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Yury Ivanovich Borisov (; born 31 December 1956) is a Russian politician, former military strategist, and mathematician currently serving as
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Senator from
Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast ( rus, Архангельская область, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz ...
. Borisov served as
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of
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from 2022 to 2025, from 2018 to 2022, he served as the
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, and from 2012 to 2018, as the Deputy
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. He has been awarded the title of
Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation ( rus, Герой Российской Федерации, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ), also unofficially called Hero of Russia ( rus, Герой России, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ), is ...
and is a recipient of the
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, 3rd degree. 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 ...
.


Biography

Yury Borisov was born on 31 December 1956 in
Vyshny Volochyok Vyshny Volochyok ( rus, Вы́шний Волочёк, p=ˈvɨʂnʲɪj vəlɐˈtɕɵk) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: Geography and etymology The town is located northwest of Tver, in the Valdai Hills, between the Tvertsa and ...
. He graduated from in 1974 and from Radioelectronics Higher Command School in 1978. In 1980s he studied mathematics at the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics of
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from which he graduated in 1985. Borisov is married and has two children. For 20 years from 1978 to 1998 he was enlisted into the
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of both the
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and
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. He was Federal Agency on Industry deputy head in October 2007 and became Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade in July 2008. He was a Military-Industrial Commissioner for Russia in March 2011 and as of 12 November 2012 under
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, Borisov was promoted to Deputy
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of the
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. On 7 May 2018, Borisov was nominated as Deputy Prime Minister for Defence and Space Industry in
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. On 15 January 2020, Borisov resigned as part of Medvedev's cabinet, after
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delivered the 2020 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution. Borisov was subsequently confirmed in his former position by Medvedev's successor,
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. In 2021 he was awarded the Order of the Republic of Serbia. In 2022, he replaced
Dmitry Rogozin Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin (; born 21 December 1963) is a Russian nationalist politician serving as the senator from the Russian-occupied Zaporozhye Oblast since 23 September 2023. He previously served as General Director of Roscosmos from 2018 ...
as the new Director General of
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. Borisov was replaced as Roscosmos head by
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head
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in early February 2025, with the Kremlin saying that it was part of a "planned rotation". Later that month President Putin appointed Borisov his Special Envoy on International Cooperation in Space, replacing
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Sergei Krikalev Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (, also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov; born 27 August 1958) is a Russian mechanical engineer and former cosmonaut and head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. As a prominent rocket scientist, he ...
. On May 19, 2025,
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Alexander Tsybulsky appointed Yury Borisov to the vacant
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seat, left open by the resignation of Senator Alexander Nekrasov in January 2025. Borisov's predecessor as
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general director
Dmitry Rogozin Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin (; born 21 December 1963) is a Russian nationalist politician serving as the senator from the Russian-occupied Zaporozhye Oblast since 23 September 2023. He previously served as General Director of Roscosmos from 2018 ...
had also served in the Federation Council, representing Zaporozhye Oblast since September 2023. In the chamber Borisov decided to join the Committee on Defense and Security.


Sanctions

Borisov was sanctioned by
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under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the
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 ...
for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security.


See also

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List of Heroes of the Russian Federation This is a list of people who have been awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation. The title was established in 1992, and was awarded more than 970 times since then, including more than 440 times posthumously. Due to the list's size, it is ...


References

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