Igor Artemyev
Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia
In office
10 March 2004 – 11 November 2020
Succeeded byMaksim Shaskolsky
Personal details
Born (1961-11-27) 27 November 1961
Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Russia)

Igor Yurievich Artemyev (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Артемьев) (born 27 November 1961 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician and government official.[1] He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]

Biography

Artemyev graduated from the Leningrad State University Faculty of Biology and from the Faculty of Law of the St. Petersburg State University.[1] According to former opposition leader Marina Salye, Artemyev worked for the KGB during the Soviet era.[3]

On 10 March 2004, Artemyev was appointed the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) by President Vladimir Putin through presidential decree № 329-р.[1] He served in this role for 16 years, retiring in 2020.[4] Artemyev was replaced in this capacity by Maksim Shaskolsky, the former vice governor of Saint Petersburg.[5]

After this, Artemyev became an assistant to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. He worked in this position until the fall of 2023. In November, he resigned of his own free will, after which he took over as head of Saint-Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Igor Artemyev's profile at the FAS website". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  2. ↑ "О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим". Decree No. 333 of 30 March 2009 (in Russian). President of Russia.
  3. ↑ Становление оппозиции — наш гражданский долг, Марина Салье, Радио Свобода, 7 января 2012 г.
  4. ↑ "Russian competition watchdog head steps down after 16 years". globalcompetitionreview.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  5. ↑ "MAXIM SHASKOLSKY WAS APPOINTED AS THE HEAD OF THE FAS RUSSIA | Федеральная Антимонопольная Служба - ФАС России". en.fas.gov.ru. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  6. ↑ "Мишустин уволил своего помощника, экс-главу ФАС Артемьева". RBC (in Russian). 2023-11-04.
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