Arkady Dvorkovich

Arkady Dvorkovich
Аркадий Дворкович
Official portrait, 2012
President of International Chess Federation (FIDE)
Assumed office
3 October 2018
DeputyViswanathan Anand (from 2022)
Preceded byKirsan Ilyumzhinov
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office
21 May 2012 – 7 May 2018
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
Preceded byIgor Sechin
Succeeded byAlexey Gordeyev
Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation
In office
May 2008 – May 2012
PresidentDmitry Medvedev
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byKonstantin Chuychenko
Personal details
Born
Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich

(1972-03-26) 26 March 1972 (age 52)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • economist

Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich (Russian: Арка́дий Влади́мирович Дворко́вич; born 26 March 1972)[1] is a Russian politician and economist, currently serving as the president of the International Chess Federation, FIDE. He was Deputy Prime Minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet from 21 May 2012 until 7 May 2018. He was previously an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation from May 2008 to May 2012. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]

Dvorkovich was considered to be a close confidant of Dmitry Medvedev[3] and an important figure in Russian politics. He rose to prominence during Medvedev's presidency but has suffered from the resurgence of Igor Sechin.[4] From 2018 to 2022 he was the Chairman of Skolkovo Foundation. Since 2015, he is also the Chairman of the Board of the Directors in Russian Railways company.

Dvorkovich's father, Vladimir Dvorkovich, was an international chess arbiter.[5] Dvorkovich is an official of the Russian Chess Federation and was first elected president of FIDE in October 2018, succeeding Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.[6] He was re-elected for a second term in the elections held on the sidelines of the 44th Chess Olympiad held at Mamallapuram, India on August 7, 2022.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ Arkady Dvorkovich Government of the Russian Federation
  2. ^ О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 1579) (in Russian). President of Russia. 20 December 2004.
  3. ^ Clover, Charles; Belton, Catherine (22 December 2011). "Medvedev urges far-reaching reforms". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ ""Роснефть" ждет денег из ФНБ не позднее 1 июня". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Arkady Dvorkovich interview regarding RCF candidate for FIDE President". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  6. ^ Staff writer(s) (3 October 2018). "Arkady Dvorkovich: Russian politician crowned world chess head". BBC.
  7. ^ BL Chennai Bureau (7 August 2022). "Arkady Dvorkovich re-elected as FIDE President". The Hindu BusinessLine.
  8. ^ AFP Chennai (7 August 2022). "Russia's Arkady Dvorkovich re-elected head of chess body FIDE, seeing off Ukrainian challenger". Deccan Herald.
  9. ^ Chessbase (7 August 2022). "Arkady Dvorkovich reelected". Chessbase.
  10. ^ "Russian former deputy PM Dvorkovich re-elected chess federation president". Reuters. Reuters. 7 August 2022.