Ruslan Khadzhismelovich Tsalikov (Russian: Руслан Хаджисмелович Цаликов; born 31 July 1956) was a Russian First Deputy Minister of Defence and Order of Honour recipient. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[1]
Ruslan Tsalikov | |
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Руслан Цаликов | |
Official portrait, 2016 | |
Deputy Minister of Defence | |
In office 24 December 2015 – 17 June 2024 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev Mikhail Mishustin |
Minister | Sergei Shoigu Andrei Belousov |
Preceded by | Arkady Bakhin |
Succeeded by | Leonid Gornin |
Personal details | |
Born | Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz), North Ossetian ASSR | July 31, 1956
Awards | Order of Honour Order of Friendship |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1991—2024 |
Rank | 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation |
Biography
editTsalikov was born on July 31, 1956, in Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz), North Ossetian ASSR. He graduated from the North Ossetian State University which was named in honour of Kosta Khetagurov in 1978 and five years later got a degree from the Moscow Institute of National Economy. Between those years he was an intern researcher in the same place and from 1983 to 1987 was a lecturer on labour economics and the same year became a subdean of the Economics Faculty at the same university. From 1987 to 1989, he was Economic Affairs' General Director, and from 1989 to 1990, worked at Control-and-Auditing Directorate as the Chief Controller. Tsalikov worked as Minister of Finance of North Ossetia for four years starting from 1990 and from 1994 till 2000 was the Chief of the Main Financial and Economic Administration under Boris Yeltsin. From 2000 to 2005, he worked for Ministry of Emergency Situations. He was promoted to the State Secretary by Vladimir Putin, a position which he held from 2005 to 2007.[2] In 2010, he became a head of Ministry of Emergency Situations and then was invited as a guest on Special Correspondent on Russia-1.[3]
From May to November 2012, he was the Vice Governor of the Moscow Region and starting from that date on, under Presidential Decree, he was promoted to Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.[2] He was scheduled to become Acting Governor of Moscow Region.[4] He was made Acting Governor of Moscow Region on 6 November 2012 and served until 8 November 2012, when he was replaced by current Governor Andrei Vorobyov.
Sanctions
editSanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [5]
References
edit- ^ О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим (Decree 1673) (in Russian). President of Russia. 13 December 2007.
- ^ a b "Ruslan Tsalikov". Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Ruslan Tsalikov in the "Special Correspondent" Program". Ministry of Emergency Situations. September 23, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Ruslan Tsalikov to be Moscow region governor until election". ITAR-TASS. Retrieved July 27, 2013. [dead link]
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.