Igor Sergeyev

Igor Sergeyev
Игорь Сергеев
Sergeyev in 1999
Minister of Defence
In office
22 May 1997 – 28 March 2001
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byIgor Rodionov
Succeeded bySergei Ivanov
Personal details
Born
Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev

20 April 1938
Verkhnyeye, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died10 November 2006(2006-11-10) (aged 68)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeTroyekurovskoye Cemetery
SpouseTamara Sergeyeva
Alma materMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union (to 1991)
 Russia
Branch/service Soviet Navy
Strategic Rocket Forces
Years of service1955–2001
RankMarshal of the Russian Federation
CommandsMinistry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Battles/warsWar of Dagestan
Second Chechen War

Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev (Russian: Игорь Дмитриевич Сергеев; 20 April 1938 – 10 November 2006) was a Soviet and later Russian military officer who was Minister of Defense of Russia from 22 May 1997 to 28 March 2001. He was the first and, as of 2024, the only Marshal of the Russian Federation.[1]

  1. ^ "Бывший министр обороны России умер на 69-м году жизни". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2019.