Fourty-seven year-old Yelena Skrynnik, who
previously headed Rosagrolizing, will replace cabinet mainstay
Alexei Gordeyev, who held the position for nearly a decade.
Go deeper with GlobalData
A member of the supreme council of Putin’s
Unified Russia party, Skrynnik will be Russia’s first minister of
agriculture and its third female cabinet member.
Before becoming CEO of Rosagroleasing in 2001
she headed Russian leasing association Rosleasing, where she helped
to set up the country’s leasing industry. In the wake of her
appointment, Skrynnik promised that her department would work
“openly, clearly and effectively”, promising to meet with Russian
farmers during the spring sowing.
During her time with Rosagroleasing, Skrynnik
was praised for easing machinery imports for farmers.
She was known for representing the interests
of domestic combine-harvesters producers, and lobbied for raising
tariffs for foreign agricultural equipment, as well as increasing
state support for farmers willing to lease Russian-made vehicles.
Her appointment has been lauded widely in the State Duma, as well
as by the Russian Grain Union.
How well do you really know your competitors?
Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.
Thank you!
Your download email will arrive shortly
Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample
We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form
By GlobalDataAnalyst Yevgeny Minchenko, of the Institute of
Political Expertise, was quoted in The Moscow Times as saying:
“This is the start of a trend of attracting business managers to
the government.”
Last year, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
appointed Viktor Zubkov, a former collective farm chief and current
Rosagrolizing board chairman, as first deputy prime minister of the
country.
Meanwhile, Russia this month announced it
would pump RUB4 trillion (€91 billion) into domestic companies this
year, with RUB800 billion earmarked for small businesses, according
to deputy minister for economic development Anna Popova.
