Pavel Grudinin became known to the general Russian public after he announced his candidacy for the presidency of the Russian Federation in 2018. At the elections he represented the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, although before that he had been a member of the United Russia party for a long time.
Who is Pavel Grudinin? How did he get into politics from business? What cases are useful for ordinary citizens already in his "piggy bank" and what else can he give the Russians? These and other questions were asked by many when Pavel's name appeared on the list of candidates for the presidency of the Russian Federation in 2018.
Biography of the politician and businessman Pavel Grudinin
Pavel Nikolaevich is a native Muscovite, but not only Russian, but also Jewish blood flows in his veins. He was born on October 20, 1960 into a family of specialists in the field of agronomy. The boy spent his childhood in the Lenin state farm near Moscow, where he also began his labor activity - at the age of 12 Pavel worked as a loader.
After graduating from high school, Pavel entered the Goryachkin MIISP, where he received the profession of an agricultural engineer. After receiving his diploma, Grudinin returned to his native state farm, where he worked as the head of a workshop for the repair of vehicles and agricultural machinery until 1989. In 1989 he received a higher position - he became the deputy director of the state farm for trade and supplies (commercial direction).
Pavel Grudinin's political and business career
Both career directions of Pavel Nikolaevich developed in his native state farm named after Lenin, in the Moscow region. Since 1995, he has been the head of this agricultural enterprise, and from there he was nominated as a deputy to the Moscow Regional Duma at the end of 1997.
Pavel Grudinin, one of the few political figures, managed to simultaneously deal with the affairs of voters and develop the economy entrusted to him in the mid-90s. Among his professional achievements in both areas (business and politics), experts include the following:
- high incomes of both the company and its employees,
- improving the social sphere in the Lenin state farm,
- obtaining the post of a confidant of the President of the Russian Federation in 2000,
- promoting a number of initiatives on economic and innovation issues,
- high voter confidence in the 2018 presidential election.
As a politician, members of the same party characterize Pavel Grudinin as a straightforward and intolerant person. Several scandals arose around him during and after the election race, including financial ones, but Grudinin was able to refute most of the arguments against himself.
Personal life of Pavel Grudinin
Grudinin Pavel Nikolaevich was married once - to Irina Igorevna, nee Antipova. In 2018, the marriage broke up, the reasons for the breakup were not publicly announced by either Pavel Nikolaevich or Irina.
In the marriage of Irina and Pavel, two sons were born - Anton and Artem, who have already given their parents four grandchildren. Grudin's sons are engaged in business - the younger has a network of middle and upper class food outlets, and the elder helps his father in his enterprise, and holds a rather high position.
