Maxim Akimov

Maxim Akimov
Deputy Prime Minister for Transport, Communications and Digital Economy
Assumed office
18 May 2018
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
Vice Governor of Kaluga Oblast
In office
July 2007 – May 2012
Governor Anatoly Artamonov
Mayor of Kaluga
In office
14 November 2004 – July 2007
Preceded by Valery Ivanov
Succeeded by Nikolay Lyubimov
Personal details
Born (1970-03-01) 1 March 1970
Maloyaroslavets, Kaluga Oblast, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Nationality Russian
Political party United Russia
Alma mater Kaluga State University

Maxim Alexeevich Akimov (Russian: Максим Алексеевич Акимов; born 1 March 1970) is a Russian politician serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.

From 2013 to 2018, he served as the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of Russia, Vice Governor of Kaluga Oblast from 2007 to 2012 and Mayor of Kaluga from 2004 to 2007.[1]

Biography

Maxim Akimov was born on 1 March 1970 in the city of Maloyaroslavets, in Kaluga Oblast.[2]

In 1993 he graduated from Kaluga State University.

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

In 2004, he served as the Minister of Economic Development of Kaluga Oblast. In May 2004, he went to work for the municipal Government of Kaluga as the First Deputy Mayor. After resignation of the previous Mayor Valery Ivanov in August of the same year took his place as the acting Mayor. On 14 November 2004, he was elected as Mayor of Kaluga with 34.63% of the vote.[3]

In July 2007, he was appointed Deputy Governor of Kaluga Oblast Anatoly Artamonov.[4]

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

In 2013 and 2016, he applied for the post of Minister of Economic Development of Russia, but both times other people were appointed to this post.[5]

On 7 May 2018, he was nominated for the post of Deputy Prime Minister for Transport, Communications and Digital Economy.[6]

Personal life

Maxim Akimov is married. He has two sons.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Персона ТАСС
  2. ↑ Биография Максима Акимова
  3. ↑ "Акимов, Максим Алексеевич Первый заместитель руководителя Аппарата правительства РФ - Персона ТАСС". ТАСС (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Максим Акимов назначен первым заместителем руководителя аппарата правительства РФ". Kaluga24.tv (in Russian). 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  5. ↑ Акимов, Белоусов и Юдаева в шорт-листе на пост главы Минэкономразвития
  6. ↑ "Медведев предложил кандидатов в новый состав правительства". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  7. ↑ Правительство России
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