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Arkady Dvorkovich
Аркадий Дворкович
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.jpg
Official portrait, 2012
President of International Chess Federation (FIDE)
Assumed office
3 October 2018
Deputy Viswanathan Anand (from 2022)
Preceded by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office
21 May 2012 – 7 May 2018
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
President Dmitry Medvedev
Preceded by Unknown
Succeeded by Konstantin Chuychenko
Personal details
Born
Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich

(1972-03-26) 26 March 1972 (age 53)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party United Russia
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • economist

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.

Education and Early Life

Arkady Dvorkovich studied at several well-known universities. He focused on economics.

Where He Studied

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.
Arkady Dvorkovich and Dmitry Medvedev 6 June 2012
Dvorkovich with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, 6 June 2012
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Dvorkovich with Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans, 6 March 2013

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.

See also

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