Konstantin Chuychenko


Konstantin Anatolyevich Chuychenko is a Russian politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice since 21 January 2020. Previously he was Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and Chief of Staff of the Government from 2018 to 2020.

Career

Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, Chuychenko graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987 as a fellow student of Dmitry Medvedev.
From 1989 to 1992 Chuychenko served in the KGB. In March 2001 he became the Chief of the Legal Department of Gazprom and since April 2002 he has been a member of the management committee of Gazprom. From 17 January 2003 to July 2004 he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gazprom Media holding. Since March 2003 he has been a member of the board of directors of the TNT TV network. He is also a member of the board of directors of Gazprom Media, NTV and a shareholder of Gazprom. Since July 2004 he has been an executive director of RosUkrEnergo representing Gazprombank. Since 23 December 2005, he has been a member of the board of directors of Sibneft.
On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. On 21 January, he was appointed Minister of Justice in new Cabinet.