Yevgeny Zinichev

Yevgeny Zinichev
Евгений Зиничев
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of Emergency Situations
In office
18 May 2018 – 8 September 2021
PresidentVladimir Putin
Prime Minister
Preceded byVladimir Puchkov
Succeeded byAleksandr Chupriyan (interim)
Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service
In office
7 October 2016 – 18 May 2018
Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast
Acting
In office
28 July 2016 – 6 October 2016
Preceded byNikolay Tsukanov
Succeeded byAnton Alikhanov
Director of the Kaliningrad Oblast FSB branch
In office
4 June 2015 – 28 July 2016
Preceded byAlexander Kozlov
Succeeded byVasily Petrenko
Personal details
Born(1966-08-18)18 August 1966
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died8 September 2021(2021-09-08) (aged 55)
Norilsk, Russia
Political partyIndependent
Children1
Alma materMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
RankGeneral of the Army

Yevgeny Nikolayevich Zinichev (Russian: Евгений Николаевич Зиничев; 18 August 1966 – 8 September 2021) was a Russian politician and military officer. He served as the Minister of Emergency Situations from 2018 until his death, and was also a member of the Security Council of Russia. In 2016, he served as the acting Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast before being replaced by Anton Alikhanov. He was last ranked General of the Army in 2020.