Akimov apparatus of the government of the Russian Federation. Maxim Akimov: biography, personal life, career, photo
Curiosity has always gripped me. You read a biography, and everything seems to be clear: he studied perfectly, served in the army, got married, worked, and then bam! - and the person is already an important official. And it seems to be the same homo sapiens, and not quite. And looks down on you, and speaks through his teeth. I have seen many of these. Journalists don't like them. They hate us as stupid bailiffs with idiotic questions, and we dislike them for the arrogant habits of the owner of sacred knowledge (on the face of an official it is usually written: “I know exactly what will happen”) and unwillingness to share this sacred knowledge (on the same face written: “I won’t tell anyway”).
In the new cabinet of ministers of the Russian Federation, I found one person who, for me personally, partly lifts the veil of secrecy over where they were recruited from. Now I know for sure that some of them are specially brought up and raised (in the good sense of the word). However, I am not an official, I have nothing to hide, so I share with you.
The new cabinet of ministers has its own apparatus. If anyone does not know, it was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov. Deputy heads of the government apparatus were also appointed by presidential decree. Among them is Maxim Akimov, a new person here, although for me almost native.
Briefly. Akimov Maxim Alekseevich, was born in 1970 in the town of Maloyaroslavets, Kaluga Region. He was educated at the Kaluga State Pedagogical Institute. Tsiolkovsky at the Faculty of History. He taught at school, served in the army, in the mid-90s he became the head of an audit company and in 1996 moved to the civil service. He worked in the Department of Economics and Industry of the Kaluga Region, in the Regional State Property Committee. In 2004, he headed the Ministry of Economic Development of the Kaluga Region and in the same year was elected mayor of Kaluga. Then he became deputy governor of the Kaluga region, entered the presidential personnel reserve - and that's all ... Now he is deputy head of the apparatus of the government of the Russian Federation.
But this is the official biography, which you can also find on the government website. Another thing is that I know quite well almost all the milestones of this path, since Maxim Akimov's movements along the power diagonal took place before my eyes. During those same years in Kaluga, I honed my pen, so our careers developed almost in parallel.
Akimov was not 30 when he found himself in the corridors of power. Not in those, of course, that the current Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications Nikolai Nikiforov (he is now, let me remind you, 29 years old), but still. I remember very well the scoffing of the local media (and I was one of them) and officials, when a rosy-cheeked young man from the Department of Economics and Industry, like a schoolboy at the blackboard, reported at meetings about the problems of promising growth of the region's economic potential.
In the aggressive environment of hardened apparatchiks of the Soviet school, this role cannot be called enviable. Then I had a clear feeling that the audience understands him through the word, and if they understand, they hardly listen. “Who is he anyway?” - the most common question that was read in the eyes of people at meetings. I don’t know how much Akimov himself wanted this, but it was as if they were forcibly planted in the region, as they are now trying to plant energy-saving light bulbs on citizens of the Russian Federation.
Then a whole series of rumors was born regarding such a persistent promotion of a little-known boy. There was gossip in the kitchens that he was the illegitimate son of the governor Anatoly Artamonov, in the smoking rooms they talked about favoritism in the government of the Kaluga region (the head of the department in which Akimov worked was a woman). And Maxim Akimov kept reporting something and reporting ...
In 2004, he was thrown to the front line of the executive branch. First, he became the Minister of Economic Development of the Kaluga Region, and then he was elected the mayor of Kaluga. They chose him, of course, with the blessing of Governor Artamonov, but then they still chose him. I myself took an active part in this campaign, so I remember very well both the childishness of the future mayor and his lamentation about life's circumstances. For example, in the apartment building where he lived, the roof was leaking, but it was impossible to repair: voters would not understand, since there were enough houses with leaking roofs in Kaluga at that time.
I can’t say that Kaluga residents remembered him for something supernatural in this post, but he filled bumps. So, in my presence, the governor gave the task to the leadership of the regional television company to give him a “media thrashing” for educational purposes so that he would not relax. And there are dozens of such stories, but we will omit the lyrics, and you can re-read his short biography again.
In fact, Akimov was raised in the Kaluga region for state affairs. They made a change out of him. Until the last moment, many believed that it was he who would be in the governor's chair after Artamonov's departure, but this prediction was not destined to come true.
I personally know at least two or three more such Akimovs in my native region. Someone was exiled to depressed areas to study wits, someone was pulled out of business and appointed, installed, rearranged. They were not taken seriously, they were chased like "spirits" in the barracks, but the years have passed - and suddenly it turns out that it is they who now determine the future of the region, and even the whole country. It turns out that they are not “green boys” anymore, but state men, in whose positions there are solid capital letters.
I do not think that this particular story is significantly different from what happened in the country as a whole. For more than 20 years, a whole generation of people has already grown up who received life and managerial experience in completely different conditions than their predecessors. They are different. Better or worse is hard to say, but definitely different.
As for Maxim Akimov himself, our paths parted with him in 2007. I know that they already called him “intelligent guy”, I know that journalists liked him, because he retained an openness that is not typical for officials, but I can’t vouch for more.
And by the way, if you think that this bird is not so big as to dedicate an entire article to some deputy head of the government apparatus, pay attention to what position a certain Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev came to Moscow in 1999.
Material prepared: Vladimir Karpov, Alexander Gasov
Maxim Alekseevich Akimov was born on March 1, 1970 in the Kaluga region, the city of Maloyaroslavets.
After leaving school, he decided to get the profession of a teacher and entered the Kaluga State Pedagogical University. He graduated from the history department with honors, after which he worked as a history teacher at school for two years. The media also indicated that at that time he taught English and geography, but this was not mentioned in the official biography.
He served in the army, the type of troops is not specified.
In 1994 Maxim Akimov headed the Fineart-audit company. Worked as the head of this company until 1996. At this time, he completed professional training under the program "Estimation of the value of the enterprise."
In 1996 began his career as a civil servant, becoming chairman of the regional commission for the securities market of the Kaluga region.
A year later, he received the post of Deputy Director of the Department of Economics and Industry of the Government of the Kaluga Region, where he stayed until 2001.
In 2001 he became the first deputy chairman of the state property committee of the Kaluga region.
In the media, in connection with such a rapid career development, a previously unknown young man (and at that time he was 30 years old) started talking about the “forced planting” of his figure in the region. Howbeit, in 2004 he was appointed to the post of Minister of Economic Development of the Kaluga Region, but in the same year he left this position and became the first deputy mayor of Kaluga. Soon he himself took the post of mayor of the city of Kaluga. Local media noted that the townspeople did not remember him for something "supernatural".
In 2007 he went to work in the regional administration as deputy governor of the Kaluga region. His responsibilities included ensuring the formation and implementation of the economic, financial, budgetary and investment policies of the region. He also temporarily acted as governor during his absence from the region. Maxim Akimov himself noted that he was responsible for the strategic development of the Kaluga region.
Then in the region they were sure that it was he who would sit in the governor's chair after the departure of Anatoly Artamonov. At the same time, the deputy governor joined the presidential personnel reserve.
He worked as the deputy head of the region until May 2012, when, after the victory of Vladimir Putin in the presidential elections, a new Government and a new Government Apparatus were formed. Maxim Alekseevich Akimov joined the Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation as a Deputy Head.
According to the distribution of duties between the deputies, the issues of implementing state policy in the field of economics and finance, investment policy, science, high technology and innovation, in the field of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries fell within the scope of his competence. He also controls the development of industry, transport and communications, energy, management of federal property and the work of the customs service.
When he served as deputy governor, the media noted that he retained an openness that was not characteristic of officials. As Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation, he rarely appears in media reports.
The official is married and has two sons.
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In 1994 he graduated from the Faculty of History of the Kaluga State Pedagogical University (now - Kaluga State University) named after. K. E. Tsiolkovsky.
Served in the Armed Forces of the USSR.
In 1991-1992 he worked as a teacher of history, geography and English at a secondary school in Maloyaroslavets.
In 1993, he held the position of a leading specialist in the legal department of the Property Fund of the Kaluga Region.
In 1994-1996 - Head of the company "Fineart-audit".
From 1996 to 1997 he headed the regional commission for the securities market of the Kaluga region.
In 1997-2001 - Deputy Director of the Department of Economics and Industry of the Government of the Kaluga Region.
In 2001-2004 - First Deputy Chairman of the State Property Committee of the Kaluga Region.
In 2004, he headed the Ministry of Economic Development of the Kaluga Region.
From May 2004 - First Deputy Mayor, from August to November 2004 - acting. mayor of Kaluga.
In 2004-2007 - Mayor of Kaluga. He was elected to this post on November 14, 2004, gaining 34.63% of the vote. He ran for self-nomination. The second place in the elections was taken by Andrey Perchyan, General Director of JSC "Kaluga Plant of Electronic Products "Autoelectronics" (20.72%).
In July 2007, Maxim Akimov moved to work in the regional administration. From 2007 to 2011 - Deputy, from 2011 to 2012 - First Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region Anatoly Artamonov. Supervised the regional ministries of economic development, finance, competition policy and tariffs. He was responsible for the formation and implementation of the economic, financial, budgetary and investment policy of the Kaluga region.
In 2012, he moved to work in the Government Office of the Russian Federation. From May 21, 2012 to May 23, 2013, he held the position of Deputy Head of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers Vladislav Surkov.
From May 23, 2013 to May 18, 2018 - Sergey Prikhodko, First Deputy Head of the RF Government Staff. Supervised the implementation of state policy in the field of economics and finance; development of industry, energy, transport and communications; agriculture and agro-industrial complex; management of federal property; customs service; support of priority projects and programs in the main directions of the strategic development of the Russian Federation.
Since May 18, 2018 - Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. He oversees the areas of transport, communications, innovations, issues related to real estate and intellectual property, the national program "Digital Economy", the digitalization of public administration, including the provision of public services, as well as the national project to create safe and high-quality roads.
Member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Strategic Development and National Projects, also a member of its presidium (since July 2018).
Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Russian Railways (since July 2018), State Transport Leasing Company (since August 2019).
He heads the government commissions on transport (since September 24, 2018), on ensuring road safety (since October 24, 2018).
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Joint Stock Company Special Economic Zone Innopolis.
He was a member of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and Priority Projects (2016-2018).
He was the President of the Badminton Federation of the Kaluga Region (since 2007).
The total amount of the declared annual income for 2015 amounted to 8 million 715 thousand rubles, the spouse, according to the declaration, had no income.
The total amount of declared annual income for 2016 amounted to 8 million 844 thousand rubles, spouses - 25 thousand rubles.
The total amount of declared annual income for 2018 amounted to 8 million 610 thousand rubles, spouses - 156 thousand rubles.
Active State Councilor of the Russian Federation, Class I (2016).
Awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky (2014). Marked with gratitude from the Government of the Russian Federation (2014).
Married, has two sons.
Member of the All-Russian political party "United Russia".Chairman of the Board of Directors of Open Joint Stock Company Russian Railways.
Acting State Councilor of the Russian Federation of the first class.
Maxim Akimov was born on March 1, 1970 in the city of Maloyaroslavets, Kaluga Region. After school, he graduated from the Faculty of History of Kaluga State University named after Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. The young man began his career in 1991, working as a teacher of history, geography, and English in his native city.
Shortly thereafter, he went into business. Since 1994, for two years, Maxim Alekseevich headed the Fineart-Audit company, underwent professional training under the Enterprise Value Assessment program.
Then Akimov went into politics. In 1996, he took the position of Chairman of the Regional Commission for the Securities Market of the Kaluga Region. Then, until 2001, he was Deputy Director of the Department of Economics and Industry of the Government of the Kaluga Region. In 2001, he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the State Property Committee of the Kaluga Region. Three years later he became the Minister of Economic Development of the Kaluga Region.
Since 2004, for three years, Maxim Akimov worked first as the first deputy mayor, and then took the chair of the Mayor of Kaluga. In 2007, an experienced manager was appointed to the position of Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region. Akimov held this post for five years. It was during this period that the politician was included in the personnel reserve of President Dmitry Medvedev.
On May 22, 2012, Maksim Alekseevich moved to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation. Here he oversaw issues of economics, finance, customs, state property, energy, industry, transport and communications, as well as investment policy, science, high technology, timber industry, agriculture and fisheries.
At the end of May 2013, Akimov was appointed First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation. By the Decree of the President of Russia dated May 18, 2018, Maxim Alekseevich was appointed to the post of Deputy Prime Minister. Akimov's area of responsibility includes: communications, transport and digitalization of the economy.
In the same year, an experienced leader was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Open Joint Stock Company "Russian Railways". He also received the rank of First Class State Councilor of the Russian Federation.
Maxim Akimov June 8, 2019 inspected the construction of the M-11 highway, which will connect St. Petersburg and Moscow. Having visited the construction site of the VIII complex of the toll highway under construction, the deputy chairman was dissatisfied with the execution of the work schedule at the facility. In his opinion, in order to finish the track on time, it is necessary to attract additional forces.
Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov July 12, 2019 at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Russian Venture Company JSC, he was elected Chairman of this Board.
Board of Directors of Russian Railways July 26, 2019 re-elected Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov as its chairman.
Maxim Alekseevich Akimov is a civil servant, a native of Kaluga, where he developed as a professional. Since 2012, the official, who took the position of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, has been in charge of a number of important issues in the field of digital innovation and strategic development. After the inauguration of the President in May 2018, Akimov continued to work in the Government apparatus.early years
Future Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov was born on March 1, 1970 in the town of Maloyaroslavets, 60 kilometers from Kaluga. While still a student, he worked as a school teacher, and in 1993, after graduating from the Faculty of History of the Kaluga State Pedagogical University. K.E. Tsiolkovsky, began to teach history. Served in the armed forces of the Russian Federation. 
In addition to the talent to teach and transfer knowledge, Akimov demonstrated the ability of a leader and in 1994 he was invited to the audit company Fineart-Audit. This event determined the further activities of Akimov.
Public service career
Immersed in the financial sector, Maxim Alekseevich successfully completed the tasks set, and in 1996 he moved to the position of head of the securities commission for the Kaluga region. 
Since 1998, he has been involved in economics and industry in the relevant regional department, and later worked in the State Property Committee of the Kaluga Region. Taking responsible decisions both on routine matters and determining priority areas for development, Akimov increased his competence. Every year, the scope of Akimov's duties and the level of his authority increased: the head of the regional ministry of economic development (2004), then the mayor of Kaluga (2004 - 2007).
As the city head, Maxim Akimov was remembered by Kaluga residents as a person under whom, for the first time in 10 years, the death rate began to decrease and the birth rate increased in the region, active improvement of Kaluga began, and the tradition of the annual carnival in honor of the city’s birthday appeared.
In 2007, the mayor voluntarily and prematurely resigned, like his predecessors Valery Belobrovsky and Valery Ivanov, to assume the position of Anatoly Artamonov, Deputy Governor of Kaluga Oblast. He not only successfully coped with his duties, but was noticed and included in the personnel reserve of President Dmitry Medvedev. In May 2012, Akimov became Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation.
In 2013, Maxim Alekseevich took the position of deputy head of the commission for the introduction of information technologies in government bodies on a par with the Minister of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov. The chairman of the commission, Vladislav Surkov, became his immediate superior.
Maxim Akimov on the digital economy
In 2017, he headed the work of the subcommittee of the Digital Economy program, covering all economic, social and cultural spheres of public life.
Personal life of Maxim Akimov
Maxim Akimov is a modest person and does not advertise his personal life. It is known that he married quite early and now has two sons. Being fond of playing badminton, he headed the regional badminton federation. 
Akimov does not forget his roots, for example, at the end of 2017, he congratulated the Kaluga 24 website on its anniversary. In turn, his hometown remembers his contribution to improving infrastructure, increasing income, reducing mortality, and he was awarded a medal for special merits.
Maxim Akimov now
In May 2018, Akimov was nominated to the new government of the Russian Federation to oversee issues of the digital economy, transport and communications. 
Understanding the key role of technology for development and striving for a progressive future, Akimov strives to do everything possible to make domestic information systems the best in the world. Creating ultra-fast and stable communications in every corner of Russia, fundamentally new payment systems, secure cryptography, digital platforms in everything - this is an incomplete list of tasks that Akimov seeks to achieve.
In July, the official told the press that, on behalf of the Russian government, he would head the board of directors of Russian Railways.