Valentina Matvienko. Biography of a woman governor

The northern capital of the Russian Federation is famous for its culture, beautiful places, historical monuments, white nights and drawbridges. But apart from all this magic, St. Petersburg is glorified and people. Among them - artists, athletes, artists, writers and politicians. It is to the latter category that Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko also directly relates. The biography of many contemporary politicians of Russia began outside its borders. This also applies to the life of this woman.

Youth

Valentina Matvienko was born in the territory of Ukraine, in Shepetivka (Khmelnytsky region). Her biography began her story in 1949 on April 4. That day a wonderful girl appeared in the Tyutin family (maiden name). My father was a serviceman, my mother worked in a local theater as a dresser. At the time of Valentine's birth, two older sisters were growing up in the family.

At that time to enter the secondary special institution was possible after the end of 8 classes. So the girl did - became a student of the Cherkassy Medical School. It was in 1964. After three years of hard work, the red diploma was in his hands, and the thought matured in his head to move on. And the chemistry-and-pharmaceutical institute, located in Leningrad, took into its palaces the future of its governor, who will become Valentina Matviyenko. Her biography in 1972 was marked by the second record on the page "Education" - the girl graduated from the institute and got the profession of "pharmacist". In addition, in the fifth year she married.

Political pharmacist

However, the young lady did not plan to work as a specialty. Instead, she is seriously engaged in party service.

The girl is confidently moving up the career ladder. Since the end of the chemical and pharmaceutical institute (1972) in the next five years, she "grew up" with the head of the district party committee of the Petrograd district (Leningrad) to his first secretary.

After nine years (1984), the Leningrad Regional Committee of the Party acquires a new secretary. It becomes Valentina Matvienko. The biography of the Komsomol member is supplemented by facts from the sphere of further education. It increases its skills and knowledge in the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Diplomatic Academy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR.

After a while, the direction of Valentina Ivanovna's activities acquires a "cultural" character: she as a deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Leningrad Council of People's Deputies struggles with the problems of education and cultural enlightenment.

Diplomatic activity

However, in 1991 Valentina Matvienko, whose biography has already characterized the woman as an excellent party leader, is leaving for service in the Foreign Ministry. As a Soviet ambassador (and after Russia), the woman conducts diplomatic activities in Malta and Greece.

Then Valentina Ivanovna returns to politics again. From 1998 to 2003, the woman dealt with social issues, actively helping families affected by terrorist attacks and other issues. In 2001, Valentina Matvienko was awarded the honorary title "Woman of the Year". Her contribution to the development of education, culture and science did not go unnoticed by ordinary citizens - and in 2003 she was elected governor of the St. Petersburg region. At this post, she more than successfully worked for 9 years. In 2011, at will, resigned. However, her political career did not end.

Personal life

At the moment the fourth chairman of the Federation Council is Valentina Matvienko. Biography, personal life of the former governor of the northern capital is still interesting to the public.

A woman politician is married. And for a long time. Even at the institute, she knitted herself in marriage with Vladimir Matvienko. At the moment he is a colonel of medical service, chained to a wheelchair by chance . The couple have a son Sergei. At present he is married and has a daughter. The son is the head of VTB Capital.