Aleksey Olegovich Chekunkov (; born 3 October 1980) is a

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politician serving as the Minister of Development of the Far East and the Arctic since 10 November 2020. He also serves as the general director of the Far East Development Fund since 25 September 2014.

Early life and career

Aleksey Chekunkov was born in

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, to his father Aleh Chakunkov, on 3 October 1980. He graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations of the

Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (, also known as MGIMO University) is an higher education, institute of higher education located in Moscow, Russia. The institute is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Russian ...

(University), of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and earned a master's degree in State and Municipal Administration of the

Far Eastern Federal University Far Eastern Federal University (, ''Dalnevostochny federalny universitet'') is a public university in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. In 2023 the university was ranked #434 by QS World University Rankings and among the 100 best universit ...

Career

From 2001 to 2011, Chekunkov worked in executive positions in the private equity sector in Russia. He managed large projects of international and Russian financial organizations (Alrosa, Delta Private Equity, Alfa Group), including in the Far East - in Sakha and the

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. From 2011 to 2013, he participated in the creation, and held the position of director and member of the Management Board and member of the Investment Committee of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. He is responsible for investments in healthcare, energy conservation, the resource sector, as well as for the creation of the Russia-China Investment Fund in conjunction with the

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(CIC). On 25 September 2014, Chekunkov was the general director of the Far East and Arctic Development Fund. On 10 November 2020, Chekunkov was appointed to the post of the Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic. Over the years, Chekunkov has served variously as a member of the supervisory board of PJSC AK ALROSA, the board of directors of PJSC RusHydro and other companies. He is the member of the Government Commission on the Social and Economic Development of the Far East and the State Commission on the Development of the Arctic.

Sanctions

In December 2022 the EU sanctioned Aleksey Chekunkov in relation to the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

Personal life

Chekunkov's father, Aleh Chakunkov, served in the diplomatic service of

and was the Belarusian ambassador plenipotentiary to

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from 1998 to 2001.Alternate archive
Since 3 December 2021, Regina Emilevna Gimalova () is on Russia's list of foreign agents because of her support of "Idel.Realii" () (idelreal.org). Aleksey Chekunkov is married and has two children.

References

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