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Nikolay Shulginov | |
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Николай Шульгинов | |
 Shulginov in 2018 | |
| Chairman of theState Duma Committee on Energy | |
| Assumed office 17 September 2024 | |
| Speaker | Vyacheslav Volodin |
| Preceded by | Pavel Zavalny |
| Member ofState Duma | |
| Assumed office 8 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sergey Sokol |
| Constituency | Khakassia (No.35) |
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office 10 November 2020 – 14 May 2024 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Mishustin |
| Preceded by | Alexander Novak |
| Succeeded by | Sergey Tsivilyov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-05-18)18 May 1951 (age 74) |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | United Russia (since 2024) |
| Alma mater | Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute |
Nikolay Grigoryevich Shulginov (Russian: Николай Григорьевич Шульгинов; born 18 May 1951) is a Russian politician and energy executive, serving as Member ofState Duma and Chairman of the Duma Committee on Energy since September 2024. He served asMinister of Energy from 2020 to 2024. He was the chairman of the board of management and a General Director of PJSCRusHydro from 15 September 2015 to 10 November 2020.
According toKommersant, Shulginov entered the top 10 Russian entrepreneurs and top managers in terms of the number of publications in the media in a positive tone at the end of 2020.[1]
Nikolay Shulginov was born on 18 May 1951 in the village ofSablinskoye [ru],Stavropol Krai. In 1973, he graduated from theNovocherkassk Polytechnic Institute inRostov Oblast with a degree in Power Supply to Industrial Enterprises and Cities. From 1976 to 1998, he worked at Stavropolenergo in the city ofPyatigorsk, where he held positions from engineer to head of the Central Dispatch Service. Since 1998, he worked as Deputy Director at the branch ofRAO UES of Russia - the United Dispatch Administration of the North Caucasus in Pyatigorsk.
In 2002, Shulginov was invited toMoscow as a member of the Management Board, Director for Technical Audit of OJSC System Operator - UES Central Dispatch Office. In 2004 he became Deputy Chairman, and in 2009, he was promoted to First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of System Operator.
On 15 September 2015, by the decision of the Board of Directors of PJSCRusHydro, Shulginov was elected for a five-year term as Chairman of the Management Board - General Director of RusHydro, replacingEvgeny Dod in this position. Commenting on his appointment, Shulginov called his main task at RusHydro "putting things in order in all areas of the company's activities." He was a member of the Board of Directors of PJSCRosseti, elected on 30 June 2016. Shulginov is a candidate of Technical Sciences, and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Research University"MPEI".[2]
On 9 November 2020, Shulginov was announced as a candidate for the post of Minister of Energy byMikhail Mishustin. On 10 November, he was appointed the Minister of Energy. In May 2024 Shulginov was rumoured to leave theGovernment of Russia.[3] Shulginov eventually was not re-appointed to theMikhail Mishustin's Second Cabinet and was replaced as Minister byGovernor of Kemerovo OblastSergey Tsivilyov.[4]
After leaving the Government Shulginov was appointed as chief advisor toRosseti general director Andrey Ryumin.[5] Shulginov was also rumoured to be aUnited Russia candidate in the upcomingSouthern constituencyby-election to theState Duma inRostov Oblast, where Shulginov graduated institute.[6] On June 10, 2024,Head of KhakassiaValentin Konovalov (CPRF) and Chairman of theSupreme Council of KhakassiaSergey Sokol (United Russia) held a joint meeting with Shulginov, where they offered Shulginov to run forState Duma in theKhakassia constituency with their support, which Shulginov accepted.[7] Shulginov registered as anIndependent and was endorsed by both United Russia and CPRF. He won the by-election with 55.30% of the vote.[8]
In anticipation of Shulginov's electionPavel Zavalny resigned from his position as Chairman of theState Duma Committee on Energy in late July 2024.[9] On September 16, 2024, Shulginov, along with fellow freshmen and formerMikhail Mishustin's Cabinet memberViktoria Abramchenko andOleg Matytsin, was unanimously admitted to the United Russia faction in the State Duma.[10] On September 17, 2024, Shulginov was unanimously elected Chairman of the Duma Committee on Energy.[11]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolay Shulginov | Independent | 59,730 | 55.30% | |
| Vladimir Smyshlyayev | A Just Russia – For Truth | 32,189 | 29.80% | |
| Mikhail Gayday | Green Alternative | 3,332 | 3.09% | |
| Sergey Izmaylov | Civic Platform | 2,539 | 2.35% | |
| Anton Palyulin | Party of Direct Democracy | 1,938 | 1.79% | |
| Georgy Slyvus | The Greens | 1,783 | 1.65% | |
| Total | 108,002 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [12] | |||
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