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Arkady Dvorkovich
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Аркадий Дворкович
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President of International Chess Federation (FIDE) | |
Assumed office 3 October 2018 |
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Deputy | Viswanathan Anand (from 2022) |
Preceded by | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov |
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
In office 21 May 2012 – 7 May 2018 |
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Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev |
Preceded by | Igor Sechin |
Succeeded by | Alexey Gordeyev |
Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation | |
In office May 2008 – May 2012 |
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President | Dmitry Medvedev |
Preceded by | Unknown |
Succeeded by | Konstantin Chuychenko |
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Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich
26 March 1972 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | United Russia |
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Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich (born 26 March 1972) is a Russian politician and economist. He is currently the president of the International Chess Federation. Before this, he was a Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2012 to 2018. He also worked as an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation from 2008 to 2012.
Dvorkovich is seen as an important person in Russian politics. He became well-known during Dmitry Medvedev's time as president. From 2018 to 2022, he was the Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation. Since 2015, he has also been the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Russian Railways company.
Arkady Dvorkovich's father, Vladimir Dvorkovich, was an international chess arbiter. This means he was a judge in chess games. Arkady Dvorkovich is an official of the Chess Federation of Russia. He was first chosen as president of FIDE in October 2018. He was re-elected for a second time in August 2022.
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Education and Early Life
Arkady Dvorkovich studied at several well-known universities. He focused on economics.
Where He Studied
- Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics (1994)
- New Economic School (1994)
- Duke University (1997)
His Career Journey
Dvorkovich has had many important jobs in government and other organizations. He started his career in finance and economics.
Working in Government
- Since 1994 – He worked as a consultant and expert for the Economic Expert Group of the Ministry of Finance of Russia.
- Since 2000 – He became an expert at the "Center for Strategic Research".
- Since August 2000 – He was an adviser to German Gref, who was the Minister for Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
- Since 2001 – He became the Deputy Minister for Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
- Since April 2004 – He led the Expert Group for the President of the Russian Federation.
- Since 13 May 2008 – He served as an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation.
- From 21 May 2012 to 7 May 2018 – He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.


Leading World Chess
In 2018, Arkady Dvorkovich was the chairman of the committee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He worked closely with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. After this, on 3 October 2018, he was elected as the President of FIDE, the International Chess Federation. He won with 103 votes.
His work interests include how the economy is managed and how money is handled. BusinessWeek magazine once listed him as one of 50 potential world leaders. He can speak English and German, as well as Russian. In August 2022, he was re-elected for his second term as FIDE president. He received 157 votes.
Honours and Awards
Arkady Dvorkovich has received several awards for his work.
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland 4th class
- Order of Honour
- Medal 2nd class of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"
- Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
See also
In Spanish: Arkadi Dvorkóvich para niños