According to sources, First Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Alexander Zhukov may head the Accounts Chamber, replacing Alexei Kudrin, who plans to switch to Yandex red blood cellfamiliar with the candidate debate and close to the presidential administration. His information was verified by four federal officials.
“Zhukov is a good candidate, he is a professional and not corrupt. Kudrin personally supports him”, one of the interlocutors of the publication pointed out that there are other candidates.
The source added that the final decision has not yet been made and that Russian President Vladimir Putin may choose an unexpected option. According to the interlocutor of the publication, Kudrin wants to see Zhukov as his successor.
Zhukov’s representative told RBC that he “knew nothing” about the possibility of the chief going to the Accounting Room.
Sergei Ivanov, formerly Deputy Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Federation Council, responsible for interaction with the Accounting Chamber, declarationChanging the title will only be possible after the relevant law is updated. According to him, according to the new version of the Constitution, the head of the Accounts Chamber will be appointed and dismissed by the Federation Council, and not by the State Duma, as in the past. Ivanov emphasized that amendments to the Law on the Accounts Chamber have not yet been made, but they are being prepared.
Kudrin’s departure
In September, Forbes published an article stating that Arkady Volozh, the founder of Yandex, offered 5% through options to the head of the Accounts Room at Yandex if he went to work for the company. According to the magazine, Volozh plans to separate its unmanned vehicles business into a separate legal entity and develop it abroad. This is the direction Kudrin should take.
A few days ago TASS Citing a source familiar with the course of negotiations, he said that Kudrin has definitely moved on to Yandex. According to him, “actually” the decision has already been made and “could be formalized on November 30 or December 14.”
After some time, Yandex announced that it may change its ownership structure in the near future and the Russian assets will be transferred to the local government.
According to RBC, on the evening of November 24, Kudrin met with President Vladimir Putin to agree not only the transition from the joint venture to Yandex, but also the division of the company’s assets.
Zhukov’s career
Zhukov graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov. From 1980 to 1991, he moved from an economist to the head of the finance department of foreign economic relations, and worked in the Monetary and Economy Main Department of the Ministry of Finance.
Deputy of the State Duma of the I, II, III, IV, VI, VII and VIII convocations. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the VI, VII and VIII convocations. He currently chairs the Economic Policy, Budget and Taxes Committees and the Property, Land and Property Relations Commission as the First Vice-President. In particular, it is responsible for organizing cooperation between the State Duma and the United Nations, the IMF, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the WTO.
From 2004 to 2011, he was Deputy Prime Minister of the government, including being Putin’s deputy when he was prime minister.
From 2010 to 2018 – President of the Russian Olympic Committee.
He plays for the football team of the State Duma.