is the last day of my work as the head of the Cycle United Russia! Almost 7 years!.. Let’s give way to the young!” Vorobyov wrote on his blog on Twitter. According to him, he resigned from his party post in order to focus on work in the State Duma.

In general, Vorobyov showed himself to be a person who loves solidity and stability: as the head of the executive committee, he did not allow drastic personnel or structural decisions.

On February 11, 2012, the Presidium of the General Council of United Russia dismissed Vorobyov from the post of chairman of the party’s executive committee, and the head of the central headquarters of the Young Guard, Konstantin Mazurevsky . Vorobyov explained that this was a “planned decision” and he left his post due to the heavy workload of the parliamentary faction.

Dmitry Travkin , who served as Minister of Internal Policy of the government of the Ulyanovsk region, was elected chairman of the executive committee of United Russia as a result of a secret ballot

On November 8, 2012, President Vladimir Putin appointed Andrei Vorobyov to the position of acting governor of the Moscow region. Two days earlier, the former head of the region, Sergei Shoigu, who led the region for only six months, was appointed Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Vorobyov was appointed acting governor of the Moscow region until September 2013, the election of the head of the region.

, Alexander Bobovnikov, resigned .

Arsen Kumratov, Alexey Dedkov , resigned . This happened shortly after a woman died under the wheels of an electric train at the Saltykovskaya .

The head of the Moscow region visited the site of the woman’s death and met with city residents. They told him that Balashikha had poor infrastructure and there were not enough kindergartens and schools. Vorobyov announced the dismissal of the city's chief architect, ordered the city's general plan to be finalized, and banned the construction of housing. He also demanded that developers start building social infrastructure in the city.

In March 2013, the deputy head of Korolev’s administration Igor Tyulyakov , who oversees construction and land use issues in the city, resigned after a visit to the Vorobyov municipality, which ordered to check all previously issued building permits and suspended development in the city.

In June 2013, United Russia nominated Vorobyov as a candidate in the elections for governor of the Moscow region. In July of the same year, Vorobyov took the initiative to confiscate the property of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Moscow region.

On June 25, 2013, Vorobiev met with the head of the Mozhaisky municipal district, Dmitry Belanovich . After the conversation, Belanovich decided to resign.

In July 2013, the head of the Kashirsky district, Andrei Maksimenko , who “could not curb the increase in tariffs for housing and communal services, and lost the trust of residents.”

Early elections for the governor of the Moscow region took place in the Moscow region on September 8, 2013 on a single voting day.

Vorobyov took first place with an overwhelming number of votes - 78.94%. In second place was Konstantin Cheremisov , who scored 7.72%, then Gennady Gudkov (4.43%), Maxim Shingarkin (2.52%), Nadezhda Korneeva (2.27%), Alexander Romanovich (1.83%) .

One of Vorobyov's first initiatives as governor was an administrative reform, according to which the number of municipalities in the Moscow region should be reduced by merging some of them with each other.

In December 2013, Vorobyov dismissed the head of the richest municipality in the region - Odintsovo district - Alexander Gladyshev , who had held his post for more than 20 years. Experts believed that Vorobiev, who had achieved the departure of a regional “heavyweight,” was showing the heads of municipalities “who’s boss.”

In January 2014, the head of the Moscow region town of Dzerzhinsky, Alexey Pleshakov, resigned early. According to unofficial data, he decided to resign due to disagreements with Vorobyov over the unification of Dzerzhinsky and neighboring Kotelniki as part of administrative reform.

In July 2020, Governor Andrei Vorobyov announced that by October 1, the Moscow region will be one of the five Russian regions with the fewest officials for every 10 thousand residents.

Income

According to the 2006 election declaration, Vorobiev earned 1,207,264.00 rubles , owned a plot of land in the Moscow region with an area of ​​3000.0 square meters. m, as well as a Mercedes-BenzSL-class (2006). He had 523,707.39 rubles in his bank account. (AKB PERESVET).

According to the “anti-corruption” declaration of 2009, Vorobyov’s income amounted to 1,981,854.00 rubles. He owned a land plot in the Moscow region with an area of ​​3000.0 sq.m., a residential building of 500.0 sq.m. m, transferred to him for free use. He also owned a Mercedes-Benz S500.

According to the “anti-corruption” declaration of 2010, Vorobyov’s income amounted to 2,060,334.00 rubles . While one of his children earned RUB 17,518,682.00 .

He owned a plot of land in the Moscow region with an area of ​​3000.0 sq.m., a residential building of 500.0 sq.m. m, transferred to him for free use. He also owned a Mercedes-Benz S500.

In 2011, Vorobyov declared income of 2,054,861 rubles. At the same time, one of his children had an income of 15,892,260 rubles.

Rumors (scandals)

The Dissernet project discovered in Vorobyov’s Ph.D. thesis “Formation and development of the investment potential of the depressed region of the south of Russia,” defended in 2004, massive borrowings from previously published sources.

According to project participant Sergei Parkhomenko , Vorobyov “knew for 9 years that he was not a scientist of any kind, did not actually write any dissertation, but meanwhile he continues to use this - to indicate this false information about himself in all cases - in questionnaires, business cards , reference books, encyclopedias... This is not just copy-paste, this is deliberate falsification.”

On April 6, 2012, former candidate for mayor of Astrakhan, member of A Just Russia, Oleg Shein, who went on a hunger strike after the March 4 elections to protest their official results, sued Vorobyov because of his statement that Shein was “a little hungry.” maybe for the 15th time.” Shein himself stated that this was only his second political hunger strike.