In the city of Shepetovka, Khmelnitsky region, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine).

In 1972 she graduated from the Leningrad Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute (now the St. Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical Academy), in 1985 from the Academy of Social Sciences under the CPSU Central Committee, in 1991 from advanced training courses for senior diplomatic officials at the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Since 1972 - at Komsomol work. She went from the head of a department of the Petrograd district Komsomol committee to the first secretary of the Leningrad regional committee of the Komsomol.

Athletic and influential Valentina MatvienkoOn April 7, Chairman of the Federation Council and former Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko turns 65 years old. Athletic, influential and strong Valentina Matvienko - in the RIA Novosti photo feed.

In 1984-1986, Valentina Matvienko worked as the first secretary of the Krasnogvardeisky district committee of the CPSU.

In 1986-1989 she was deputy chairman of the Lensovet Executive Committee.

In 1989 she was elected people's deputy of the USSR. She was the chairman of the Committee of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on Women's Affairs, Family Protection, Motherhood and Childhood.

In 1991-1998, Matvienko served in the diplomatic service. He holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation. In 1991-1994 - Ambassador of the USSR and the Russian Federation to the Republic of Malta. In 1995-1997 - Director of the Department for Relations with the Subjects of the Federation, Parliament and Social and Political Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1995-1997 - member of the board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1997 to 1998 she was the Russian Ambassador to Greece.

In 1998-2003, Valentina Matvienko worked as Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, overseeing the social sphere.

On March 19, 2003, she was appointed plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwestern Federal District.

On December 20, 2006, on the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg was vested with the powers of the Governor of St. Petersburg for a period until 2011.

On August 22, 2011, she was elected as a deputy of the municipal council of the municipal formation of the Krasnenkaya Rechka municipal district of the fourth convocation.

On August 31, 2011, she was appointed a member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - a representative in the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation from the executive body of state power of the city of St. Petersburg.

The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources

The northern capital of the Russian Federation is famous for its culture, beautiful places, historical monuments, white nights and drawbridges. But besides all this magic, St. Petersburg is also glorified by people. Among them are artists, athletes, painters, writers and politicians. Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko directly falls into the latter category. The biography of many modern Russian politicians began outside its borders. This also applies to the life story of this woman.

Youth

In the vastness of Ukraine, in the city of Shepetivka (Khmelnitsky region), Valentina Matvienko was born. Her biography began its narrative in 1949 on the fourth of April. That day, a wonderful girl appeared in the Tyutin family (maiden name). My father was a military man, my mother worked as a costume designer at a local theater. At the time of Valentina’s birth, two older sisters were already growing up in the family.

At that time, it was possible to enter the institution after finishing 8 grades. That’s what the girl did - she became a student at the Cherkasy Medical School. It was 1964. After three years of hard work, I had it in my hands, and the idea of ​​moving on was ripe in my head. And the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute located in Leningrad accepted into its palace its future governor, who will be Valentina Matvienko. Her biography in 1972 was marked by the second entry on the “Education” page - the girl graduated from college and received the profession of “pharmacist”. In addition, in her fifth year she got married.

Political pharmacist

However, the young lady did not plan to work in her specialty. Instead, she is seriously engaged in party service.

The girl is confidently moving up the career ladder. Since graduating from the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute (1972) in the next five years, she “grew up” from the head of the department of the district party committee of the Petrograd region (Leningrad) to its first secretary.

Nine years later (1984), the Leningrad Regional Party Committee finds a new secretary. It becomes Valentina Matvienko. The biography of the Komsomol member is replenished with facts from the field of further education. She improves her skills and knowledge at the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Diplomatic Academy under the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After some time, Valentina Ivanovna’s direction of activity takes on a “cultural” character: as deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Leningrad Council of People’s Deputies, she struggles with the problems of education and cultural enlightenment.

Diplomatic activities

However, in 1991, Valentina Matvienko, whose biography had already characterized the woman as an excellent party leader, left to serve in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As Ambassador of the USSR (and later the Russian Federation), a woman conducts diplomatic activities in Malta and Greece.

Then Valentina Ivanovna returns to politics again. From 1998 to 2003, the woman was involved in social issues, actively helping families affected by terrorist attacks and other issues. In 2001, Valentina Matvienko was awarded the honorary title “Woman of the Year.” Her contribution to the development of education, culture and science did not go unnoticed by ordinary citizens - and in 2003 she was elected governor of the St. Petersburg region. She worked in this position more than successfully for 9 years. In 2011, she resigned at her own request. However, her political career was not over.

Personal life

At the moment, the fourth chairman of the Federation Council is Valentina Matvienko. The biography and personal life of the former governor of the northern capital are still of interest to the public.

The female politician is married. And for a long time. While still at the institute, she tied the knot with Vladimir Matvienko. At the moment, he is a colonel of the medical service, who by chance is confined to the The couple has a son, Sergei. He is currently married and has a daughter. The son is the head of the VTB Capital company.

Chairman of the Federation Council and member of the Security Council since September 2011, representative of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg in the Federation Council since August 31, 2011. Member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party since November 2009. Previously, she served as Governor of St. Petersburg (2003-2011), Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Northwestern Federal District (2003), Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs (1998-2003), and worked in the diplomatic service (1991-1998). She began her career as a Komsomol and party functionary. He has the diplomatic rank of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. He is a member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the implementation of priority national projects.

Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (nee Tyutina) was born on April 7, 1949 in the city of Shepetovka, Khmelnitsky region, Ukrainian SSR. In 1967 she moved to Leningrad. In 1972 she graduated from the Leningrad Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute, in 1985 from the Academy of Social Sciences under the CPSU Central Committee, in 1991 from advanced training courses for senior diplomatic officials at the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Since 1972, Matvienko has been involved in Komsomol and party work. She climbed the career ladder from the head of a department of the Petrograd district committee to the first secretary of the Leningrad regional committee of the Komsomol. From 1984 to 1986 she worked as first secretary of the Krasnogvardeisky district committee of the CPSU. From 1986 to 1989 she worked as deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Leningrad City Council of People's Deputies on issues of culture and education. From 1989 to 1992 she was a people's deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. From 1989 to 1991, she served as chairman of the Supreme Court Committee on Women's Affairs, Family Protection, Motherhood and Childhood.

From 1991 to 1994 she worked as Ambassador of the USSR and the Russian Federation to the Republic of Malta. From 1994 to 1995, she served as Ambassador at Large for the Group of Ambassadors at Large. From 1995 to 1997, she was director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's department for relations with the constituent entities of the Federation, parliament and socio-political organizations and a member of the ministry's board. From 1997 to 1998 she worked as the Russian Ambassador to Greece. On September 24, 1998, she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, in the government of Evgenia Primakova she oversaw a block of social issues. She was deputy prime minister in the governments of Sergei Stepashin (since May 1999) and Vladimir Putin (since August 1999). Retained her post in the government of Mikhail Kasyanov (since May 2000).

In March 2003, Putin appointed Matvienko as the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Northwestern Federal District. After the appointment of the Governor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Yakovlev, as Deputy Prime Minister, Matvienko took part in the gubernatorial elections held on October 5, 2003, and won. Earlier, in March 2000, she had already announced her decision to run for governor, but then abandoned her intention.

Since 2006, Matvienko has been a supporter of the construction of the 300-meter Gazprom City skyscraper in the historical center of St. Petersburg.

On May 18, 2007, law enforcement agencies informed the media that an attempt on Matvienko’s life had been prevented. In April 2008, the three defendants who stood trial were acquitted by a jury.

In October 2007, the non-party Matvienko was included in the list of candidates from United Russia in the elections to the State Duma of the fifth convocation in St. Petersburg (her name was included at number two, and the list was headed by the speaker of parliament, party leader Boris Gryzlov). After the party's victory in the elections held on December 2, 2007, it, as expected, refused its parliamentary mandate.

In November 2009, Matvienko became a member of United Russia and joined the party's Supreme Council. In June 2011, it became known that Matvienko would leave the post of governor of St. Petersburg to head the Federation Council. On August 21, 2011, Matvienko won municipal elections in two districts of St. Petersburg and the next day became a deputy of the Krasnenkaya Rechka district. She needed a deputy mandate to get into the Federation Council. On August 22, 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted Matvienko's voluntary resignation and appointed Georgy Poltavchenko, the presidential envoy to the Central Federal District, as acting governor of St. Petersburg. On August 31, upon taking office as governor, he appointed Matvienko a member of the Federation Council. On September 21, the upper house of the Russian parliament elected her as its chairman, and on September 22, Matvienko became a permanent member of the Russian Security Council.

Matvienko was awarded several times, including the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Order of the Badge of Honor and the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III and II degrees. She has the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is a member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the implementation of priority national projects.

Matvienko is married, she has a son, Sergei, vice president of VTB Bank (in 2006 he headed the company VTB Capital CJSC, which manages real estate owned by Vneshtorgbank; in 2010 he was mentioned as the general director of VTB Development CJSC). Since 2003, Russian media have published materials accusing Sergei Matvienko of various illegal activities, but these data have never been officially confirmed.

Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko(maiden name Tyutina) - Soviet and Russian statesman, politician, diplomat. Valentina Matvienko is the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (since September 21, 2011), the first woman to become Speaker of the upper house of parliament. Previously, Matvienko served as governor of St. Petersburg.

Valentina Matvienko's childhood and education

Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko was born on April 7, 1949 in the small town of Shepetivka, Kamenets-Podolsk region (now the Khmelnitsky region of Ukraine). Soon, Valentina Ivanovna’s family moved to Cherkassy.

Valentina Matvienko's father - Ivan Tyutin, participant in the Great Patriotic War. He died when Valentina was in second grade.

Mother - Irina Tyutina, worked as a theater costume designer. When the father died, the family was left without support. The woman had three daughters in her arms, among whom Valentina was the youngest. Due to the tragedy, Valentina’s family lived in poverty.

Valentina Matvienko graduated from school with a silver medal. Then she entered the Cherkassy Medical School (1967), from which she graduated with honors. And already in 1972, Valentina Matvienko received higher education, becoming a graduate of the Leningrad Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute.

Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko received a referral to graduate school. The girl dreamed of becoming a scientist. But later Matvienko was invited to work at the district Komsomol committee, and it was at the university that Valentina’s fate changed dramatically. Valentina Ivanovna decided to get a new education. Matvienko entered the Academy of Social Sciences under the CPSU Central Committee (1985). After graduating from the academy, Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko expanded her knowledge at advanced training courses for senior diplomatic officials at the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1991).

Political career of Valentina Matvienko

1972−1984 Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko was at Komsomol and then at party work in Leningrad.

1986−1989 Valentina Matvienko worked as deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Leningrad City Council of People's Deputies - she oversaw issues of culture and education.

Soon Valentina Ivanovna was elected People's Deputy of the USSR from the Union of Soviet Women. Matvienko holds the position of Chairman of the Committee of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on Women's Affairs, Family Protection, Motherhood and Childhood. In the 90s, Valentina Ivanovna was a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

In this area of ​​activity, Valentina Matvienko achieved great success, which allowed her to become the plenipotentiary ambassador of the USSR, and after the collapse of the Union and the Russian Federation in the Republic of Malta.

Three years later, Valentina Matvienko returned to Russia and headed the department for relations with the regions of the Russian Federation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 2003, Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko became the governor of St. Petersburg. On October 5, 2003, Valentina Matvienko won the second round, gaining 63.12% of the votes (rival Anna Markova scored 24.2%) and became governor. In the same year, it was introduced into the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

St. Petersburg was in a terrible state after the crisis of the 90s. Valentina Ivanovna energetically took up the restoration of the city and, according to her supporters, saved it from destruction, significantly changing the face of the cradle of the revolution. Under Matvienko, many old buildings were demolished, new buildings and shopping and entertainment centers appeared, and significant modernization of transport interchanges took place. At the same time, Matvienko’s activities were harshly criticized. However, Valentina Ivanovna did not change her position.

During the reign of Valentina Matvienko, a communal collapse occurred in 2010-2011. The capricious climate of St. Petersburg created unfavorable weather conditions. A lot of snow fell. Valentina Matvienko called for involving students and homeless people in snow removal.

It was difficult for Valentina Ivanovna, she even resigned in 2006, but Vladimir Putin rejected her application and appointed her governor for a second term.

In 2011, the head of Bashkortostan R.Z. Khamitov proposed her candidacy for the post of Chairman of the Federation Council. The then current President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev supported the candidacy of Valentina Ivanovna.

Two weeks later, Valentina Ivanovna was unanimously elected to the post of Chairman of the Federation Council, gaining 140 votes from senators, of which only one abstained.

Valentina Matvienko became the first woman in Russian history to become speaker of the upper house of parliament.

In 2017, Valentina Matvienko received an award from the Serbian Brothers Foundation Karich“For strengthening peace, democracy, cooperation and friendship between peoples.”

Views of Valentina Matvienko

Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, speaking in Novosibirsk at the first congress of women of the SCO and BRICS countries, said that she considers the number of women with the opportunity to make decisions at the state level insufficient.

According to Matvienko, Russia has something to work on in this matter, in particular, there should be more women in the country’s parliament, as reported in the news.

In connection with the annexation of Crimea, Valentina Matvienko came under sanctions against Russia. Valentina Ivanovna is one of the politicians who convened an emergency meeting of the Federation Council and gave the Russian president the right to send troops to Crimean territory.

As SP wrote, what happened on the night of June 6-7 on board the St. Petersburg cruiser Aurora defies any laws of formal logic. So, after warming up with alcohol and eating caviar, the millionaires found themselves on the upper deck. Suddenly, from the Neva waters, a huge barge with Sergei Shnurov at the head of the boarding team. Shnur, accompanied by his new group “Ruble,” shouted: “I am a wild man - eggs, tobacco, fumes and stubble!” The oligarchs turned out to be great experts in the work of the swearing singer and began to pull him up. “When the fun came to a head,” Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko boarded the cruiser. Looking around at the respectable men dancing to Shnur, Valentina Ivanovna said: “What is going on in my city?!” But, after thinking for a minute, she joined the dancers.

Valentina Matvienko is a politician, diplomat and one of the most influential women in Russia, whose opinion is listened to by top officials of the state.

Valentina Matvienko's childhood

Valentina Matvienko (nee Tyutina) was born in the small Ukrainian town of Shepetivka, but soon moved with her family to Cherkassy. Ivan Tyutin, Valentina’s father, went through the war and died when the girl was in second grade. Mother Irina worked as a costume designer in the theater. On a very modest salary, she alone had to raise Valentina and her two older sisters.

Studying was easy for Valentina - in 1966 she graduated from school with a silver medal, and a year later she received a red diploma from the Cherkassy Medical School. This opened the door for her to one of the prestigious Leningrad universities - the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute, from which she graduated in 1972, receiving a postgraduate placement.

The beginning of Valentina Matvienko's career

In parallel with her studies at the institute, Valentina Matvienko began to engage in social work, going from an ordinary Komsomol member to the first secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the Komsomol.

Realizing that pharmaceuticals was not her calling, Valentina decided to get an education in a new field for her. In 1985, Valentina became a graduate of the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the CPSU, after which she completed advanced training courses for senior diplomatic officials at the Academy of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is worth noting that Matvienko speaks Ukrainian, English, German and Greek.

The year 1986 was significant in its own way for Valentina Matvienko - she entered the world of big politics, taking the position of deputy chairman of the executive committee of the city Council of People's Deputies of Leningrad. Her responsibilities included overseeing cultural and educational issues.

Three years later, in 1989, Valentina Ivanovna became a people's deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, heading the committee for the protection of families, children and women. Her outstanding business qualities and organizational skills helped her achieve great success and receive a new appointment.

Valentina Matvienko's work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In 1991, Valentina Matvienko was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR (and then the Russian Federation) to Malta. Since 1994, she held the position of Ambassador at Large for the Russian Foreign Ministry for two years.

From 1995 to 1997, Matvienko was director of the Department for Relations with Subjects, Parliament and Organizations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as a member of the board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After Matvienko, she held the position of Russian Ambassador to the Greek Republic for a year.

In the fall of 1998, with Yevgeny Primakov coming to power, Valentina Matvienko became Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. She worked in this position until March 2003, overseeing social policy under Stepashin, Putin and Kasyanov. Then for several months she was the plenipotentiary representative of the Russian President in the Northwestern Federal District, after which she became a member of the country's Security Council.

Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko

On September 21, 2003, early elections for the post of governor of the city were held in St. Petersburg. This happened in connection with the transfer of Vladimir Yakovlev to the post of Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government. In the first round of the elections, Valentina Matvienko, who received 48.73% of the votes, advanced to the second round, where she took a leading position and became the governor of St. Petersburg.

Exclusive interview with Valentina Matvienko

On December 6, 2006, Valentina Matvienko sent Vladimir Putin an application for early resignation as the head of the city, but was reappointed to the position.

In November 2009, the politician became a member of the United Russia party. As Valentina Matvienko noted in her final speech as governor of St. Petersburg, she considers her main achievement to be the return of capital functions to the city on the Neva. With the move of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation from Moscow, St. Petersburg became the second capital of our country.

Resignation of Valentina Matvienko

In the summer of 2011, the head of Bashkortostan, Khamitov Rustem, proposed appointing Valentina Matvienko to the position of Chairman of the Federation Council. This candidacy was also supported by President Dmitry Medvedev. Since only deputies could apply for a high post, at the end of July 2011, Valentina Ivanovna applied to participate in the pre-elections to the municipalities “Krasnenkaya Rechka” in the Moscow Region and “Petrovsky” in St. Petersburg. She received 97.29% and 95.61% of the votes respectively. The high results and the overall organization of the elections drew criticism from the opposition.

Spravorossy stated that they did not recognize the elections as legitimate, and Boris Nemtsov, leader of the PARNAS party, called Matvienko "a disgrace for the city and the country." Communist Gennady Zyuganov compared these elections and their results with elections in the North Caucasus republics, where candidates receive 90-100% of the votes. The politician herself stated that “there have never been more transparent elections in St. Petersburg in history.”

On August 22 of the same year, Valentina Matvienko sent her resignation to the head of state in connection with her election as a deputy of the Krasnenkaya Rechka municipality. She was relieved of her post as governor of St. Petersburg.

On August 31, 2011, the head of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko signed a resolution appointing Valentina Matvienko as a member of the Federation Council, a representative of the Federation Council from the government of St. Petersburg.

Less than a month later, the politician was elected Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia. Then Valentina Ivanovna received 140 votes from senators, one abstained from voting, which was uncontested. As a result, Matvienko became the first woman in Russia to head the upper house of parliament. At the same time, the ex-governor of St. Petersburg became a permanent member of the Russian Security Council.

Valentina Matvienko in Posner's program

Personal life of Valentina Matvienko

In her fifth year at LHFI, Valentina married her classmate Vladimir Vasilyevich Matvienko. Until 2000, my husband taught at the Military Medical Academy, and after retirement, he devoted his free time to building a country house near St. Petersburg. Now he is confined to a wheelchair and does not travel outside the Leningrad region, living in a country mansion near the Gromovo railway station.

In 1973, a son, Sergei, was born into the Matvienko family. In 2004, he took a senior position in one of the large Russian banks and married singer Zara, but the marriage turned out to be fragile. After 2 years, the couple separated. Now Sergei is married again, and Valentina Matvienko’s granddaughter Arina is growing up.

Valentina Matvienko now

Valentina Ivanovna takes an active part in the political and diplomatic activities of Russia. He is interested in art, enjoys cooking in his free time, and visits the swimming pool and gym.

Interview with Valentina Matvienko to Russia Today TV channel