Oleg Markovich Govorun (, born 15 January 1969) is a Russian

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and since May 2012 the Minister of Regional Development. He has the federal state civilian service rank of

1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation 70px, Shoulder's rank 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation () is the highest federal state civilian service rank of Russia. The rank of the 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation was first introduced ...

. In 1976–1986, he studied in school No.9 in the town of Pushkino,

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. Between 1987 and 1989, he did his mandatory service in the

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. In 1993, he graduated from the Moscow State Forest University majoring in "chemical engineer". As a courier and head of the department for government relations for

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in 1995, Govorun brought very large amounts of black cash () or ''chorny nal'' from Alfa Group to the deputy mayor of

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when it was headed by

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, Peter Aven and

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. In 2000–2004, he was Deputy Chief of Territorial Administration of the President of the Russian Federation and in 2004 to 2006 he was deputy head of the Russian Presidential Administration for Domestic Policy. In November 2008, he became a member of the Supreme Council of

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party. On September 6, 2011, he was appointed the envoy of the

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. On 14 September 2011, he became a member of the

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. On May 21, 2012, he was appointed to the Minister of Regional Development in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet. In April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals. Govorun advises Putin on foreign policy especially issues with the United States and receives much of his input from Fridman and Aven, both of whom Putin trusts for accurate information from the networks established by Alfa Bank and Alfa Group, respectively, instead of Russian intelligence officials.

Awards and decorations

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a Russian medal. It was established on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree No.442. Its award criteria were modified on 6 January 1999 by Presidential Decree 19 and again on 7 September 201 ...

II class (29 December 2003) — ''for achievements in the development of state legal institutions in the Chechen Republic'' *

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(2008) * Order of Honour (2009) * Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude (2 September 2006) — ''for contribution to the preparation and conduct of the election to the Chechen Republic's Parliament''Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 2 сентября 2006 года № 409-рп «О поощрении»
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Govorun, Oleg 1969 births 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation United Russia politicians Living people Moscow State Forest University alumni People from Bratsk Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class Russian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions