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Yury Kovalchuk

Russian oligarch (born 1951)

Yury Valentinovich Kovalchuk (Russian: Ю́рий Валенти́нович Ковальчу́к; born 25 July 1951) is a Russian billionaire businessman and financier who is "reputed to be Vladimir Putin's personal banker". The Panama Papers leak revealed that Kovalchuk had transferred at least $1 billion to an offshore entity.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Yury Kovalchuk (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 25, 1951.1

About

Kovalchuk is a close friend of Putin: he hosted the wedding of Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova to Kirill Shamalov at his ski resort, Igora, in 2013.

In 2022 journalist Mikhail Zygar said Kovalchuk could probably be called Number 2 in Russia. While self-isolating from COVID-19 in 2020, Putin spent much time with Kovalchuk, and they share the view that the only important factor is to restore Russian greatness. According to some experts, Kovalchuk played a role in Putin's decision to invade Ukraine in 2022.

From Wikipedia’s article on Yury Kovalchuk, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1974Saint Petersburg State University3

Career

Occupation: banker, financier, physicist, businessperson, entrepreneur.6

  • 2005 to 2012Chairperson of the executive board, Bank of Russia4
  • Since 1991President4
  • 1987 to 1991Deputy managing director4
  • Date not recordedConsul general4
  • Date not recordedChair, Bank of Russia5

Personal life

  • BornJul 25, 1951, Saint Petersburg7
  • CitizenshipRussia, Soviet Union8

Awards

  • Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class9
  • Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class9
  • Date not recordedOrder of Friendship9

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