Mikhail Margelov: biography, education, family. Vice President of OAO AK Transneft

Mikhail Vitalievich Margelov is a well-known statesman. He wears a famous name, although he did not continue the military tradition. He went his own way and got to solid heights. His activities are often criticized, he is accused of careerism and adaptability. However, his life path is undoubtedly interesting and worthy of attention.

A family

The surname of Margelovs appeared as a result of a mistake in writing the old Russian surname "Markelov" in the issuance of Mikhail's party ticket to Mikhail's grandfather. Great-grandfather Michael served faithfully the Fatherland, for which he was twice awarded the honorary order of St. George. Vasily Margelov is a famous general of the Soviet Army, commander of air forces, "father of the Airborne Forces", Hero of the Soviet Union - was born into a family of Belarusian origin. So the glorious history of the family began.

Of the five sons of Basil, four continued his work. Vitaly Vasilyevich is a Russian spy, Colonel-General, Deputy Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, later a State Duma deputy from the United Russia party, Mikhail's father. Alexander Vasilyevich is an airborne officer, Hero of the Soviet Union. Gennady Vasilyevich is a major general. Vasily Vasilievich is a major, deputy director of the broadcasting company Golos Rossii. Vasily Filippovich did not help any of his children to make a career, but he strictly asked them. Margelov Mikhail Vitalievich, whose family consists of such valiant people, had to match her. And he became a worthy bearer of an outstanding family name. In total, Vasily Filippovich has ten grandchildren, Michael of them is the oldest. Among the grandchildren there are journalists and businessmen, and five went in the footsteps of their ancestors and became military.

Childhood

Mikhail Margelov is a model of a Moscow boy from a good family. As a child, Misha was noted for his active character and aspiration for leadership, he read a lot. The grandfather tried to enchant him to the sport, but he did not succeed. And the dream that the grandson will follow in his footsteps, too, has not come true. When Michael was a teenager, his parents often went on foreign business trips, and he spent a lot of time with his grandfather and grandmother. For several years he lived with his parents in Tunisia and Morocco. Mikhail Margelov was interested in international relations since childhood and dreamed of becoming a diplomatic worker.

Education

In school, Mikhail studied well, especially leaning on foreign languages, intending to become a diplomat. But after school I went not to MGIMO, but to the Institute of Asian and African countries at Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov, at the Faculty of History and Philology. He graduated from the university in 1986 with a degree in "Oriental historian and translator". He speaks Arabic, English, French, later learned Bulgarian.

The beginning of a professional career

Even at the last courses of the institute, Margelov began to work as an interpreter in the department of international relations of the CPSU Central Committee. After graduation, he settled in the School of the KGB of the USSR to teach Arabic. The ill-wishers say that he got to work in this department solely due to kinship ties, since he had no special prerequisites for such work. Also, there are suggestions that the teaching post was just a screen, but in fact he joined the KGB in the rank of lieutenant. Three years later, Margelov moves to work in the Arabic edition of "ITAR-TASS" as editor. Here he worked for a year.

Search for your place

After the collapse of the USSR, Mikhail Margelov, whose biography has developed in purely Soviet traditions, decided to try his hand at a new field. He for several years worked in international consulting firms, advised joint Russian-American companies. This experience allowed Margelov to find a new, promising field of application of his skills and talents - advertising and PR. Also at this time he works as editor of the magazine "Your Choice". This will also become his new professional sphere in the future.

In 1995, Mikhail Margelov came to work for a major advertising company Video International as director for new business, development and consulting. In 1996, he led the project of the electoral advertising campaign and the Yabloko party to the State Duma. The following year, he was included in the election group of presidential candidate Boris Yeltsin.

Career advancement

A successful election campaign led Yeltsin to the Kremlin and brought Margelov a new position. He is appointed First Deputy Head of the Public Relations Department of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, his leader was M. Lesin, with whom Mikhail worked at Video International. After a while, Margelov replaced Lesin in this position and held on for a year. Since 1998, Mikhail Vitalievich transferred to the service in RIA "Vesti" in the department of political observers. After some time, he goes to the Customs Service for half a year, where he works in the group of advisers to the chairman of the State Customs Committee and is creating a public relations service. There Margelov received the rank of colonel of the customs service, but soon returned to Vesti.

The Election Age

By 1999, Mikhail Margelov won the glory of a good political technologist, and therefore he is invited to participate in several projects at once. First he accompanies S. Kiriyenko and the political movement "New Force" in the elections to the mayors of Moscow. During the aggravation of the situation in the North Caucasus, on the orders of Vladimir Putin, in 1999, the Rosinformsentr was created, in which Mikhail Margelov is the director. At about the same time, S. Shoigu invites him to organize an advertising campaign and to work as a spokesman for the "Medved" movement, which sought to enter the State Duma. Later, Margelov began to carry out PR-support of the activities of the party bloc "Unity". Organizes a trip of members of the faction "Unity" at the congress of the Republican Party in the United States in 2000. During the presidential election campaign in 2000, Margelov is in Putin's headquarters, where he works to establish ties with foreign partners. The success of this campaign, among other things, helped him show his potential to the president, and he will still remember the young PR man.

Party life

According to the family tradition, Margelov Michael was always on the side of the ruling party. Therefore, no one was surprised when he was secretary of the Komsomol organization at the institute. Then he joined the ranks of the CPSU, where he remained until the abolition of the party. In the 2000s, he became a member of United Russia. He was a member of the political council of the party, from 2001 to 2004 he was a member of the central political council of United Russia.

Council of the Federation

In 2000, a new representative in the Pskov region, Mikhail Margelov, appeared in the supreme power. The Federation Council is formed on a party basis, and party comrades nominated Mikhail to this ruling body. There he becomes the initiator of the creation of the "Putin" group "Federation". Deputy Margelov Michael was elected chairman of the Committee on International Relations. In 2009, he was the first of the senators to participate in the work of the UN General Assembly, where he made a presentation on the responsibility for protection in international affairs. He repeatedly headed the delegation of the Federation Council in various negotiations on international affairs. In 2014, he had to leave the Federation Council in connection with the scandalous discovery of his foreign real estate, which he did not include in the declaration.

PACE

In 2003, as a member of the Federation Council, Margelov was elected vice-president of the PACE from the Russian Federation. In 2008, he boldly nominates himself for the post of president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, but loses to the Spanish candidate. Working in the PACE, Mikhail Vitalievich repeatedly participated in the settlement of conflicts in various "hot" points of the world, was a member of the assembly team in the Palestinian negotiations. In 2005 he voluntarily resigned his representative in the PACE. This was due to a big scandal that erupted around Margelov: his assistant Alexei Kozlov was sentenced to criminal liability for fraud, in addition, his brother was involved in offshore business. But in 2010 he became an honorary member of the PACE.

Sudan

In 2008, Margelov Michael was appointed to the Russian Foreign Ministry - he became a special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Sudan. He is entrusted with the task of including Russia in the group of countries participating in the settlement of the situation in that country. In the Sudan, political influence was given to countries such as the United States, Britain, China and France. And Margelov wants Russia to become the fifth country in this group. He is the main organizer of the international conference on the Sudan in Moscow, during which the most important decision is made to recognize the independence of Southern Sudan. Margelov participates in negotiations with the Darfur rebels, for three years he makes 8 trips to Sudan. In 2010, he participates in the summit meeting during the meeting of the UN Security Council's Security Council, which proposes supporting the holding of a referendum on independence in the Sudan.

In 2011, in connection with the solution of some of the acute problems in the country, Margelov is relieved of his mission.

Cases of Africa

In 2011, Margelov is entrusted with a new serious position - the President's special representative for cooperation with the peoples of Africa. Long post-perestroika years, Russia was not present on the African continent, and to return at least part of the former influence - this was the task of Mikhail Vitalievich. With his participation, Russian projects are beginning to be implemented in Ethiopia, Namibia, Niger and other countries. He repeatedly traveled to Africa, including to establish contacts with representatives of Somali territories fighting for independence. In the "explosion" of the situation in Libya, he met with both sides to make an objective view of the state of affairs. Significant is its role in resolving the issue of the safe passage of Russian ships along the Gulf of Aden. In 2014, Margelov left this post in connection with the departure from the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.

Social activity

Despite the huge, diverse activities, Margel has time to deal with various social assignments. He is a member of the Russian Geographical Society, he was the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Professional Hockey League of Russia. Also in 2003 he became president of a non-governmental organization - the Russian Society for the Solidarity and Cooperation of the Peoples of Asia and Africa. As part of this position, Margelov repeatedly participated in negotiations with various opposition groups in countries covered by revolutions.

Transneft

In 2014, a new oilman appears in the country - Mikhail Margelov. "Transneft", in which he came to the post of vice-president, is engaged in the transportation of oil and oil products on the territory of Russia and CIS countries. Margelov, on the other hand, is called upon to engage in the usual business of his own - public relations. Although there are versions that he is "planted" in a company with a long-range view, and that, perhaps, Mikhail Vitalievich may soon step higher. But while such movements are imperceptible, and observers say that Margelov simply took refuge in Transneft from various problems that haunted him.

Criticism and accusations

The ill-wishers of Margelov explain his forward movement upward by large family ties. It is said that his throwing from the company to the company is due to the fact that he has no valuable skills. Although it is difficult not to notice the noticeable successes of Margelov in the negotiation processes at the international level. He is accused of secretly continuing the cause of "ancestors" and is an officer of secret services. He was repeatedly accused of illegal possession of real estate abroad and prejudiced treatment of US intelligence services. All this, except apartments in Miami, did not find confirmation, so Mikhail Vitalievich continues to work quietly in Russia.

Awards and titles

During his life, Mikhail V. Margelov received many awards, among them the Order of Honor and Friendship, honorary diplomas and gratitudes of the President of the Russian Federation, various medals. He is the title of a state state councilor of the Russian Federation, 1 st degree. He is a colonel of the reserve, than did his grandfather.

Personal life

The personal life of politicians and statesmen is always of particular interest. Mikhail Margelov, his wife and his children are no exception. He married more than 25 years ago, he has two children. About the nature of his wife's occupation, nothing is known. About Dmitri's son, the media found out that he graduated from MGIMO, worked in Gazprom, now heads the Board of Directors of the company "Rus-Oil."