In recent years, the name of economist Mikhail Kasyanov has often appeared not in connection with his professional activities, but in the next high-profile scandals associated with the activities of the opposition. The ex-prime minister criticizes former and current political leaders of the country, and considers corruption to be the most important problem of modern Russian society.
early years
Mikhail is from the village of Solntsevo near Moscow, where he was born in 1957. My father headed the school and taught mathematics there, my mother worked in the economic sphere. Classmates and teachers remembered the boy as a serious and diligent student. After graduation, he became a student at the Moscow Automobile and Road Institute. From the second year, the young man was drafted into the army, but he did not have to leave anywhere - he served in the Kremlin regiment.
Career
Mikhail began his career at the Research Institute of the State Construction Committee of the USSR. He went through all the steps of the career ladder, started as a senior technician and rose to a position in the State Planning Committee. In parallel, he completed his studies at MADI and continued his education at the Higher Economic Courses, which gave him the opportunity to become the head of the foreign economic department. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the department was abolished and replaced by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, headed by Yegor Gaidar. The famous reformer offered Kasyanov a place in the new structure.
The management noted the high professionalism of Mikhail Mikhailovich, and in 1993 the official became the head of the department of the ministry. The main issues of his activity were the restructuring of the debt of the former USSR and work with foreign creditors. Success in professional activity allowed him to become the right hand of the Minister of Finance and take the place of his deputy. Perfectly navigating the realities of the domestic economy, Kasyanov began to represent the country in the European Bank. In 1999, he was offered to head the ministry. It was a difficult period for Russia, the budget was experiencing great difficulties, but the ambitious politician boldly took up the task.
Head of the government
The minister managed to find a common language with the new leader of the country, Vladimir Putin. He not only retained his ministerial portfolio, but also headed the new government. Soon, the Prime Minister developed and presented to the head of state a number of reforms: tax, energy, utilities. Kasyanov initiated the transition of permanent readiness military units to a contract basis and changes in the housing and utilities sector, which caused a storm of indignation in the political environment. Finding no support, the government was forced to accept the proposed resignation.
Oppositionist
From that moment on, great changes took place in the biography of Mikhail Mikhailovich. He took the position of opposition to the existing government and adheres to it to this day. He confirmed his membership in the public movement "Russian People's Democratic Union", became a consultant on economic and financial issues and created an official website, on the pages of which he sharply criticizes the activities of the authorities.
In 2007, he was in the forefront of the March of Dissent. Colleagues noted honesty, decency and significant management experience, therefore they considered him worthy to participate in the upcoming elections. A year later, the opposition-minded politician decided to run for the presidency, but the Central Election Commission refused to register the candidate. Two years later, together with his friend and like-minded Boris Nemtsov, he created a party called "PARNAS" and decided to fight for the presidency again. But the attempt turned out to be a failure again, the party did not even receive registration in the Ministry of Justice - “dead souls” were found in it.
Today the leader of "PARNAS" gives a harsh assessment of the government's activities on the annexation of Crimea and the situation in Donbass. He expresses his disagreement with the line of leadership, which, in his opinion, does not correspond to the principles of democratic government.
In 2009, Kasyanov tried himself as a publicist. His joint work with Yevgeny Kiselev “Without Putin. Political Dialogues with Yevgeny Kiselev”. The book conveys their memories of the Soviet era, the collapse of the Union, the default and reflections on whether a different path was possible.
Personal life
The private life of a politician remains out of the reach of journalists. Mikhail met his wife Irina during his school years, she is not a public person at all. The wife received an economic education and taught political economy at the university. Their great love ended with the birth of two daughters. The age difference between the girls is twenty years. The eldest Natalia graduated from MGIMO and is happily married. The youngest Alexandra is still in school.
