Vladimir Rushailo
Vladimir Borisovich Rushailo (Russian: Владимир Борисович Рушайло; born 1953 in Morshansk, Tambov Oblast) is a Russian politician.
From 1999 to 2001, he was the Interior Minister of Russia, and Secretary of Security Council from 2001 to 2004. As the Minister of the Interior, he was charged with overseeing the security of sensitive internal sites and materials such as high-value train shipments and nuclear weapons facilities. His tenure coincided with a period of serious concern over the security of Russia's nuclear weapons stocks, especially with regard to the 2000 computer bug and its potential effects in the run up to and after the Y2K switch.[1]
| “ | „You should not confuse corruption with bribe taking.“ Russia's Interior minister Vladimir Rushailo, arguing that officials are corrupt only if they have links with organized criminal gangs [2] | ” |
On June 14, 2004 - October 5, 2007 he has been the Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
In 2002 he was injured while survived a road crash in Kamchatka together with region's governor Mikhail Mashkovtsev.[3]
[edit] Honours and awards
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.
- Hero of the Russian Federation (27 October 1999)
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (2003)
- Order of Courage (1998)
- Order of Honour (1998)
- Order of the Badge of Honour (1986)
- Order for Personal Courage (1992)
- Jubilee Medal "300th Anniversary of Russian Navy" (1996)
- Medal 850th Anniversary of Moscow
- Medal "In commemoration of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg" (2003)
- Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 3rd class (Russian Orthodox Church)
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sergei Stepashin |
Interior Minister of Russia 1999—2001 |
Succeeded by Boris Gryzlov |
| Preceded by Sergei Ivanov |
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation 2001-2004 |
Succeeded by Igor Ivanov |
| Preceded by Yury Yarov |
Executive Secretary of CIS June 14, 2004-October 5, 2007 |
Succeeded by Sergei Lebedev |
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from Morshansk
- Russian politicians
- Interior ministers of Russia
- Heroes of the Russian Federation
- Recipients of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order of Courage
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russian Federation)
- Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour
- Recipients of the Order for Personal Courage
- Recipients of the Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow
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