Yelena Skrynnik

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yelena Skrynnik
Occupation	Economist
Date Of Birth	Aug 30, 1961(1961-08-30)
Age	63
Birthplace	Korkino
Country	Russia
Birth City	Chelyabinsk Oblast
Horoscope	Leo

Yelena Skrynnik Biography

Yelena Skrynnik is one of the most popular and richest Economist who was born on August 30, 1961 in Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Skrynnik was born in Chelyabinsk (Russia) on 30 August 1961. Her father was a mine engineer. She graduated from Chelyabinsk’s Medical Academy in 1986.

Skrynnik, a state-owned company that supplies fuel, oil and other lubricants to rural areas at preferential prices, established a company in May 2009. Skrynnik, the Minister of Agriculture, established a system of continuous supply of fuel, oil, and lubricants to rural equipment and technology at preferential rates. The Russian government decided in 2011 to stop buying sugar from imported sources. This was because the country had produced enough sugar beet for the previous two years. Russia also began exporting sugar in the same year.

In November 2008, she was elected to Supreme Council of Russian political party United Russia. On 12 March 2009, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appointed Skrynnik minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation. Her tenure ended in 2012 when she was removed from office due to her alleged involvement in nepotism and illegal activities to raise her wealth. Skrynnik was not included in the new Russian government in 2012, for she was on maternity leave. Allegations of possible corruption connections were refuted by the report of the Accounting Chamber, according to which the lessees debt in 2008 amounted to 1 billion rubles and not 39 billion rubles, as the media claimed. The corruption component has not been found by the auditors of Accounting Chamber. In an interview with TASS Skrynnik announced her intention to sue the journalists. According to some analysts, an inquiry of Skrynnik activities can be explained as an intra-elite struggle presented under the guise of the fight against corruption. Skrynnik, heading the state-owned company, was not a government official and was not related to the civil service category, so she did not commit any violations, considers a FBK partner Igor Nikolaev. Experts do not rule out that the problems could appear because of Skrynnik disagreements with Viktor Zubkov. Skrynnik could face administration friction with the first vice-premier in charge of agriculture, since he was interested to be the closing link of the chain in all agricultural policy matters. “Zubkov was meant to respond hard to violations of Rosagroleasing in any case,- said Yevgeny Minchenko from the Institute of Political Expertise: “To turn away a blow, as he led the company’s board of directors”.

In 2010 in the drought, Skrynnik managed to increase in lending in 2011 to restore the production of agricultural products. In August 2010 after the drought the Ministry of Agriculture resumed work of the Federal Commission for the financial recovery of agricultural producers to restructure debts of agricultural companies. The commission’s task was to prevent bankruptcies in this industry due to drought. In 2011, during the locust plagues in the majority of regions of Russia, Skrynnik supported initiative of creating special mobile units, which still successfully control pests.

Medleasing, an Inter-regional Medical Leasing Company, was founded by her in 1994. She was also called “Madam leasing” and accused of money laundering. These allegations were not confirmed by the Accounting Chamber’s inspection and audit. Leading experts saw the article as an attempt to slow down Russia’s leasing industry development. It attacked Elena Skrynnik, who was portrayed as the creator, ideologist, and best Russian specialist in this area. She was awarded an international award in 1998 for the best lease project. She has been the Chairwoman of the Russian Association of Leasing Companies since

1997. In 1998, she was elected the Chairwoman of the Experts Council for Leasing. The Russian Biography Institute named her Person of the Year for 1999 in nominations in economics, entrepreneurship and business. She has been a member of the board of the Union of Russian Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs since 2000. She was appointed general director of Rosagroleasing, a state- owned company. Kommersant reported that Rosagroleasing under Skrynnik saw a significantly higher turnover and more transparency than the operations under Valery Nazarov. Rosagroleasing’s largest regional operator reported that his company had granted a lease to three thousand harvesters each year in 2008. However, the amount was broken down into many pieces in 2012.

Yelena Skrynnik Net Worth

Yelena Skrynnik is one of the richest Economist from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yelena Skrynnik 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Elena Borisovna Skrynnik (Russian name Elena Borisovna Skrynnik; maiden Name Novitskaya), was a Russian politician who served between March 2009 to May 2012 as the first female minister for agriculture in the Russian Federation.

Skrynnik, who graduated from the State Academy of Agriculture of the Russian Federation in 1992, interned in Germany as a leasing technology specialist.

From March 12, 2009 to May 21, 2012 – the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Her appointment was greeted with optimism in the government circles. Skrynnik activities in agriculture were highly appreciated by Boris Gryzlov, the Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation: «Elena Skrynnik … made a great contribution to the development of agricultural support mechanisms. During regional business trips, I often visit farm units … and I know how leasing programs are in demand for agricultural production».

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Who is Yelena Skrynnik Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Yelena Ranked on the list of most popular Economist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Yelena Skrynnik celebrates birthday on August 30 of every year.

Top Facts about Yelena Skrynnik

1. Yelena Skrynnik is a Russian politician and economist.
2. She served as the Minister of Agriculture from 2009 to 2012.
3. Skrynnik was born on December 19, 1960, in Moscow.
4. She graduated from the Moscow State University with a degree in economics.
5. Prior to her political career, she worked in various financial institutions.
6. Skrynnik has been accused of corruption and embezzlement during her time as minister.
7. In 2018, she was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling state funds.
8. Skrynnik is married and has two children.
9. She is known for promoting modernization and innovation in agriculture.
10. Skrynnik received several awards for her contributions to the agricultural sector in Russia before her conviction.