On March 5, Alexander Lukashenko appointed a new Minister of Sports. He was 49-year-old Sergei Kovalchuk - a career military man, and since 2004 - an employee of the presidential security service.
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On March 5, Alexander Lukashenko appointed a new Minister of Sports. He was 49-year-old Sergei Kovalchuk - a career military man, and since 2004 - an employee of the presidential security service.
Sergei Kovalchuk is the ninth sports minister in the history of independent Belarus. Euroradio decided to see who was appointed to this position and whether these people had experience in sports.
No. 9. Sergey Kovalchuk. Bodyguard
Sergey Kovalchuk. Photo: BELTA
Military education. In 1989 he graduated from the Odessa Higher Artillery Command School, in 1999 - from the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus. From 1989 to 2004 he served in the Armed Forces. From 2004 to 2018 - employee of the Security Service of Alexander Lukashenko.
No. 8. Alexander Shamko. Rescuer
Alexander Shamko. Photo: TUT.by
From 1987 to 1989 he served in the army, then worked as a rescuer and held various positions in the Ministry of Emergencies. From 2008 to 2012, that is, right before his appointment as Minister of Sports, he was Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations.
Alexander Shamko held out in the chair of the Minister of Sports for the longest time - more than 5 years.
No. 7. Oleg Kachan. Agricultural college graduate, physical education teacher
Oleg Kachan. Photo: "Pressball"
In 1986 he graduated from the Smilovichi Agricultural College, in 1992 - the Pedagogical Institute in Brest with a degree in physical education. Then he worked as a coach at youth sports schools. In 1998 he retrained as officials. Before his appointment as Minister of Sports, he was Deputy Chairman of the Logoisk District Executive Committee and Head of the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee.
No. 6. Alexander Grigorov. Sports functionary
Minister of Sports and Tourism 2005-2009.
Alexander Grigorov. Photo: www.belaruspartisan.org
After serving in the army, he worked in various positions in the voluntary rural sports partnership "Harvest". Graduated from the Institute of Physical Education and the Higher Party School in Minsk. From 1996 to 2003, he worked as deputy minister of sports and tourism, then moved to work in the CIS Executive Committee, and from there - in July 2005 - returned to the sports department as minister.
No. 5. Yuri Sivakov. Silovik
Minister of Sports and Tourism in 2003-2005.
A career soldier. In 1966 he graduated from the Far Eastern Higher Tank School, in 1977 - from the command department of the Military Academy of Armored Forces, in 1995 - from the Academy of Management in Minsk. In 1999 - 2000, he was the Minister of Internal Affairs - under him in 1999, politicians Yury Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar and businessman Anatoly Krasovsky went missing. Immediately before his appointment to the Ministry of Sports, he worked as Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.
No. 4. Evgeny Vorsin. Locksmith and hockey player
Evgeny Vorsin. Photo: Interfax.by
He began his career as an apprentice locksmith at a machine-building plant in Ulyanovsk, then worked as a locksmith in the construction and installation department in Apatity. In 1971, after serving in the army, he graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Minsk and became a hockey player. He played for SKIF Minsk in the BSSR championship and Torpedo Minsk in the second league of the USSR championship. Then, through the sports department of the Ministry of Education, he became the Minister of Sports.
Yevgeny Vorsin is the only Minister of Sports of Belarus who was a professional athlete before his appointment.
No. 3. Nikolay Ananiev. Worker, trainer and official
Minister of Sports and Tourism 1998-1999.
Nikolay Ananiev. Photo: "Tribune".
The first place of work is a worker of a carriage depot. Then - military service and work at the Osipovichi railway station. From 1971 he worked in the sports field: as a basketball coach and head of the committee for physical culture and sports at the Osipovichi regional executive committee. In 1975 Ananiev graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Minsk, in 1989 - from the Agricultural Academy. Immediately prior to his appointment as Minister of Sports, he worked as Assistant to the President for Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism Development.
Sergei Kovalchuk, an ex-employee of the Presidential Security Service, has become the new Minister of Sports. The head of state of the previous minister, Alexander Shamko, back on February 15 failure to take measures to combat corruption in organizations subordinate to the ministry.
So who is Sergey Kovalchuk - the new Minister of Sports.
Sergey Kovalchuk at the international billiards tournament. Photo turantv.kz
"A smart military man"
Appointing Kovalchuk to the post of Minister of Sports, Alexander Lukashenko noted that in sports "Lack of discipline."
"The general did not work, so they took it lower, although not very low,"- said Lukashenko.
Speaking of the general, the head of state meant Alexandra Shamk about, having the military rank of major general. In the Ministry of Sports, Shamko was appointed from the post of deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
“While we have more problems in sports than victories and successes,- noted Lukashenko, the appointment of Kovalchuk. - Think, see who to work with, build a system. But the main thing is that there is not enough discipline. The coaching staff works disgustingly, with the exception of some "
The President gave the new Minister of Sports the task of building relationships with the federations, "Load them correctly"... He described Kovalchuk as an intelligent military man.
Little is known about Sergei Kovalchuk. Born on August 14, 1968 in the village of Zhuravok, Brest region. In 1989 he graduated from the Odessa Higher Artillery Command School, in 1999 - from the Military Academy of Belarus. Since 1989 - in the armed forces of Belarus, since 2004 - an employee of the Presidential Security Service.
He was awarded the Order "For Service to the Motherland" III degree, medals "For Impeccable Service" I, II and III degrees.
Organized the safety of the Ice Hockey World Championship
Sergei Kovalchuk served as the head of one of the departments of the Presidential Security Service. In 2014, he was a member of the subcommittee on the organization of security, border and customs control as part of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Minsk.
He is fond of billiards. It is known that in 2017 Sergey Kovalchuk took third place in the billiards championship "Shield and Sword" among employees and veterans of the CIS national security system.
Kovalchuk himself told reporters that since childhood he has been fond of athletics and football. Plays volleyball and basketball, runs on skis.
« I love sports and have been doing it since childhood,- said the minister. - At the age of 17, he left to enter a military school and since then has been engaged in military service. During his studies and service, he was still fond of military triathlon - this is shooting, running and obstacle course, throwing grenades for range and accuracy - and was once a candidate for master of sports» .
The President trusts people in uniform
Sergei Kovalchuk is far from the first person in uniform as Minister of Sports. This department was once headed by the former Minister of Internal Affairs, Lieutenant General Yuri Sivakov... Previous minister Alexander Shamko before being drafted into sports, he worked in the Ministry of Emergencies for more than twenty years.
By the way, the current deputy minister of sports Mikhail Portnoy in the past also a military man - Deputy Commander of Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus.
According to the head of the analytical center Belarus Security Blog Andrey Porotnikov, from Lukashenka, "If you follow his statements in the last four years, there is completely no trust in civilian officials."
“Therefore, he switches to a different track. He repeats all the time: "We are military men." He believes that people with shoulder straps are more disciplined and more reliable. In his opinion, they can change the situation where everything has been ruined by civilian officials, ” - the expert considers.
After graduating from school, he entered the Chelyabinsk State Technical University. He graduated from the university in 1995, Honours. He studied economics and enterprise management in mechanical engineering.
As the official biography says, for ten years - from 1995 to 2005- he worked in the banking sector. During this time, Yegor Kovalchuk has gone from being an economist to the position of first deputy director of a commercial bank. There are no more detailed data on his work in these years in open sources.
Since 2005 he worked as Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance, and then as General Director at the Water Supply and Wastewater Production Association.
In 2009 he became deputy chairman of the permanent commission on housing and communal services, landscaping and environmental management.
In July 2010 Yegor Kovalchuk was appointed Deputy Head of the Administration of Chelyabinsk for housing and communal services, and in September of the same year - Deputy Head of the Administration of Chelyabinsk for municipal services.
November 2012 he changed his job, becoming the Minister of Industry and Natural Resources of the Chelyabinsk Region.
In his own words, he left the city administration without hesitation, because if he was offered a job in the regional government, then this proposal was well thought out, and all the pros and cons were weighed long ago.
Nevertheless, he admitted that the news of his appointment as Minister was unexpected for him.
The predecessor of Yegor Kovalchuk in this post was Vladimir Pavlov. He left the post of Minister of his own free will: there were no complaints from the regional government to his work.
Yegor Viktorovich Kovalchuk was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Regional Committee of the Trade Union of Life Support Workers, as well as the Badge of Honor "For Services to the Leninsky District of the City of Chelyabinsk", Letters of Gratitude from the City Administration and the Administration of the Central District of Chelyabinsk.
In one of the few conversations with journalists, the Minister noted that he did not seek to communicate with the press, as he saw no reason to tell facts from his personal life. He prefers to limit himself to comments on the work.
There is no information about the official's family in the official biography, but his income statements indicate that he has a wife, son and daughter.
In 2010, while working in the Chelyabinsk city administration, he declared an income of 4.2 million rubles. Part of this income came from the sale of the car.
In 2011, he earned 1.1 million rubles, and his wife earned 12 thousand rubles. In the ownership of Yegor Kovalchuk, two land plots, two apartments and shares of two apartments, two garages, a share of non-residential premises and a Hyundai car were indicated. His wife owned four apartments and a share of the apartment.
Media representatives note that the Minister gives the impression of an extremely serious person who does not like colorful language and unnecessary epithets.
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President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko today, reported the press service of the head of state.
The President appointed Sergei Kovalchuk as Minister of Sports and Tourism.
When appointing a new minister of sports and tourism, Lukashenka explained that an intelligent military man had been selected for this position, because the industry needs to be put in order. "The general did not work, so they took it lower, although not very low.", - said Alexander Lukashenko.
The President stressed that great attention is paid to the development of the sports sphere in the country, because the victory of an athlete is a kind of ideology. "So far, we have more problems in sports than victories and successes... Think, see who to work with, build a system. But the main thing is that there is not enough discipline. The coaching staff works disgustingly, with the exception of some ",- stated the head of state.
To encourage coaches to be more productive,. But the load will also be appropriate, noted Alexander Lukashenko. "The salaries of coaches need to be increased, we have already begun to do this in some sports and we will go over all the types that function today. We will raise the salary, but each coach should have a schedule, like a teacher at school or a teacher at a university."- the president demanded.
According to the head of state, also it is important to promote sports to the masses... As an example, he cited the republican competitions among children and adolescents that ended the day before. The final stage of the competition gathered a large number of participants, and a rich entertainment program was prepared for the fans. "Now the junior biathlon world championship is taking place - it's a shame to watch. Zero people in the stands, for whom are these people performing? We held this championship - there were a lot of people. Of course, people should be invited.", - the Belarusian leader is convinced.
Alexander Lukashenko set the new minister the task of building relationships with sports federations, loading them correctly. The president paid special attention to which he intends to hold.
As a reminder, on February 15, Alexander Lukashenko, Minister of Sports and Tourism Alexander Shamko "for failure to take effective measures to combat corruption and economic offenses in subordinate organizations." One of the reasons for the resignation was the detention of the director of the Sports Palace in Minsk for bribes.
Sergey Mikhailovich Kovalchuk was born on August 14, 1968 in the village of Zhuravok, Ivanovsky district, Brest region.In 1989 he graduated from the Odessa Higher Artillery Command School, in 1999 - from the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus.
From 1989 to 2004 he served in the Armed Forces.
Since 2004 - employee of the Security Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus.
He was awarded the Order "For Service to the Motherland" III degree, medals "For Impeccable Service" I, II and III degrees.
"The most reliable person"
The former president of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Fortov called the proposal to appoint Mikhail Kovalchuk to the post of scientific director of the military technopolis "Era" logical. In his opinion, the border between military and civil science has been erased, so Kovalchuk may well be in the leadership of a military institution. The need to create such a technopolis is long overdue, he noted. “Recently, our science has focused on civil science, but defense work is very relevant. I think this is the right decision, ”Academician Fortov told RBC.
The very appearance of the technopolis project suggests that Sergei Shoigu is successfully expanding the sphere of the military-industrial complex controlled by the Ministry of Defense, said political consultant Dmitry Fetisov. In his opinion, the appearance in this project of a representative of a business group enjoying the Kremlin's confidence is not accidental either. "At the same time, the figure of Kovalchuk balances Shoigu himself in hardware in order to prevent an excessive growth of his influence," the expert explains.
In the president's message, a whole block will be devoted to scientific development, said political scientist Nikolai Mironov: “And Mikhail Kovalchuk, as a person from the inner circle who can be trusted, was chosen to implement the [scientific] program: through him, the president will be able to monitor the flow of money, and for the implementation of projects ". For Putin, scientific progress in Russia is very important, the president cannot fail to notice that Russia is lagging behind the West in this regard, Mironov added. “Therefore, we need the most reliable person in this area,” the expert summed up.
Between the heavyweights
The draft presidential decree developed by the Ministry of Defense, which is now in charge of the military-industrial complex, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Instead, the military department proposes to appoint Sergei Shoigu as head of the council for five years.
Rogozin's office was very surprised by such a proposal, a source in the government said in a conversation with RBC. According to him, in 2012, the Ministry of Defense opposed the creation of the FPI. RBC's source in the Ministry of Defense linked the proposal of the military department to change the chairman of the board of trustees of the FPI with "untimely delivery of weapons and military equipment and delaying the deadlines for new developments," which Vladimir Putin spoke about at a closed meeting on February 15.
Dmitry Rogozin's office refrained from commenting.
What is the Advanced Research Foundation
The FPI was created on the initiative of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
The fund's activities are aimed at promoting the implementation of scientific research and development in the interests of the country's defense and state security, according to the official website of the FPI. President Vladimir Putin said that the fund's projects play "a decisive role in the development of key elements of weapons, military and special equipment of a new generation," which will become the basis of the domestic weapons system at the turn of 2025-2030.
The fund began to work in the fall of 2012. According to Rogozin, this organization will be the Russian response to the American Advanced Research Projects Agency - DARPA. The supreme governing body of the fund is the board of trustees.
The general director of the FPI is Andrey Grigoriev.
Among the projects developed by the FPI - (a project to create an anthropomorphic robot for working in conditions hazardous to humans, including for use in space), the federal project for the prevention of emergency situations by volunteers "Team 112", as well as a project to create the first Russian atmospheric a solar-powered satellite called the Owl. The FPI's development also includes the “liquid breathing” technology, which Rogozin demonstrated with the help of a dog to the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic at the Foundation's exhibition in December last year.
The fund's revenue at the end of 2016 amounted to more than 518 million rubles, follows from the SPARK database.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin is losing influence, due to the fact that he could not find a place in the system between two politicians-"heavyweights" - the head of "Rostec" Sergei Chemezov and the Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, the head of the holding "Minchenko Consulting" Evgeny Minchenko told RBC ... "The level of his [Rogozin's] influence is much lower compared to them," the expert explained.
Dmitry Rogozin (Photo: Alexey Nikolsky / TASS)
The weakening of the position of the Deputy Prime Minister is primarily due to a number of failures in those activities that Rogozin oversees, for example, in the space program, Fetisov notes. "This weakening of positions is clearly expressed in the circulating rumors that Rogozin will not be in the new government," he added.
In December 2017, experts from the Petersburg Politics Foundation were among the “allergenic” ministers in the eyes of public opinion. In particular, the Deputy Prime Minister has a low coefficient of positive perception in the media, experts noted. At the end of last year, it was 0.98, while, for example, the Minister of Sports Pavel Kolobkov had 177.
On November 28, 2017, in the presence of Dmitry Rogozin and the head of Roscosmos, Igor Komarov, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome, which was supposed to deliver 19 satellites into orbit, including several foreign ones. After turning on the engines of the Fregat upper stage, communication with the apparatus was lost, and it soon became clear that. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev criticized the officials who "cheerfully managed to report" their success, and demanded to punish those responsible for the unsuccessful launch.
The replacement of "allergens" is a fairly frequent event in Russian political practice, analysts from the Petersburg Politics Foundation noted. In their opinion, such resignations are often postponed, which makes it possible to increase the negative recognition of an official and, accordingly, count on a greater image effect when replacing him.
It is possible that the post of deputy prime minister for the military-industrial complex will be abolished altogether, Dmitry Fetisov believes. "In such a scenario, when control over the military-industrial complex will be concentrated in the hands of the head of the Ministry of Defense, there is no need for such a position in the government," the expert summed up.