Sergei Stepashin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sergei Stepashin
Сергей Вадимович Степашин
Stepashin in 2021
2nd Chairman of the Accounts Chamber
In office 19 April 2000 – 20 September 2013
Preceded by	Khachim Karmokov
Succeeded by	Tatyana Golikova
Member of the State Duma
In office 18 January 2000 – 26 April 2000
Prime Minister of Russia
In office 12 May 1999 – 9 August 1999
President	Boris Yeltsin
Deputy	Himself Nikolay Aksyonenko Mikhail Zadornov Viktor Khristenko
Preceded by	Yevgeny Primakov
Succeeded by	Vladimir Putin
First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office 27 April 1999 – 19 May 1999
Prime Minister	Yevgeny Primakov Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Vadim Gustov
Succeeded by	Nikolai Aksyonenko
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 30 March 1998 – 12 May 1999
Prime Minister	Sergey Kiriyenko Yevgeny Primakov
Preceded by	Anatoly Kulikov
Succeeded by	Vladimir Rushaylo
Minister of Justice
In office 2 July 1997 – 30 March 1998
Prime Minister	Viktor Chernomyrdin
Preceded by	Valentin Kovalev
Succeeded by	Pavel Krasheninnikov
Director of the Federal Security Service
In office 2 March 1994 – 30 June 1995
President	Boris Yeltsin
Preceded by	Nikolai Golushko
Succeeded by	Mikhail Barsukov
Personal details
Born	Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin (1952-03-02) 2 March 1952 (age 73) Port-Arthur, Kvantun Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Lüshunkou, China)
Nationality	Russian
Spouse	Tamara Stepashina
Children	Vladimir
Alma mater	Lenin Political-Military Academy, Finance Academy
Awards	Order of Courage

Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin (born March 2, 1952) is a Russian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Russia for a short time in 1999. Before that, he was a federal security minister. He resigned from that role in 1995. After being Prime Minister, he became the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of Russia. He held this position from 2000 until 2013.

Early Life and Education

Sergei Stepashin was born in Port-Arthur, which was part of the USSR at the time. This area is now called Lüshunkou, China. He was born on March 2, 1952.

He attended several important schools. He graduated from the Higher Political School of the USSR Ministry of the Interior in 1973. In 1981, he finished the Lenin Military-Political Academy. Later, in 2002, he graduated from the Finance Academy. He has a high legal degree, known as a Doctor of Law. He is also a Professor and a State Advisor on Justice for the Russian Federation. His military rank is colonel general.

Political Career Highlights

Stepashin held several important government jobs. From February 1994 to June 1995, he was the Head of the FSK. This agency was a predecessor to the FSB.

After that, he became the Minister of Justice. He served in this role from 1997 to March 1998. Then, he became the Minister of Internal Affairs. He held that office from March 1998 to May 1999.

Prime Minister of Russia

In May 1999, Sergei Stepashin was appointed and approved by parliament as the Prime Minister of Russia. Boris Yeltsin, who was the President at the time, made it clear that Stepashin's time as Prime Minister would be temporary. He was replaced in August 1999 by Vladimir Putin, who later became president.

After Prime Minister

After his time as Prime Minister, Stepashin joined the political party Yabloko. He was elected to the State Duma in the 1999 Russian parliamentary elections. The State Duma is the lower house of the Russian parliament.

Later, he left his seat in parliament. He then became the head of the Account Chamber of the Russian Federation. This is a federal agency that checks how the government spends money. He worked in this important role until 2013.

Since 2007, Stepashin has been the head of the revived Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society. On March 27, 2024, Stepashin met with the Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia, Dang Minh Khoi.

Awards and Honors

Sergei Stepashin has received many awards for his service. These include:

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland;
  • 2nd class (March 2, 2007) - for his great work in strengthening state financial control.
  • 3rd class (March 2, 2002) - for his big contribution to making Russia stronger.
  • 4th class (February 28, 2012)
• Order of Courage (December 28, 1998) - for his personal bravery and dedication.
• Medal "For Distinguished Service to the Public Order"
• Medal "For Distinction in Military Service", 1st and 2nd classes
• Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
• Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden)
• Order of Diplomatic Service Merit, 1st class (Republic of Korea, 2004)
• Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov (Russian Orthodox Church);
  • 1st class (2009) - for his work in restoring the Volsk cathedral.
  • 2nd class (2006) - for helping to restore the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Murom.
• Order of the Commonwealth (CIS Interparliamentary Assembly)
• Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation (October 2, 2006) - for his work in improving public financial control.
• Honour of the State Duma of the Russian Federation "For merits in development of parliamentarism" (2006)
• Honorary Citizen of Murom (2006)
• Order of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, 1st class (Russian Imperial House)
• Honorary Doctor of the Diplomatic Academy of Russia (October 25, 2011)
• Order the "Community"

See also

In Spanish: Serguéi Stepashin para niños