"Shoigu" redirects here. For other uses, see Shoigu (name).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Kuzhugetovich and the family name is Shoigu.
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Hero of the Russian Federation
General of the Army
Sergei Shoigu
Сергей Шойгу
Official portrait, 2014
Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 November 2012
President
Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev
Mikhail Mishustin
Preceded by
Anatoly Serdyukov
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 December 2012
Preceded by
Anatoly Serdyukov
Governor of Moscow Oblast
In office 11 May 2012 – 6 November 2012
Deputy
Ruslan Tsalikov
Preceded by
Boris Gromov
Succeeded by
Ruslan Tsalikov (acting)
Leader of United Russia
In office 1 December 2001 – 27 November 2004
Serving with Yury Luzhkov and Mintimer Shaimiev
Preceded by
Party established
Succeeded by
Boris Gryzlov
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office 10 January 2000 – 18 May 2000
Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Kasyanov (acting)
Leader of Unity
In office 15 October 1999 – 1 December 2001
Minister of Emergency Situations
In office 17 April 1991 – 11 May 2012
President
List
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister
List
Ivan Silayev
Oleg Lobov (acting)
Boris Yeltsin (as President)
Yegor Gaidar (acting)
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Sergey Kiriyenko
Viktor Chernomyrdin (acting)
Yevgeny Primakov
Sergei Stepashin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Kasyanov
Viktor Khristenko (acting)
Mikhail Fradkov
Viktor Zubkov
Vladimir Putin
Viktor Zubkov (acting)
Dmitry Medvedev
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Vladimir Puchkov
Member of the Security Council of Russia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2012
Personal details
Born
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu
(1955-05-21) 21 May 1955 (age 68) Chadan, Tuvan Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1977–1991)
Independent (1991–1995)
Our Home – Russia (1995–1999)
Unity (1999–2001)
United Russia (2001–present)
Spouse
Irina Shoigu
Children
Yulia
Kseniya
Parent
Kuzhuget Shoigu (father)
Relatives
Larisa Shoigu (sister)
Alma mater
Krasnoyarsk Polytechnical Institute
Awards
Hero of the Russian Federation
Order of St. Andrew (with swords)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Russia
Branch/service
Military Council of the Civil Defence Troops
Years of service
1991–present
Rank
General of the Army
Battles/wars
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (chairman)
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu[1][a][b] (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as Minister of Defence of Russia since 2012. Shoigu has served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the Commonwealth of Independent States since 2012.[3][4]
Shoigu was the Minister of Emergency Situations from 1991 to 2012. He briefly served as the governor of Moscow Oblast in 2012. A close confidant and ally of Vladimir Putin, Shoigu belongs to the siloviki of Putin's inner circle.[3][4]
^"Sergei Shoigu : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation". Eng.mil.ru. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^Sher, Max (26 February 2021). "A Journey to the Center of Asia".
^ abSeibt, Sébastian (4 March 2022). "Shoigu and Gerasimov: Masters of Putin's wars". France 24. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ abKirby, Paul (3 March 2022). "Ukraine conflict: Who's in Putin's inner circle and running the war?". BBC News. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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