When people talk about the mayor of Moscow, the first name that comes to mind is Yuri Luzhkov, who held the post for almost 20 years. However, since 2010, it is not he who has been ruling Moscow. Sergei Sobyanin has successfully led the Russian capital for his third term. And, of course, Russians are interested in Sobyanin’s personal life and salary as mayor of the capital. Well, let's figure out how modern officials live.
A little about the hero
- name - Sergei Semenovich Sobyanin;
- date and place of birth - June 21, 1958, village of Nyaksimvol, Tyumen region, USSR;
- place of residence: Moscow, Russia;
- citizenship - Russian Federation;
- religion - Orthodoxy;
- education - 2 higher degrees: engineer and candidate of legal sciences;
- height/weight - 175cm/73kg;
- Activities: politician, mayor of Moscow;
- family - ex-wife Irina Iosifovna Rubinchik (11/19/1961), daughters: Anna (10/02/1986) and Olga (06/03/1997);
- hobbies - literature, tennis, hunting, fishing, making money for the state budget out of thin air;
- social networks - Instagram, Twitter, official website.
Family and children of Sergei Sobyanin
The family and children of Sergei Sobyanin are his pride and support in life. Sergei Semenovich was born into a working-class family in which everyone achieved everything on their own. At the same time, there were even long-livers in it, for example, Sobyanin’s grandfather, of sober mind and clear memory, lived to be a hundred years old.
Sobyanin’s family included heroes who took part in the First and Second World Wars. At the same time, of the five Sobyanin brothers, two died on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War; only Sergei’s father, Semyon, did not fight, since he was small at that time.
Father - Semyon Sobyanin - could not even graduate from high school, but headed his native village council.
Mother - Antonina Sobyanina - closely followed her husband; she worked as a secretary in the village council and an economist at the same creamery.
In addition to Sergei, the family had two daughters Natalya and Lyudmila. The eldest became a housewife and followed her husband to Kostroma, and the youngest worked all her life in the construction department.
Sobyanin officially has two daughters from his wife Irina Sobyanina, but evil tongues indicate that there is another girl. Her mother is allegedly Anastasia Rakova, his party comrade and ally. The woman has been working with Sergei Semenovich since the nineties, which is why there are rumors that there was an affair between them, which led to the birth of a daughter in 2010. There is unconfirmed information that a kindergarten was created for the baby in the city hall building.
How much does Sobyanin earn per year?
According to the latest income statement, the annual salary of the Moscow mayor was 7,621,322 rubles.
| Period | Salary (rubles) | Salary (dollars) |
| Year | 7 621 322 | 121 980 |
| Month | 635 110 | 10 165 |
| A week | 158 778 | 2 541 |
| Day | 22 683 | 363 |
| Hour | 945 | 15 |
| Minute | 16 | 0,25 |
According to unconfirmed foreign sources, Sobyanin's personal wealth in 2020 is $102,000,000. How is this possible with an annual salary of $120,000? The Americans must have messed something up again, because they don’t know about the annual tax return of Russian officials.
Criticism[edit]
On May 23, 2007, at the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of Russia, the defense of S. S. Sobyanin’s doctoral dissertation in the specialty 12.00.02 (Legal Sciences: Constitutional Law, Municipal Law) was supposed to take place, the topic of the dissertation: “The subject of the Russian Federation in economic and social development of the state (competence of authorities and methods of its implementation)”[24]. Doctors of Law Vsevolod Vasiliev, Nadezhda Mikhaleva and Veniamin Chirkin were appointed as official opponents. The message about the defense and the abstract itself, in which the concept of a unitary state was built, attracted the attention of the media[25][26][27], but the defense itself, for an unknown reason, never took place[28]: currently, from the website of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation an announcement about it has been removed, the abstract is not available; In the catalog of dissertations of the Russian State Library, the abstract of S. S. Sobyanin’s doctoral dissertation is also missing[29].
Governor of the Tyumen Region S. S. Sobyanin (center) with Russian President V. V. Putin (left) and Governor of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug A. V. Filipenko. New Urengoy, 2001. Presentation of the candidacy of Sobyanin and other candidates for the post of mayor of Moscow Medvedev proposes the candidacy of Sobyanin Inauguration ceremony of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin Speech by Dmitry Medvedev at the inauguration ceremony of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin
What is Sobyanin's salary in 2020?
Definitely no less than in previous years of service. The table shows the growth of Sergei Semenovich’s salary since the beginning of his service as mayor.
| Year | Annual salary (rubles) | Annual salary (dollars) | Salary per month (rubles) |
| 2010 | 4 761 000 | 75 800 | 396 750 |
| 2011 | 5 071 000 | 80 735 | 422 583 |
| 2012 | 5 320 500 | 84 710 | 443 375 |
| 2013 | 6 281 579 | 100 009 | 523 465 |
| 2014 | 7 214 045 | 114 855 | 601 170 |
| 2015 | 6 480 000 | 103 168 | 540 000 |
| 2016 | 6 456 355 | 102 792 | 538 030 |
| 2017 | 6 531 129 | 103 982 | 544 261 |
| 2018 | 7 621 322 | 121 980 | 635 110 |
Mayor of Moscow[edit]
On October 9, 2010, he was included in the list of four candidates for the post of mayor of Moscow, proposed to the President of the Russian Federation D. A. Medvedev by the United Russia party[11].
On October 15, 2010, according to the current legislation, Sobyanin’s candidacy was submitted by the President of the Russian Federation to the Moscow City Duma to vest the powers of the mayor of Moscow.[12][13].
A few days before the vote in the Moscow City Duma, as a candidate for the position of mayor of Moscow, Sobyanin told what he plans to do as mayor. He promised to fight corruption and traffic jams, and also “solve the problems of every Muscovite.” At the same time, Sobyanin noted that he “does not have a coherent program of action, but he has a vision of the problems that need to be solved”[14].
On October 21, 2010, the Moscow City Duma officially approved Sergei Sobyanin as mayor of Moscow[15]. On the same day, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev relieved him of his post as Deputy Prime Minister - Chief of the Government Staff[16].
In November 2010, Sobyanin said that those officials who could prove themselves in solving city problems would remain in their posts in the Moscow government, and those who could not cope would be fired.[17].
On November 7, 2010, the President of Russia included S. Sobyanin into the Security Council of the Russian Federation as a member of the Council, expelling him from the permanent members of the Council.[18].
S. S. Sobyanin became the first mayor of Moscow to join the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
On November 23, 2010, he was elected to the bureau of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party. Sobyanin noted that this is a serious event for the Moscow organization of the party, which includes 120,000 members[19].
On November 29, 2010, at a meeting with Dmitry Medvedev, Sobyanin announced that throughout the first month as mayor he carried out a “deep audit of the budget.” As a result, “it was possible to increase the amount of funds for solving transport problems by more than three times - 60 billion rubles were planned, 200 billion will be spent.” Among the tasks for the medium term, the Moscow Mayor named the creation of an automated traffic control system (ACS) based on the best world technologies, the main elements of which will be ready by the end of 2011, in particular, an ACS for public transport based on the GLONASS system. Medvedev positively assessed Sobyanin’s first month as mayor, and he, in turn, noted that “working in the new position is difficult, but interesting.”[20].
In September 2011, Sobyanin, reviewing the forecast for the socio-economic development of Moscow at a meeting of the Moscow government, noted that in 2012-2014 he would achieve an increase in the gross regional product of Moscow by 4% annually, and at the same level the annual growth of real wages of Muscovites would be ensured .[21]
On October 19, 2011, reporting to the Moscow City Duma for his first year and delivering a budget address, Sobyanin noted that he managed to “change the ideology of the city’s development” and stop the destruction of historical Moscow, eliminate advertising structures and establish a fight against unorganized trade, and ensure budget transparency , achieve the development of the public transport system by increasing the speed of buses by 20-40%, modernize healthcare and education, and achieve greater openness of city government.[22]
On June 5, 2013, he resigned of his own free will. He took part in the mayoral elections as a self-nominated candidate.
File:Vladimir Putin and Sergei Sobyanin June 5, 2013 02.jpeg
On September 8, 2013, he was re-elected for a new five-year term in the elections for the mayor of Moscow on the Unified Voting Day. He received almost 53% of the votes of voters who came to the polling stations of the capital. The inauguration of S. S. Sobyanin took place on September 12, 2013 in the Hall of Military Glory in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin was present at the ceremony and delivered a welcoming speech.[23].
Source of income
According to official documents, Sergei Semenovich’s only source of income is his salary as mayor of the capital. In 2020, the official’s monthly income was about 650,000 rubles. However, at the end of the year, the capital’s administration decided to make changes to the city hall’s salaries. According to the provided draft state budget for 2020-2022, over 3 years more than 88 billion rubles will be spent on salaries:
- 2020 - 28.7 billion;
- 2021 - 29.2 billion;
- 2022 - 30.4 billion.
Salaries of the mayor's office and administrative government agencies will increase by almost 50%. Not a bad increase for the new year, but most officials have difficulty earning their current salary.
Daughter of Sergei Sobyanin - Olga Sobyanina
Sergei Sobyanin’s daughter, Olga Sobyanina, was born in 1997. She was always an active and athletic girl, while Olga played music and drew.
The youngest daughter received secondary education in a regular metropolitan school, and no concessions were made to her. For a long time she did not know what she wanted to become, but she did not strive for a career as a politician or civil servant.
At the same time, a scandal erupted around Olya’s name, since in 2010 a huge apartment of 308 square meters, located not far from the White House, was registered in her name. However, the matter was hushed up as soon as possible, since Sobyanin gave plausible explanations for this fact.
What is the annual salary of Sobyanin’s colleagues?
Which mayor do you think really justifies his salary?
| Name | Mayor of the city | Salary (rubles) | Salary (dollars) |
| Sergei Sobyanin | Moscow | 7 621 322 | 121 980 |
| Sardana Avksentieva | Yakutsk | 7 300 000 | 116 835 |
| Alexander Beglov | Saint Petersburg | 6 900 000 | 110 430 |
| Ruslan Kuharuk | Tyumen | 4 100 000 | 65 620 |
| Oleg Gumenyuk | Vladivostok | 1 800 000 | 28 810 |
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