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Nikolai Rogozhkin | |
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Николай Рогожкин | |
 Rogozkin in 2014 | |
| 4th Presidential Envoy to theSiberian Federal District | |
| In office 12 May 2014 – 28 July 2016 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Viktor Tolokonsky |
| Succeeded by | Sergey Menyaylo |
| Commander-in-Chief of theInternal Troops of Russia | |
| In office 13 August 2004 – 12 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Vyacheslav Tikhomirov |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Zolotov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nikolai Yevgenyevich Rogozhkin (1952-06-21)21 June 1952 (age 73) |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1969–2014 |
| Rank | General of the army[1] |
| Commands | Internal Troops of Russia |
General of the ArmyNikolai Yevgenyevich Rogozhkin (Russian:Николай Евгеньевич Рогожкин; born on 21 June 1952) is a Russian politician and military commander who last served as the 4th Presidential Envoy to theSiberian Federal District from 2014 to 2016. Before that, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia from 2004 to 2014. He was the general of the army since 23 February 2007.[1]
He has the military rank ofArmy general and the federal state civilian service rank of1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]
Nikolai Rogozhkin was born inMichurinsk on 21 June 1952. His father, Yevgeny, worked at the locomotive repair plant in Michurinsk, and was a participant in theGreat Patriotic War. His mother was the operator of the main post office in Michurinsk. He graduated from the 10th grade of secondary school in Michurinsk in 1969.
In August 1969, Rogozhkin began his military service in the Soviet Army. He graduated from the Kharkov Guards Higher Tank Command School named after theSupreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR in 1973, and theMalinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy in 1980.
Rogozhkin served in the 214th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the75th Guards Heavy Tank Bakhmach Division of theKyiv Military District as a tank platoon commander, starting in 1975. In 1977 he was promoted to chief of staff, and in 1978, he was promoted to tank battalion commander in the 42nd Tank Regiment of the Kyiv Military District. After graduating from the academy in 1980, he was appointed to the20th Guards Motorized Rifle Carpathian-Berlin Division of theGroup of Soviet Forces in Germany, as the chief of staff of the1st Guards Tank Chertkovsk Regiment named after Marshal of Armored ForcesKatukov. In 1984, he was the commander of the 40th Guards Tank Regiment, and in 1985, he was commander of the 1st Guards Tank Chertkovsk Regiment named after Marshal of Armored Forces Katukov. At the same time, he was appointed to the post of regiment commander with the military rank of major, and the rank of lieutenant colonel was awarded ahead of schedule in 1986. From 1986 to 1992 he was deputy commander and then commander of the11th Guards Tank Carpathian-Berlin Division in theTurkestan Military District inKushka), and the head of the district training center for junior specialists of motorized rifle troops inAshgabat from 1992 to 1993.
Rogozhkin graduated theMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces in 1995. After graduating, he was a senior lecturer in the military art department of the academy. In February 1996, he was Deputy Chief of the Main Staff of the Ground Forces, and in May 1998, he was promoted Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the Ground Forces. In 1996 he took part in the planning and conduct of military operations in theChechen Republic. In 1996 to 1997 he was inTajikistan, and took part in hostilities on theTajik-Afghan border.
On 3 July 2000, Rogozkhin was transferred to the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. He was also the Head of the Combat Training Directorate of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On January 15, 2001, he was made First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. On 10 April 2002, he was First Deputy Commander-in-Chief, and Chief of the General Staff of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
On 13 August 2004, Rogozhkin was promoted Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops. On 23 February 2007 by the decree of Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, Rogozhkin was awarded the military rank of General of the Army. Subsequently, the status of the position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was increased and from 11 January 2009, General Rogozhkin was the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia, and Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.[3]
On 12 May 2014, Rogozhkin was discharged from military service to the reserve.[1][4]
On 12 May 2014, Rogozhkin was the Presidential Envoy to theSiberian Federal District.[5][6]
He was awarded Acting State Councilor of the Russian Federation, 1st class (2014).
Commenting on the forest fires in Siberia in April 2015, Rogozhkin made unfounded allegations that they could have been started by saboteurs consisting of organizedopposition groups. He also advised the fire victims to start clearing the areas affected by the fires by their own hand over the unburned scrap metal.[7][8]
On 28 July 2016, Rogozhkin decided to leave his post, and was replaced bySergey Menyaylo. After leaving the post of Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Siberian Federal District, he joined the public sector.
After leaving the reserve, he went to work as an assistant to the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in theCentral Federal District on a voluntary basis.
He is also the deputy chairman of the Dynamo society, the chairman of theMoscow city organization of the Dynamo sports society and the deputy head of theProekt-Tekhnika concern.
He is the organizer and curator of a traditional hockey tournament, which has been held for several years in a row in the Michurinsk District.
Rogozkhin is a member of the Public Council under theInvestigative Committee of Russia.[9]
Rogozhkin lives and works in Moscow and in the Michurinsk District of theTambov Oblast.
He was candidate of Pedagogical Sciences (2004, dissertation "Formation of the readiness of future officers for management activities"). Rogozhkin is the Professor at the Academy of Military Sciences.
Rogozhkin is married and has a son, who is an officer, serving in theFederal Security Service.
Leadership of theRussian Ground Forces | ||
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| Commander-in-Chief Chief of the Main Directorate(1998–2001) |  | |
| Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate(1998–2001) | ||
| Deputy Commander-in-Chief | ||
