Matvienko Chairman of the Federation Council. Biography of Valentina Matvienko. Matvienko pointed to the excessive number of deputy prime ministers in the government

Family

Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko is married to Vladimir Vasilievich Matvienko, former teacher at the Military Medical Academy. The Matvienko couple have a son - Sergey Matvienko, born in 1973, entrepreneur, and granddaughter Arina.

Valentina Matvienko's father is Ivan Tyutin, a front-line soldier (died when Valentina was in second grade), her mother Irina Tyutina, worked as a costume designer in the theater.

Biography

Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (Tyutina) was born on April 7, 1949 in the city of Shepetovka, Kamenets-Podolsk (now Khmelnytsky) region of the Ukrainian SSR.

In 1966, Valentina graduated from school with a silver medal, and in 1967 she graduated with honors from the Cherkassy Medical School, moved to Leningrad and entered the Leningrad Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute.

In her fifth year at the institute, Valentina married Vladimir Matvienko.

At the institute, Valentina Matvienko was engaged in active social work, was a faculty Komsomol organizer and chairman of the university Komsomol committee.

Upon graduation from the institute in 1972, Matvienko was assigned to graduate school. However, she was invited to work at the district Komsomol committee, and she agreed. Further professional activity Valentina Matvienko was directly connected with socio-political and diplomatic activities.

In 1985, Valentina Matvienko graduated from the Academy social sciences at the Central Committee of the CPSU, and in 1991 - advanced training courses for senior diplomatic officials at the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In September 1992, Matvienko, together with the future vice-governor of St. Petersburg Viktor Krotov founded a commercial company "Komavtoservis", and in July 1993 registered JSC "Valentina".

In May 2004, Matvienko joined the board of directors JSC "Lenenergo".

Valentina Matvienko speaks Ukrainian, German, English and Greek.

Policy

Valentina Matvienko's political activity began after graduating from the Leningrad Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute.

From 1972 to 1977, Valentina Matvienko worked as department head, secretary, and first secretary of the Petrograd district committee of the Komsomol in Leningrad.

From 1977 to 1978, Matvienko worked as secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the Komsomol. From 1978 to 1981, Matvienko was the second secretary of the Leningrad regional committee of the Komsomol, in 1981-1984 - the first secretary of the Leningrad regional committee of the Komsomol. From 1984 to 1986 - first secretary of the Krasnogvardeisky district committee of the CPSU of the city of Leningrad.

In 1986-1989, Valentina Matvienko served as deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Leningrad City Council of People's Deputies, where she oversaw issues of culture and education.

In 1989, Valentina Matvienko was elected people's deputy USSR from the Union of Soviet Women. IN Supreme Council of the USSR Matvienko became a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and took the post of head of the Committee on Women's Affairs, Family Protection, Motherhood and Childhood.

In 1991, a number of deputies of the Supreme Councils of the USSR and the RSFSR were asked to switch to diplomatic work, including Matvienko, who was asked to take up a major diplomatic post.

Matvienko’s protection, according to various sources, was provided by the Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Council Evgeny Primakov, who later headed the Russian Foreign Ministry.

In May 1991, after attending advanced training courses for senior diplomatic officials at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Valentina Matvienko became ambassador of the USSR and then the Russian Federation to Republic of Malta.

In 1992-1994, Valentina Matvienko - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Russian Federation in the Republic of Malta, and from 1994 to 1995 - Ambassador at Large for the Russian Foreign Ministry.

From 1995 to 1997, Valentina Matvienko served as Director of the Department for Relations with the Subjects of the Federation, Parliament and Social and Political Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. At the same time, Matvienko was a member of the board of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

From October 1997 to September 1998, Valentina Matvienko worked as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Greek Republic.

With appointment Evgenia Primakova Prime Minister Valentina Matvienko returns to Moscow. Since September 1998, Matvienko was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in the Primakov government.

From September 1998 to March 2003, Valentina Matvienko held the post Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

In March 2000, Matvienko announced her intention to participate in the elections for governor of St. Petersburg, with the explicit support of federal center And Vladimir Putin. However, according to opinion polls, Matvienko’s rating in the city did not exceed 2 percent. As a result, after consultations with Putin, Matvienko refused to run for governor.

In March 2003, Matvienko was appointed Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwestern Federal District, where she worked until October 2003. Most experts expressed confidence that Matvienko’s new position is the next step towards participation in the elections for the governor of St. Petersburg.

In June 2003, Matvienko was introduced to the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

In June 2003, Matvienko announced her intention to run for the post of governor of St. Petersburg and formed a campaign headquarters, which was headed by the rector of the Mining Institute and a personal friend of Putin Vladimir Litvinenko. Matvienko was supported by the party, and on the eve of the elections, President Putin met with Matvienko and wished her victory in the elections.

In September 2003, Valentina Matvienko took part in the elections for the governor of St. Petersburg, in which she received 48.73% of the votes and reached the second round. Together with Matvienko, the former vice-governor of St. Petersburg entered the second round Anna Markova, which received 15.89 percent of the vote.

In October 2003, Matvienko won the second round and became the governor of St. Petersburg. As Valentina Matvienko herself stated, she, “like an old war horse, is always ready to get into action at the first call.”

In October 2005, Matvienko joined the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the implementation of priority national projects and demographic policy

In December 2006, Matvienko sent a statement to Vladimir Putin asking for the early resignation of governor, and was reappointed by the President to this position, confirming her powers for a new gubernatorial term.

At the end of December 2006, deputies approved Matvienko as head of St. Petersburg. 40 deputies voted for Matvienko, three were against.

In October 2007, Matvienko was included in the list of candidates from "United Russia"(second after) in the elections to the State Duma of the fifth convocation in St. Petersburg. After the party's victory in the elections held in December 2007, she refused her parliamentary mandate.

In April 2008, Matvienko came up with the initiative to merge St. Petersburg with the Leningrad region. In July of the same year, Matvienko announced that she intended to come up with proposals for the unification of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region to the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. However, Dmitry Medvedev did not support Matvienko’s proposal.

In November 2009, Valentina Matvienko joined the party "United Russia", and joined the Supreme Council of the party.

In June 2011, the head of Bashkortostan put forward the idea of ​​appointing Valentina Matvienko as Chairman of the Federation Council. Matvienko’s candidacy was supported by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

In July 2011, Matvienko applied to participate in by-elections to the municipalities of the municipal municipality "Petrovsky" and municipal municipality "Krasnenkaya Rechka" of the city of St. Petersburg, gaining 95.61% and 97.29% of the votes in these districts.

In August 2011, in connection with the election as a deputy of the municipal council of the Krasnenkaya Rechka municipality, Valentina Matvienko sent a resignation letter to President Medvedev.

In August 2011, the President accepted the resignation of Valentina Matvienko, releasing her from the post of governor of St. Petersburg. The Governor of St. Petersburg signed a resolution on her appointment as a member of the Federation Council - representative from executive body state power city ​​of St. Petersburg.

In September 2011, Matvienko was elected Chairman of the Federation Council by 140 votes of senators with 1 abstention. Matvienko became the first woman in Russian history to hold the post of chairman of the chamber of the Federal Assembly.

Since September 2011, Valentina Matvienko has been a permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Since July 2012, Valentina Matvienko has been a member of the State Council of the Russian Federation.

In 2011 and 2012, Valentina Matvienko was recognized as the most influential woman in Russia in ratings conducted by a number of Russian media.

Journalist Alexey Venediktov about the influence of Valentina Matvienko:

“She has very well established connections with the main decision makers - Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. She influences them. Secondly, we must not forget that Matvienko is a member of the Security Council, the only woman - a permanent member of the Security Council... Once again I would like to emphasize that my interlocutors in the Kremlin, to whom I showed this rating and discussed it with them, because I was interested in their opinion, they told me that Valentina Ivanovna is an influential person, and they listen to her.”

On March 1, 2014, Matvienko convened the Federation Council for an emergency meeting, during which senators unanimously gave President Vladimir Putin permission to use troops on Ukrainian territory.

On March 17, 2014, Matvienko was subject to US government sanctions, which include a ban on entry into the United States, as well as seizure of assets and property located in the United States. The American side considers the Speaker of the Federation Council to be one of the main Russian parliamentary figures responsible for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Similar measures have been taken by the Canadian government. Matvienko is also included in the sanctions lists European Union, Switzerland and Australia.

In August 2015, the United States refused to issue Matvienko a visa to participate in a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in New York. However, after long negotiations, Washington agreed to allow the speaker of the Federation Council into the country, but only to meet with UN representatives, and she was also ordered to move further than 25 miles from the center of Manhattan. The restrictions imposed made Matvienko's visit pointless and she decided to abandon it completely.

At the end of September 2015, President Vladimir Putin asked the Federation Council for permission to use the Russian Armed Forces outside the country. They talked about the possibility of bombing militant positions "Islamic State" in Syria. The Federation Council, headed by Matvienko, approved this proposal.

In September 2015, Matvienka topped the media rating of members of the Federation Council, compiled by the Medialogy company.

The name of the Speaker of the Federation Council was most often mentioned in connection with the visa scandal, which did not allow her to take part in the events of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in New York. The media also quoted Matvienko in connection with the intention of the Federation Council to consider the issue of using the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation abroad.

In October 2015, Matvienko received an invitation to come to Syria as the head of the delegation at a meeting with Syrian parliamentarians and confirmed that the visit would take place.

Income

According to Valentina Matvienko’s declaration for 2012, she earned 3,079,941 rubles. Matvienko owns a land plot with an area of ​​3,600.00 square meters. m, two apartments with an area of ​​500.10 sq. m. m, two dachas with an area of ​​984.80 sq. m, one garage with an area of ​​22.40 sq. m, and one car. In 2013, Matvienko’s income amounted to 3.052 million rubles.

According to the official website of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko’s income in 2014 increased fifty times compared to 2013, and amounted to 160.3 million rubles. The amount of income for the year included 152.6 million rubles, which she received from the sale of her own apartment and parking space in the capital. As for her husband’s annual income, it amounted to 1.8 million rubles. Matvienko’s property also consists of two plots of land, a dacha, an apartment, a utility block, a parking space, and a Chevrolet car. In addition, she has a service dacha at her disposal.

Scandals

In November 1999, Valentina Matvienko got into a major car accident on the Penza-Kamenki highway, the accident killed the first deputy prime minister Penza region Vyacheslav Tarasov and his driver. Matvienko received a closed head injury, a scalped wound to the frontal region and a ligament rupture. The governor of the Penza region also suffered a traumatic brain injury. Vasily Bochkarev. Head of the emergency response team medical care The chief state sanitary doctor of the Russian Federation was appointed to the victims Gennady Onishchenko.

In November 2003, Matvienko submitted an application to the prosecutor's office of St. Petersburg, in which she asked to check the legality of the statements Anna Markova during a televised debate on the eve of the elections. During the debate, Markova accused Matvienko of “dirty play” and “bribing voters,” as well as the fact that her relatives are involved in business. At the request of Matvienko, the prosecutor's office opened a criminal case against Markova under Articles 129 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (slander) and 130 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (insult). In response, the former gubernatorial candidate filed a lawsuit, demanding that the actions of the prosecutor's office be declared illegal. In June 2004, Markova apologized to Matvienko “regarding a number of her statements,” explaining them “by the emotional intensity of the election struggle,” after which the governor withdrew her statement.

In February 2004, at a meeting of the city government, Valentina Matvienko demanded “to create precedents for the eviction of tenants who do not pay rent into less comfortable housing”, and called on the heads of district administrations to take tough measures against defaulters.

In 2005-2006, Matvienko was repeatedly accused by the press of censoring media controlled by the St. Petersburg authorities. According to critics, it was because of censorship considerations that some employees of Radio Petersburg and NTV St. Petersburg were fired.

Since 2006, Valentina Matvienko has actively lobbied for the construction of a 300-meter skyscraper "Gazprom City" in the historical center of St. Petersburg.

During Matvienko's governorship, the process of demolition of buildings in the historical center of St. Petersburg that were of historical value took place, the construction of parks and squares of the metropolis was carried out, and the historically developed urban landscape, which was under protection, was destroyed UNESCO. The problem of traffic jams and parking has not been resolved and has become acute. The area of ​​parks and squares has been steadily decreasing (for example, during the period from 2003 to 2006, the total area of ​​green spaces decreased from 11,970 to 10,535 hectares).

In March 2007, the coalition led by and held an unauthorized rally "March of Dissent", in which several hundred people took part. In April 2007, this action was held again in St. Petersburg. As a result of the clash between the protest participants and the riot police, both demonstrators and a number of journalists covering the protest were injured; a total of 120 people were detained.

In May 2007 law enforcement agencies reported to the media about the prevention of an assassination attempt on Matvienko. Later it became known that three people were detained on suspicion of preparing an assassination attempt - Ravil Muratov, Timur Saidgareev and Vladislav Baranov, and two more suspected of involvement in this case were put on the wanted list. The case was considered by a jury, which in April 2008 returned a not guilty verdict against the three accused of the assassination attempt, without finding strong evidence of their guilt, after which Muratov, Saidgareev and Baranov were released from custody in the courtroom.

In December 2008, Valentina Matvienko, together with the head of VTB Bank and the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, signed a memorandum on the creation of a joint military educational and scientific center (UNTS) “Naval Academy” in Kronstadt. The project, estimated at more than 100 billion rubles, was based on the project of the VTB Development company, headed by Matvienko’s son.

In June 2009, Valentina Matvienko found herself at the center of a scandal after a party took place on board the cruiser Aurora, which caused outrage in society.

In the winter of 2010-2011 it fell in St. Petersburg a large number of precipitation that seriously exceeded climatic norms. Matvienko was publicly criticized for poor cleaning of the city and several deaths caused by snow and icicles.

In January 2011, Valentina Matvienko appealed to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin with a request to exclude St. Petersburg from the list of historical settlements, which caused a wave of indignation among citizens.

In August 2011, Matvienko won the elections to the municipal councils of the Petrovskoye and Krasnenkaya Rechka districts, while in Petrovskoye she received 93.7 percent of the votes, and in Krasnenkaya Rechka - 94.5 percent. To attract the attention of voters to the elections, a cultural and entertainment program was organized, and cadets and employees of the Topographical Institute of the Mozhaisky Military Space Academy were involved in the turnout.

In connection with Matvienko’s resignation from the post of governor, in July 2011, an issue of the weekly Kommersant-Vlast was published under the heading “For icicles before the Fatherland,” which contained assessments of Matvienko’s tenure at the head of St. Petersburg. However, according to the Kommersant publishing house, at least 90% of the magazine's circulation was confiscated in St. Petersburg.

In 2003-2010 son Matvienko Sergei was vice-president of Bank St. Petersburg; in 2004, Sergei Matvienko took the post of vice-president of one of the largest Russian state-owned banks - Vneshtorgbank.

In 2006, Matvienko Jr. headed the company CJSC VTB Capital, which manages real estate owned by Vneshtorgbank and its investment projects in construction, while retaining the status of vice president of VTB Bank.

In February 2007, before the elections to the legislative assembly of St. Petersburg, a newspaper leaflet called “Petersburg Diary” was distributed in the city, which stated that the governor’s son Sergei Matvienko uses drugs, leads an antisocial lifestyle, and in his youth participated in an apartment robbery . Law enforcement agencies qualified this as slander and opened a criminal case under Article 129, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The media report that Sergei Matvienko is the owner of Imperia CJSC, which has 28 subsidiaries, and they attribute to him the management of MST-Holding CJSC.

In 2009, the business assets of Valentina Matvienko’s son were estimated at approximately $1 billion.

Chairman of the Federation Council and member of the Security Council since September 2011, representative of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg in the Federation Council since August 31, 2011. Member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party since November 2009. Previously, she served as Governor of St. Petersburg (2003-2011), Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Northwestern Federal District (2003), Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs (1998-2003), and worked in the diplomatic service (1991-1998). She began her career as a Komsomol and party functionary. He has the diplomatic rank of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. He is a member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the implementation of priority national projects.

Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (nee Tyutina) was born on April 7, 1949 in the city of Shepetovka, Khmelnitsky region, Ukrainian SSR. In 1967 she moved to Leningrad. In 1972 she graduated from the Leningrad Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute, in 1985 from the Academy of Social Sciences under the CPSU Central Committee, in 1991 from advanced training courses for senior diplomatic officials at the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Since 1972, Matvienko has been involved in Komsomol and party work. Climbed up career ladder from department head of the Petrograd district committee to first secretary Leningrad Regional Committee Komsomol. From 1984 to 1986 she worked as first secretary of the Krasnogvardeisky district committee of the CPSU. From 1986 to 1989 she worked as deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Leningrad City Council of People's Deputies on issues of culture and education. From 1989 to 1992 she was a people's deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. From 1989 to 1991, she served as chairman of the Supreme Court Committee on Women's Affairs, Family Protection, Motherhood and Childhood.

From 1991 to 1994 she worked as Ambassador of the USSR and the Russian Federation to the Republic of Malta. From 1994 to 1995, she served as Ambassador at Large for the Group of Ambassadors at Large. From 1995 to 1997, she was director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's department for relations with the constituent entities of the Federation, parliament and socio-political organizations and a member of the ministry's board. From 1997 to 1998 she worked as the Russian Ambassador to Greece. On September 24, 1998, she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, overseeing a block of social issues in the government of Evgenia Primakova. She was deputy prime minister in the governments of Sergei Stepashin (since May 1999) and Vladimir Putin (since August 1999). Retained her post in the government of Mikhail Kasyanov (since May 2000).

In March 2003, Putin appointed Matvienko authorized representative President in the Northwestern Federal District. After the appointment of the Governor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Yakovlev, as Deputy Prime Minister, Matvienko took part in the gubernatorial elections held on October 5, 2003, and won. Earlier, in March 2000, she had already announced her decision to run for governor, but then abandoned her intention.

Since 2006, Matvienko has been a supporter of the construction of the 300-meter Gazprom City skyscraper in the historical center of St. Petersburg.

On May 18, 2007, law enforcement agencies informed the media that an attempt on Matvienko’s life had been prevented. In April 2008, the three defendants who stood trial were acquitted by a jury.

In October 2007, the non-party Matvienko was included in the list of candidates from United Russia in the elections to the State Duma of the fifth convocation in St. Petersburg (her name was included at number two, and the list was headed by the speaker of parliament, party leader Boris Gryzlov). After the party's victory in the elections held on December 2, 2007, it, as expected, refused its parliamentary mandate.

In November 2009, Matvienko became a member of United Russia and joined the party's Supreme Council. In June 2011, it became known that Matvienko would leave the post of governor of St. Petersburg to head the Federation Council. On August 21, 2011, Matvienko won municipal elections in two districts of St. Petersburg and the next day became a deputy of the Krasnenkaya Rechka district. She needed a deputy mandate to get into the Federation Council. On August 22, 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted Matvienko's voluntary resignation and appointed Georgy Poltavchenko, the presidential envoy to the Central Federal District, as acting governor of St. Petersburg. On August 31, upon taking office as governor, he appointed Matvienko a member of the Federation Council. On September 21, the upper house of the Russian parliament elected her as its chairman, and on September 22, Matvienko became a permanent member of the Russian Security Council.

Matvienko was awarded several times, including the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Order of the Badge of Honor and the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III and II degrees. She has the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is a member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the implementation of priority national projects.

Matvienko is married, she has a son Sergei, vice president of VTB Bank (in 2006 he headed the company VTB Capital CJSC, which manages real estate owned by Vneshtorgbank; in 2010 he was referred to as CEO CJSC "VTB-Development"). Since 2003, Russian media have published materials accusing Sergei Matvienko of various illegal activities, but these data have never been officially confirmed.

Thanks to today's article, our readers will be able to get acquainted with the personality of Valentina Matvienko. Many people know her as Russian politician, which participates in the political and diplomatic activities of the Russian Federation. In 2011, she was entrusted with a position in the Federation Council, and at the same time she is a member of the Supreme Council of United Russia.

Before receiving these positions, Matvienko was the chairman of the government in St. Petersburg. Many note that she is the most influential woman in the country’s political arena, and her opinion carries sufficient weight. Especially when making important decisions.

Political people rarely attract citizens with their external data - for the people, the activities of this or that person are more important. But, nevertheless, such information cannot be ignored when citing the biography of a famous person. Our case will not be an exception, and we will present to you what height, weight, and age a political woman is. How old is Valentina Matvienko? Those who follow politics inside Russia wonder.

The politician's height is about 170 centimeters, and his approximate weight is 65 kilograms. How Valentina Matvienko has changed over the 68 years of her life (photos in her youth and now will help with this), you can see for yourself. We assure you that changes are not always noticeable the first time.

Biography of Valentina Matvienko

The biography of Valentina Matvienko begins in the spring of 1949. At that time, her family lived in Shepetivka, a Ukrainian village in the Khmelnitsky region. Father Ivan and mother Irina were not connected with political life in the country.

Some time after Valya's birth, the family leaves for Cherkassy. A little later, the father dies, and the mother of the future politician has a hard time - she herself needs to raise three daughters. Financial difficulties pushed the girl to quickly get an education and earn money, thereby helping her family.

After graduating from school, Valentina Matvienko enters medical school. Studying was easy and she graduated from college with honors. In order to continue to develop in the chosen direction, the girl leaves for Leningrad, where she enters a university, and after that she is assigned to graduate school.

Already at the institute, she understands that she is less interested in medicine, and more in social work. Valentina decides to radically change her educational vector and begins studying at the Academy of Social Sciences. After graduating, she takes courses for diplomatic staff to improve her skills.

This is where Matvienko’s political growth begins. At first she was an ordinary member of the Communist Party, and with maximum perseverance and desire, Valentina became secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee. Of course, even then many rumors appeared. The most famous of them is associated with the fact that the woman loved to drink, especially after making any important diplomatic decisions. But you can’t really blame Valentina here - at that time this was often practiced, and the woman simply did not want to be a “black sheep.”

The year 1986 was marked by the fact that a woman found herself in the world of big politics. Upon receipt new position, Valentina Matvienko is engaged in culture and education in the Soviet Union, and at the same time, she is the chairman of the Committee on Family Protection. Shortly before the collapse of the USSR, the woman was a diplomatic ambassador.

Returning to Russia, she becomes Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Here she is studying social policy almost five years. In 2003, Valentina Matvienko wins the gubernatorial election and takes the corresponding position. fell on her shoulders important task- restore former Leningrad and bring it into a modern form.

After some time, a woman is elected chairman of the Federation Council. Since then, she has received membership in the State Council of Russia, due to changed legislative acts. After the events on the territory of Ukraine, Valentina Matvienko falls under sanctions. In addition, all accounts and real estate in America were frozen. Despite this, she continues to lead a political life and in every possible way establish connections with Russian citizens.

Personal life of Valentina Matvienko

Although Valentina Matvienko’s personal life is full of stability, along with her political career, many are interested in how it turned out. Everything here is extremely simple and transparent - when she was studying at the chemical institute, she met Vladimir Matvienko. After a while, the young people got married.

Since both spouses live in happy marriage. And if any disagreements arise, they try to resolve everything as quickly as possible. In 1973, the couple had a son, which we will talk about below.

Family of Valentina Matvienko

As mentioned at the beginning of the article, Valentina Matvienko’s family was not connected with politics or social life. In addition, before certain point, the woman herself did not think that she would connect her activities with such a profession. Mom had little to do with art - she was engaged in sewing costumes for performances.

Valentina's father, Ivan Tyutin, was a front-line soldier, and when the girl went to second grade, he died. This turn of fate put the family's financial situation at a very disadvantage. Therefore, young Valentina wanted to get a diploma as soon as possible in order to earn her own money.

Children of Valentina Matvienko

Children of Valentina Matvienko - quite interesting topic, especially for those citizens who follow the political arena within the country. As you already know, in 1973, a political woman gave birth to a son, who was named Sergei. His parents love him very much and help his career in every possible way. In addition, he has two higher education degrees in neighboring fields.

Already in 2008, Valentina Matvienko was lucky enough to become a grandmother. The marriage of Sergei and an ordinary student brought them a daughter, Arina. Since then, the politician has been trying to devote time to all members of his family, regardless of their age - as they say, from young to old.

Valentina Matvienko’s son – Sergei

You probably already know that Valentina Matvienko’s son, Sergei, was born in 1973, and this year he will turn 45 years old. Already from the very early childhood, both parents took care of their son and always found free time for him. As a result, Sergei has two higher educations in economics.

After graduating from universities, the son of a politician held the position of vice president of St. Petersburg, a popular bank in the city of the same name. Afterwards, he was one of the managers at Vneshtorgbank. Also, it is worth noting the fact that he is the owner of the “Empire” - a fairly well-known structure. It includes several dozen divisions that are engaged in various activities - providing cleaning services, software development and logistics. Of course, there were some evil tongues - there were rumors about illegal activities and so on. By the way, to date, not a single one of the “information bombs” has been confirmed.

From 2004 to 2006, Sergei was married to a singer who later became widely famous - Zara. The second marriage continues to this day, and the granddaughter of Valentina Matvienko was born.

Valentina Matvienko's husband - Vladimir Matvienko

Valentina Matvienko’s husband, Vladimir Matvienko, studied with her in the same course. At that time, the future politician was studying at a chemical institute and was just thinking about a career change. It is logical to assume that the spouse was not involved in such activities.

After graduating from high school, Vladimir began teaching at the Military Medical Academy. In 2000, he retired and began to improve the country cottage area in the Leningrad region. Now, Matvienko’s husband is moving to wheelchair. Lives in the very house he built.

Many famous personalities resort to the help of plastic surgeons to keep their appearance under control. For our today’s heroine, this is also relevant, therefore, requests like “Photos of Valentina Matvienko before and after plastic surgery” are popular.

It is not surprising, because, despite her respectful age, the politician is not subject to his influence. Although she herself denies that she had plastic surgery. In turn, experts say that Valentina Matvienko in her youth - photos confirming this are on the Internet - and now she has hardly changed. They note that injections with special drugs that reduce wrinkles are noticeable. Also, you can see that Valentina managed to tighten the oval of her face - it remained practically unchanged over such a time.

But we can’t say for sure. The woman herself says that she manages to maintain a youthful face thanks to regular exercise. Not surprising, because politicians do not like to talk about such manipulations with their appearance.

Instagram and Wikipedia Valentina Matvienko

Politicians and statesmen rarely use social networks. That is, they most often have pages, but all activities on them are carried out on behalf of secretaries and other persons.

Despite the fact that today's politician has no official page V in social networks– the queries “Instagram and Wikipedia of Valentina Matvienko” are quite popular. Not surprisingly - in open access you can find a comprehensive amount of information about the activity. Moreover, it is interesting to read Valentina’s achievements, both during the USSR and after the collapse of the Union.

As always, any public figure is subject to criticism - expert conclusions can also be found on the Internet. This is especially true for those who are planning to study life in the Russian political arena.

Name: Matvienko Valentina Ivanovna. Date of birth: April 7, 1949. Place of birth: Shepetovka, Ukrainian SSR, USSR.

Childhood and youth

Valentina Matvienko was born in the small Ukrainian town of Shepetivka, and after some time the family moved to the city of Cherkasy. Valentina's father was a front-line soldier and died when the girl was studying at primary school. Mother Irina sewed costumes for theater productions. For a small wages She alone had to raise the salaries of her three daughters, among whom Valentina was the youngest.

Valentina demonstrated good academic abilities. She graduated from school with a silver medal at the age of 17. After graduating from school, I decided to enter medical school, from which I graduated with honors. The future politician chose the Leningrad Medical Institute as her university. After graduating from university, she was assigned to graduate school. As Matvienko herself recalls, in her younger years she was more attracted to science than to politics. However, fate decreed otherwise, and the girl was invited to work at the district Komsomol committee. It was decided to finish graduate school later.

Even in her youth, Valentina Matvienko showed herself to be a strong and purposeful person. One higher education It wasn’t enough for her, and she entered the Academy of Social Sciences under the CPSU Central Committee (now RANEPA). In addition, she attended diplomatic courses at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Soviet Union. Valentina Ivanovna speaks four foreign languages.

Political activity

The year 1986 was marked for Valentina Matvienko’s entry into the world of politics. Then she took the post of deputy chairman of the executive committee of the city Council of People's Deputies of Leningrad. Its tasks included regulating issues of culture and education.

Then in 1989, Valentina Matvienko became a people's deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, heading the committee for the protection of families, children and women. Matvienko held the post of head of the committee for three years, then became the plenipotentiary ambassador of the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Union, she was appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Malta.

In 1994, Matvienko came home and took the post of head of the department for relations with constituent entities of the Russian Federation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From 1997 to 1998, the politician was elected ambassador to Greece.

In 1998, Valentina Ivanovna received the position of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, which she held for the next 5 years. Her responsibilities included overseeing the country's social policy. She managed to maintain her post despite multiple changes in leadership.

After this, Matvienko took the post of governor of St. Petersburg. The female politician was aimed at restoring the city after the crisis of the 90s. Under her leadership, several old buildings were demolished and replaced shopping centers and other new buildings. The public reacted violently to this, blaming the new governor for the destruction of the historical appearance of the city. As governor of the northern capital, Matvienko was repeatedly subjected to harsh criticism. After serving as governor for three years, Matvienko decided to resign, but her application was not accepted, so the governor’s term was extended again.

In 2011, the candidacy of the St. Petersburg governor was proposed for the post of chairman of the Federation Council. Medvedev, who headed the state at that time, supported the candidacy of Valentina Ivanovna. And in the same year, she submitted her resignation from the post of governor of St. Petersburg, which this time was approved.

For the first time in Russian history, a woman took the post of speaker of the Supreme House of Parliament. Valentina Matvienko maintains this position to this day.

During the annexation of Crimea to the territory of the Russian Federation, Matvienko was one of the most active participants in this process; in connection with this, she was included in the sanctions lists of the EU, Switzerland and Australia.

Matvienko was recently included in the list of 100 brightest politicians modern world and entered the ranking of the most influential women in the Russian Federation.

Personal life

Matvienko’s personal life is stable. As a 5th year student at the Leningrad Medical Institute, Valentina Ivanovna married her fellow student Vladimir Matvienko, who “was in the shadows” all his life. It is known that until 2002, Vladimir Vasilyevich worked as a teacher at the Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg. However, in Lately his health deteriorated greatly; on August 30, 2018, it became known that Valentina Matvienko’s husband had died. Recently, Vladimir Vasilyevich was very ill and moved in a wheelchair. The couple were together for 45 years.

In 1973, the couple had a son, Sergei, who this moment is successful businessman. Sergei Matvienko was married twice. Sergei's first wife is singer Zara. However, the relationship between the lovers did not work out and the couple filed for divorce. From his second wife Yulia, Sergei has a daughter, Arina. Julia is a designer of youth clothing.

A busy political schedule did not allow Matvienko to become a mother of many children.

Outside of work, Matvienko likes to do household chores and enjoys cooking and drawing. One of the most influential women the world looks good at 67 years old, so the media write that the politician regularly seeks help from surgeons and cosmetologists. However, according to Matvienko herself, good appearance it is due to parental genes and regular physical activity.

ARI, where our analysts tried to determine the figure of the most likely successor to Vladimir Vladimirovich, initiated a large flow of correspondence to the editorial office. Mostly, readers ask us questions - they try to clarify something, they ask when the promised continuation of the material will be. However, one of the respondents sent a letter that raised a lot of questions for us. We were completely at a loss, because we were faced with extremely ambiguous and contradictory information - in any case, contrary to the ideas about the past of the governor of St. Petersburg, Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko. In order not to intrigue the reader, we decided to present this letter to everyone, and then try to somehow comprehend or refute the information contained in it.

Dear editors! Once I accidentally came to your resource through one of the links on the forum of a local electronic newspaper, where the ethnogenesis of the “Ukrainian” people was discussed. Since then I have been reading you regularly. I am Russian, I live in “Ukraine”, I have been living here for decades, and I am sometimes amazed by your ability to correctly recognize the processes taking place here - unlike many of us, “Ukrainians”, so to speak. In particular, at one time I was deeply outraged by your proposal to the Russians in “Ukraine” to vote for our current “president”, and I won’t hide it - I even stopped coming to you for some time. However, life has shown that you were right and now we are entering an interesting time.

At the same time, sometimes you, gentlemen, fall into a puddle, not seeing what is happening right under your diarrhea. We are talking about your recent publication about Putin’s successors, where you suggested that the current governor of St. Petersburg “Matvienko” actually traces his ancestry not from Ukraine, but from Poland. You're a little wrong here. But first I will explain everything in order.

I am a builder by profession, and at one time I traveled all over the country on business trips - then the USSR. At my last place of work (for reasons that are clear below, I would not like to name it, as well as my passport details), fate brought me together with an elderly man who worked part-time as a watchman at our trust. We called him Petrovich, but to my shame I didn’t bother to find out his first and last name. Petrovich was an eccentric old man, and often said things that we could not listen to without laughing. So one day, having come to our department and seeing Matvienko (Deputy Prime Minister of Russia at that time) on TV, Petrovich whistled and exclaimed: “Oh, look - Valka Tyutkay is already in Moscow!” Then we took this remark as another eccentricity of the grandfather, and some time later, I went to Petrovich’s storeroom and over a cup of tea began to tease him, saying, Petrovich - what kind of Valka Ttkay is this? And the old man told the following story.

Immediately after the war, a camp of Slovak gypsies came to their village - at first they lived in Western Ukraine, where they escaped from the Germans, then Bendera pushed them further to the East. The blacksmith Mykhai Tyutkai and his son Vanko also came to the village with the camp. Tabor then left, but Mykhai stayed - he had both documents and a profession - Mykhai forged horses for the gypsies, and at the same time the villagers began to turn to him for their needs: someone to repair a plow, someone to straighten a saw. Mykhai completed his documents back in 1939 - then the NKVD called him and told him: either take your passport or go back to the Germans. The NKVD refused to accept the surname Tyutkai and Mykhai was recorded as Mikhail Tyutkin, and his son Vanko as Ivan. But his people called him Mykhay, and the villagers also called him Mykhay. Vanko first worked with his father in the forge, and then left with one of the camps - there were many of them passing through the village at that time. He was gone for three years, and then he returned – with his wife Radka. This Radka was still in the city, they pulled her to the NKVD - a car came for her. Vanko said that in 1945 Radka helped catch a detachment of Bendera men, and then they took her for identification. They also wanted to present Radka to the order for this, but then they changed their minds. And then Vanko and Radka gave birth to Valka - Valentina Ivanovna Tyutkina, according to documents. Since the late fifties, Petrovich had not seen Valka, but during Gorbachev’s time some party lady came to their village - in a Volga, with guards. The lady gathered people in the club and told something about perestroika. At that time, many of the old people had already died; almost no one recognized Valka in this lady: so many years had passed. And Petrovich just shout, “Great, Valka.” And how can he not shout, he says - before his eyes the brat has grown! So the guards then grabbed him and took him to the city, where they kept him in a bullpen for three days and beat him. And then they told me to shut my mouth, otherwise they would put me in a madhouse.

Then Petrovich was very offended by Valentina Ivanovna Tyutkina. Maybe my grandfather was confused, or maybe he really found out - who knows. Then I didn’t believe Petrovich: I decided that the old man had lost his mind. And now I looked carefully at this Matvienko of yours (after all, she was Tyutkina) - in your profile - like a gypsy. She loves outfits - this is definitely from Radka: Petrovich said that Vanko was completely exhausted with his wife - she spent all the money on rags. So, apparently, it was in vain that I didn’t believe my grandfather then. I don’t know if you’ll believe me now: it’s crazy how a gypsy woman became the mayor of such big city, you say, and they are tipping her for president. But the gypsies in the Kremlin are already too much for their democracy.

"Ivan Kononenko"

As you can see, there is something to be perplexed about. In addition, the letter asks more questions than it answers. But we, in fact, have nothing to answer it with, since the official data on the biography of Valentina Ivanovna is extremely meager, as if we're talking about about some ancient politician from the time of Pericles. By going to the personal website of any governor of the country, we can easily find out who his father and mother were, what the names of his grandparents were, and how they worked to earn a living. At the same time, in the case of Valentina Ivanovna, there is no information about her relatives anywhere, and if there is, it is a little strange.

For example, in the publication spic-centre.ru (“The First and Only”) we read: Father, front-line soldier Ivan Tyutin, died of paralysis shortly after the end of the Great Patriotic War- then Valentina was 7 years old. If we add 7 years to 1949 (the official date of birth of Valentina Ivanovna), we get 1956. Is this really “shortly” after the war? The following quote is from the same place: The first and only woman of the Russian government, dubbed “our Thatcher” by her colleagues, was born in a small Ukrainian town, by the way, the birthplace of Pavka Korchagin, Shepetovka. We have never been to Shepetivka - it must be a wonderful city. However, in the official biographies of party functionaries of the CPSU, toponymic names such as Boyarka (Pasha Korchagin worked there), Krasnodon (underground worker Oleg Koshevoy worked there), and Ulyanovsk very often appear. Many party leaders seemed to come from “there” and hid their biography.

Such oddities in official biography We could cite quite a lot of Valentina Ivanovna - if we set ourselves the task of proving that this biography is a complete fake. But we don’t think so; on the contrary, we would like to prove that the story sent to our editor is a fake. Alas, this is extremely difficult, even almost impossible.

Let's look carefully at the photographs of Valentina Ivanovna different years: even her enemies note that Mrs. Matvienko is a very flashy woman, who probably broke many men’s hearts in her time. But this strikingness is definitely non-Slavic: natural darkish skin, high cheekbones, huge, dark, but slightly slanted, clearly non-Slavic eyes, an aquiline nose. In general, the whole type of Mrs. Matvienko’s face reflects something oriental. Valentina Ivanovna's plasticity is clearly unusual for Russian lands - how she holds herself, how she walks, how she knows how to present herself. It seems that put a colorful sundress on her, monisto, and here you have the embodiment of the diva of the Romen Theater or the hand-drawn fortune teller from the old cartoon “The Bremen Town Musicians”.

The same mystical magnetism of the gaze, the same gestures. Even when Valentina Ivanovna was shown at meetings of the country’s Cabinet of Ministers, the cameraman could not resist and kept turning the lens’s gaze to Ms. Matvienko. It is no coincidence that the aristocrats of pre-revolutionary Russia went crazy for beautiful gypsies, which was reflected in Russian (and not only Russian) classics. If this is so, we don’t even understand why Valentina Tyutkai hides her roots, as if she is ashamed of them - the gypsies, in general, are quite good people: They sing great, they tell fortunes, and in general half the country is delighted with the series “Carmelita”.

The assumption that Valentina Ivanovna Tyutina is actually Valentina Vankovna Tyutkay can be confirmed by a number of indirect evidence (which cannot but be considered, since there is no direct or even indirect evidence to refute such an assumption). For example, let’s take almost the only story about the family from Valentina Vankovna’s meager official biography: Valentina Ivanovna’s mother raised three daughters alone; in total there were five children in the family, but two died. The post-war years in Ukraine were, of course, difficult times, but excuse me - two out of five children in Little Russian families did not die after the war. In the families of gypsies and residents Central Asia In the USSR this was quite common.

Another example is the well-known proposal of Valentina Vankovna, who recommended that residents of St. Petersburg fill the bathtub with water and take turns bathing there with the whole family. To recommend this to residents of a metropolis in the 21st century, you need to have special personal life experience - an experience in which bathing the whole family in one bathroom is the norm. Such norms existed in Japan in the 10th century, and the gypsies have such norms today. And this does not happen at all from the uncleanliness of the gypsies - it’s just a tradition among the gypsies: it’s like a closure vital energy in the family. Therefore, advice that would not occur to any Russian governor turned out to be quite natural for the Roma governor. In addition, Valentina Vankovna, judging by her official biography, graduated from medical school and pharmaceutical institute - that is educational establishments, where they explain to students: bathing five people in one bath is a direct road to mass epidemics. Does Valentina Vankovna really not know this? Or maybe she simply didn’t study to be a nurse or a pharmacist? We really don’t know what to think.

Well, the hysteria created by Valentina Vankovna regarding the daughter of a Tajik drug dealer does not fit into the usual framework of grief for the leader of the largest subject of the Russian Federation. If not for one small addition, the Tajiks were, as they say, actually gypsies from Tajikistan. It is in the tenacious hands of the gypsies that drug trafficking from Central Asia to Russia and St. Petersburg is located.

The letter correctly noted that Valentina Vankovna really likes to dress beautifully - although this is noted with a somewhat negative connotation, one cannot help but notice that this is so. Wardrobe Queen of England and Bill Gates’s wives don’t even hold a candle to Valentina Ivanovna’s toilets. Maybe this was passed on to her from the Rada?

Thus, detailed analysis The facts presented in the letter do not allow the author to refute the author in a reasoned and clear manner. Even obvious inconsistencies and contradictions work in his favor. Let's say, in a letter, an incognito author claims that the official maiden name of Valentina Vankovna is some kind of “Tyutkina,” while we know: Valentina Vankovna officially bore maiden name Tyutina. If this letter had been fabricated by the ill-wishers of Mrs. Matvienko-Tyutkai, they, without a doubt, would have asked what the real official name of Valentina Vankovna was. So this apparent contradiction also testifies in favor of the reality of the author of the document - the reality of the persons described. And with all our desire, we are unable to prove the opposite until Valentina Vankovna herself considers it necessary to speak before voters and lift the veil of secrecy over her pedigree for them - to present her grandparents. If the secret is not revealed, then the author of the letter is right, with Petrovich. Maybe she is embarrassed by her grandfather Mykhaya Tyutkaya? So why be ashamed of him? In Russia there are many governors and ministers from Jews, Tuvans, Kalmyks, Yakuts and other representatives different nations. Why can’t Russia have a Roma governor, or even a prime minister?

As Valentina Vankovna said in one of her brilliant interviews, she has a huge potential to do good to people whom, according to her, she loves very much, the main thing is not to interfere. And Valentina Vankovna’s word does not diverge from deeds: the latest initiative of the governor of St. Petersburg is to make funeral services as cheap and simple as possible for city residents. We believe that with such potential, Valentina Vankovna Tyutkai has a direct path to the Kremlin.