Vladimir Rushailo

Russian politician (born 1953)

Владимир Рушайло

Rushailo in 2012

CIS Executive SecretaryIn office
14 July 2004 – 5 October 2007Preceded byYury YarovSucceeded bySergey LebedevMinister of Internal AffairsIn office
21 May 1999 – 28 March 2001PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Vladimir PutinPreceded bySergei StepashinSucceeded byBoris Gryzlov Personal detailsBorn (1953-07-28) July 28, 1953 (age 70)
Morshansk, Tambov Oblast, RSFSR, USSRAlma materOmsk MVD Academy

Vladimir Borisovich Rushailo (Russian: Владимир Борисович Рушайло; born 28 July 1953) is a Russian politician.

While Rushailo was Moscow City Police General of the Moscow RUOP, he was in open conflict with Georgian mob boss Otari Kvantrishvili.^[1]

From 1999 to 2001, he was the interior minister of Russia, and secretary of Security Council from 2001 to 2004. As the minister of the interior, he was charged with overseeing the security of sensitive internal sites and materials such as high-value train shipments and nuclear weapons facilities. His tenure coincided with a period of serious concern over the security of Russia's nuclear weapons stocks, especially with regard to the 2000 computer bug and its potential effects in the run up to and after the Y2K switch.^[2]^[3] From 14 July 2004 to 5 October 2007, he was the executive secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States. In 2002, he was injured in a road crash in Kamchatka together with region's governor Mikhail Mashkovtsev.^[4]

Honours and awards

Hero of the Russian Federation (October 27, 1999)
Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (2003)
Order of Courage (1998)
Order of Honour (1998)
Order of the Badge of Honour (1986)
Order for Personal Courage (1992)
Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy" (1996)
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" (2003)
Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 3rd class (Russian Orthodox Church)

References

^ КАРЫШЕВ, ВАЛЕРИЙ. ЗАПИСКИ "БАНДИТСКОГО АДВОКАТА": Закулисная жизнь братвы глазами "защитника мафии". See Глава шестая "АВТОРИТЕТЫ" (Chapter 6) section ОТАРИ КВАНТРИШВИЛИ.
^ "Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues" (PDF). CRS Issue Brief for Congress. August 15, 2003. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
^ "(Quote), Perspectives". Newsweek. March 26, 2001. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
^ "Пострадавшего в аварии Рушайло отправляют в Москву спецрейсом". Newsweek. September 9, 2002. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by Sergei Stepashin	Interior Minister of Russia 1999—2001	Succeeded by Boris Gryzlov
Preceded by Sergei Ivanov	Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation 2001-2004	Succeeded by Igor Ivanov
Preceded by Yury Yarov	Executive Secretary of CIS June 14, 2004-October 5, 2007	Succeeded by Sergei Lebedev