How Miller Became the Head of Gazprom. "School notebooks" by Alexey Miller. Titles and awards

Miller Alexey Borisovich- Russian economist, regional head, statesman. Chairman of the Management Board and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Gazprom. Candidate of Economic Sciences.

Biography

Miller Alexey Borisovich, 01/31/1962, born in Leningrad.

Relatives. Wife: Irina Anatolyevna Miller, born on November 24, 1963, housewife. Unlike the wives of other dignitaries, she does not lead a secular life and hardly appears in public, concentrating all her efforts on housekeeping. The wife is raising a son. Alexey also has a daughter from his first marriage.

Awards. Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st class. Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree. Order of Alexander Nevsky. Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree. Order of the Cross of the Hungarian Republic, 2nd class (Hungary) Order of Saint Mesrop Mashtots (Republic of Armenia). Order of Dostyk II degree (Kazakhstan). Order of Honor (South Ossetia). Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy). Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh II degree (ROC). Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 1st class (ROC). Order of Glory and Honor II degree. Honorary citizen of the city of Astrakhan. Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology. Order of the Nizhny Novgorod region "For civil valor and honor" I degree. Order of Labor, 1st class (Vietnam). Honorary diploma of the President of the Russian Federation. Order "For Merit to the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan" Order of Friendship (Armenia). Badge of honor "For taking care of the beauty of the city."

State. In 2012, he took 2nd place in the ranking of the most expensive managers in Russia according to Forbes with an income of $ 25 million. In 2013, he took 3rd place in the list of the most expensive managers in Russia with the same income of $ 25 million per year. In 2014 - 2nd place and $ 25 million. In 2015, he became the highest paid top manager in Russia with an income of $ 27 million. He is the owner of 0.000958% of Gazprom shares. At the end of 2016, he topped the Forbes rating of the most expensive executives of Russian companies with an income of $17.7 million.

Hobbies. He is fond of equestrian sports. He owns riding stallions - Merry (imported from the USA) and Fragrant. Stallions have repeatedly won prizes and are purebred. Alexey Miller can often be seen at the matches of FC Zenit, the general sponsor of which is PJSC Gazprom.

Education

Graduated from the Leningrad Financial and Economic Institute. N. A. Voznesensky. He has a PhD in Economics.

Labor activity

• After graduating from the university, he worked at the LenNIIproekt Institute and studied there in graduate school, holding the positions of an engineer-economist and junior researcher, then moved to the Economic Reform Committee of the Leningrad City Executive Committee.

• From 1991 to 1996, he worked in the Committee for External Relations of the St. Petersburg Mayor's Office, where he rose from the head of a department to the deputy chairman of the Committee.

• In 1996, Miller became Director for Development and Investments of JSC "Sea Port of St. Petersburg", and in 1999 he took the post of General Director of JSC "Baltic Pipeline System".

• In 2000 he was invited to the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation for the position of Deputy Minister.

• In 2001, A. B. Miller was appointed Chairman of the Management Board of OAO Gazprom. By position, he is also Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO Gazprom.

• He also holds the posts of Vice President of the Russian Football Union and Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO Russian Hippodromes.

Relations/Partners

In principle, Aleksei Borisovich, who did not like to be in the spotlight, had no difficulty working with Putin. Miller did his job diligently; He calmly brought St. Petersburg and foreign companies together, but he did not sign any strategic documents and did not make delicate decisions. His name has never surfaced in connection with a criminal case or a high-profile scandal. In a word, he was the perfect performer. At the same time, Miller tried to copy the behavior of his boss Putin in everything. So, Alexei Borisovich, like Vladimir Vladimirovich, tried to avoid public events and noisy receptions, which Mayor Sobchak so adored.

In the committee, Miller oversaw the Pulkovo economic zones (where the enterprises of the Coca-Cola and Gillette companies were located) and Parnas with the Baltika brewery. While working at KVS, Miller was also remembered for the fact that he brought large Western banks to the city, such as Dresdener Bank and Lyon Credit. On behalf of Putin, he also dealt with the issues of attracting foreign investment to St. Petersburg. All issues were dealt with competently. Despite the fact that he was the initiator of the transfer of a number of buildings in the historical center of the city to foreign firms, the law enforcement agencies avoided interest in his person, however, like Putin himself. Well, when Vladimir Vladimirovich stood at the head of Russia, it never occurred to anyone to stir up the old affairs.

But before ascending, Alexei Borisovich lost his chair. In 1996, Mayor Sobchak lost the election Vladimir Yakovlev, as a result of which Putin was forced to leave the mayor's office. There was no place in the new composition of the city leadership and Miller. If Putin left for Moscow, where he was offered the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the President of the Russian Federation, Miller remained in St. Petersburg, becoming Deputy General Director of Sea Port of St. Ilya Traber close to criminal circles.

At the same time, he continued to maintain relations with Putin. When in 1999 Vladimir Vladimirovich became Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Alexei Borisovich took the post of General Director of OAO Baltic Pipeline System.

With the advent of Putin to the highest state post in Russia, the most promising career prospects opened up for Miller. In July 2000, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, in charge of the development of international cooperation in the fuel and energy sector. Knowledgeable people said that Alexei Borisovich was "training" before taking the place of minister, but in May 2001 he became the head of not the Ministry of Energy, but Gazprom, replacing Rema Vyakhireva.

It is noteworthy that this decision of Putin came as a complete surprise to the management of Gazprom. So, the company's management found out about this an hour before the start of the meeting of the board of directors, during which Miller was introduced as the head of the corporation. Despite the fact that Alexei Borisovich immediately after his appointment announced that he intended to ensure the "continuity" of Gazprom's policy, it became clear to everyone that the concern was about to be purged of Vyakhirev's personnel.

As a result, he not only carried out this purge, but also managed to turn the treasury of the gas giant into an inexhaustible source of money for the needs of the Kremlin. President Putin was pleased with the activities of Alexei Borisovich in this post. Miller successfully thwarted all plans to reform the gas monopoly, during which it was supposed to bring the gas transportation system into a separate state-controlled structure, as well as to separate the production and processing systems from Gazprom.

The main merit of Alexei Borisovich is that with his arrival at Gazprom, the state regained a controlling stake in the concern, while Gazprom itself managed to regain the assets lost under Rem Vyakhirev. But, it should be noted that not all of the assets were returned, some of them were, not without Miller's assistance, under control Gennady Timchenko- a friend and colleague of V. Putin.

Alexey Borisovich also generously handed out contracts on which a new generation of "oligarchs" grew up, the most prominent representatives of which are the Rotenberg brothers.

Under Miller, Gazprom became an active participant in the so-called. gas wars with other CIS countries. So, twice, in January 2006 and in January 2008, Russian gas supplies to Ukraine were stopped, which were caused by the refusal of the Ukrainian side to pay the price indicated by Gazprom. At the direction of Alexei Borisovich, in January 2007, "the gas was turned off" in Belarus as well. At the same time, Miller did not get tired of repeating that the company he headed was moving towards “understandable, transparent market principles of work” with all the republics of the former USSR, the basis of which is “the world market for hydrocarbon prices”. However, Aleksey Borisovich was not at all embarrassed that for a long time the absolutely non-transparent intermediary structure RosUkrEnergo, owned by a Ukrainian billionaire, appeared in gas relations between Russia and Ukraine. Dmitry Firtash and actually "Gazprom".

Miller was the author of an ambitious project for the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline, which was supposed to pass through the Baltic Sea, bypassing the countries that previously provided the transit of Russian gas to Europe. It was planned to start construction as early as 2005, but due to the delay in the preparation of a long-term business plan for the project, the pipeline was only started in 2010, while the gas pipeline received a new name, Nord Stream.

Under Miller, Gazprom headed for the globalization of business. Under him, the corporation received assets in the power industry, the oil sector, brought the share of Russian gas in imports to Europe to 40%, established contacts with the German E.On and BASF and the Italian ENI.

In addition to the aforementioned Nord Stream, work is underway to build the South Stream gas pipeline across the Black Sea, a number of strategic agreements on gas supplies to the Asia-Pacific countries have been signed (which, however, still remain only on paper), and a decision has been pushed through to abolish state regulation on domestic gas prices. But nevertheless, criticism of Alexei Borisovich sounds louder and louder.

However, Miller does not pay attention to his critics. He, despite health problems (for example, because of kidney stones, he was even forced to give up his favorite beer) is not going to resign yet, knowing full well that he has not lost Putin's trust yet. And who voluntarily leaves a post where he earns $ 25 million a year?

But still, the attacks on Alexei Borisovich do not subside. So, Miller was criticized because of his intention to build in St. Petersburg, on the right bank of the Neva, a skyscraper for Gazprom with a height of 396 meters, which would disfigure the architectural ensemble of the city. The Petersburgers managed to achieve the cancellation of construction, while Alexei Borisovich heard many unpleasant words about himself.

Another area in which Miller was criticized was his love of luxury. So, in 2009, pictures of his estate under construction on the banks of the Istra reservoir, which received the name Millerhof with a light hand of wits, were circulated on the Internet. One land for a gigantic complex with an area of ​​30 hectares, reminiscent of the Grand Palace in Peterhof with a cascade of fountains in architectural and landscape terms, cost about 16 million dollars. The experts were modestly silent about the cost of construction. And although Miller categorically denied that he had anything to do with the estate under construction, no one really believed him. Why shouldn't the owner of a stable with thoroughbred stallions and a man who easily allocates tens of millions of euros to buy players for Zenit have a truly royal estate?

People who know him, speak of Alexei Borisovich not entirely partial. By nature, he is pedantic (apparently, his German roots still affect), in relation to his subordinates, he is despotic, intolerant of other people's opinions. Being a workaholic himself, working fourteen hours a day, he makes others work in a similar mode. Very cautious, likes to play it safe. In a word, as a leader, he is very difficult. But under Miller, the salaries of the Gazprom management, which, however, under Vyakhirev could not be called beggarly, soared to sky-high heights.

In life, Alexei Borisovich Miller has always been guided and continues to be guided by two rules: never stick your head out and the boss is always right. Thanks to this, he managed to make a dizzying career. President Putin, despite increased criticism of the Gazprom structures, still fully trusts Miller. Thus, the position of the head of "Gazprom" in the short term is unlikely to be threatened by anything.

Alexey Miller is the chairman of the board and manager of Gazprom, the head of the board of directors of three organizations: NPF Gazfond, Gazprombank and SOGAZ. Member of the State Commission on TC and the Board of Trustees "Global Energy".

Childhood and student years

Miller Alexey Borisovich was born on January 31, 1962 in the now defunct Leningrad. His parents were employees of the scientific and production association "Leninets" - a closed military production. The father served as a fitter, while the boy's mother was an engineer. There was no one in the family of Boris and Lyudmila except little Lesha, so there was enough attention and love.

Due to their nationality and place of residence, his parents were often called "Russian Germans". That is why various kinds of information about Miller's origin often pops up on the network.

His second home was the 330th Leningrad gymnasium, which is distinguished by an intensive study of the exact sciences. Throughout his school time, he was an exemplary student: he did not conflict with either other students or teachers. He was distinguished by shyness and diligence. Miller's teachers and classmates recall that he was an inconspicuous person, but at the same time he always strived to achieve various goals.

Having received a certificate from school with good grades, he entered the Leningrad Institute of Finance and Economics without any problems. After graduating in 1984, he received a degree and a diploma in engineering and economics. For some teachers, Alexey became a favorite student, while others say that he was a responsible student.

After graduation, Miller is employed as an engineer-economist at LenNIIproekt. While working there, he decided to continue his studies and became a graduate student, and three years later in 1989 successfully defended his dissertation.

Rapid career

In the early 90s, in the life of Alexei Miller, perhaps the most important acquaintance in his life happened. Then the young specialist was just starting to work in the mayor's office of the city of St. Petersburg. His duties included working with external relations, and Vladimir Putin himself was then Miller's boss. He carried out his activities for five years, as a result of which the Committee on Foreign Relations acquired contacts with serious Western banks.

After a fast-paced career in the Committee and good results, Alexey became a welcome employee in many large companies in the Russian Federation, and they wanted him for senior positions. From 1996 to 1999, he worked at the Sea Port of St. Petersburg company, and then assumed the position of General Director of the Baltic Pipeline System OJSC.

In the early 2000s, Vladimir Putin occupied the main place in the Kremlin, and Miller decided to move to Moscow to fetch his comrade. There he receives the post of Deputy Minister of Russian Energy, but stays in office for only a year and becomes the chairman of Gazprom. The new leadership in place of Rem Vyakhirev promises significant reforms, which almost immediately took place. The previously partially free Gazprom completely passed to the authorities and the process of returning the assets that Vyakhirev lost during his leadership began.

A year after starting work at Gazprom, instead of his previous position, Alexei is appointed to the post of Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors. During this period, the organization underwent significant personnel changes. Many people from Vyakhirev's entourage were fired. The vacancies were filled by people Miller had previously worked with and people from the Kremlin.

In connection with numerous reshuffles, the opinion became popular that they would end in the resignation of Alexei, but he only just established himself as a leader, and in 2006 his contract was extended until 2011. A year earlier, the authoritative Harvard BusinessReview magazine assessed Miller's abilities and honored him with the third line in the list of the most professional top managers in the whole world. In 2013, he was noted by Forbes magazine, according to the editors of which Alexei again took bronze in the ranking of the most successful world managers, whose annual income is about $25 million. In the Russian Forbes list, despite all the problems of Gazprom, Miller still takes 1st place.

Personal life

In terms of openness to journalists, Alexey Miller is one of those people who do not have enough time for numerous interviews and meetings with the press. The small number of interviews that he still gives are devoted to the work, development of Gazprom and the company's cooperation with foreign organizations.

Despite the lack of desire to talk about his personal life, it is known that he has been married for a long time, and in addition to his wife, the family has a son. In his free time, Miller prefers to play sports: cycling or skiing. From time to time he is engaged in horse riding, and not always as entertainment. One of his duties in accordance with the presidential decree is the development of Russian equestrian sports.

Alexey Miller now

At the moment, Alexei is engaged in two major projects that are designed to improve the state of affairs of Gazprom. He oversees the construction of two branches for gas transportation: Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream. Miller regularly appears on television and meets with the heads of cooperating states.

Miller and I are the same age - he is also from 1962. Incidentally, the year of the Tiger. Moreover, we grew up in the same area, at Zanevskaya Zastava in St. Petersburg. We can say, in the neighboring streets. It turns out that I even went to arrange for my son in the school where he studied - No. 330 with an in-depth study of mathematics. The director then spoke with pride about her graduates. I missed the last name Miller...

This is a former factory outskirts on the left bank of the Neva, south of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Around the factory pipes and fences. The streets are named after the leaders of the revolution: Elizarov, Babushkin, Krupskaya. In the yards there are still monuments of agitation of the Soviet era. Here, by the way, another well-known St. Petersburg resident, Boris Gryzlov, also spent his adolescence (he studied in the 327th). Local residents praise school No. 330. Good place, although not elite. But, besides Miller, the coach of our skaters Tamara Moskvina also studied here.

My parents were ordinary people. Miller also did not come from aristocrats: his father was a fitter, his mother was an engineer. Both worked at the same enterprise - NPO Leninets, which is still developing on-board equipment for aircraft. Alyosha's father died early from cancer, but his mother is still alive. He was the only child in the family.

This episode was told to me by Aleksey Borisovich's classmate Alla ... Lesha Miller never skipped classes. One day the class gathered for an excursion to Pushkin. The head teacher said: “Take thermoses with you. But just in case, take notebooks as well: the tour can be canceled and then you will study.” Everyone came to the school with the same thermoses. Only two excellent students - Miller and Kibitkin brought, as was said, notebooks. When they announced that the tour would be cancelled, everyone fled out of the city together, but Kibitkin and Miller stayed behind. It seems that even in short pants he knew what he wanted ...

I was a bully and would definitely have run away with everyone, but then I did not have a far-reaching goal. And he had. More than once, Alexey Miller had to choose "between a thermos and a notebook", and in the end, the "notebook" most often won. Because it was a service. Probably even with a capital letter: Service to a career.

He didn't go down in history.

Before leaving, a familiar journalist called me from St. Petersburg, who knows everything about everyone.

Are you following Miller? I do not advise. You don't accumulate anything. Look!

Why is this? I got angry.

Because he is none. The mouse is grey. And no one will tell you about it. Everyone is afraid. He, you know, whose creature.

About the "mouse" turned out to be right on point. Alexey Miller was not remembered for anything special by either teachers or classmates. “Alyosha was a diligent student” - this is the main refrain in the stories about the school years of the head of Gazprom. There were almost no photographs of him preserved at school: only two general photographs of tenth-graders of the 1978/79 class were found. In one of them, Miller is standing in the back row with a concentrated face. And so in everything. His main feature was invisibility.

He did not seek to participate in class activities. Even the position of secretary of the Komsomol committee, which he was offered, voluntarily gave way to a classmate, while he himself remained on the sidelines. This feature - the desire to be in power and at the same time in the shadows - will be noted later by many.

“A modest and shy boy,” classmates recall, “didn’t stick out especially anywhere. He didn't have enemies at school, but he didn't have close friends either. Why? A difficult question ... Alyosha did not cause hatred or antipathy in anyone. And in general - strong feelings.

He has changed a lot since then. He was like a doll: light-colored curls, thin himself. Soft and dreamy. He let me write off on the control, if asked.
The Russian German, apparently, realized too early that he could not break through "into the people" except by becoming very smart and completely invisible. And also - never open your soul to anyone: often the closest friends suddenly become the most cruel enemies overnight.

And in the testimonial they wrote to him: “A capable young man, serious, deep, diligent ... a real person, principled and noble ...” I spoke with the teacher, who, as they said, made up a testimonial. She shrugged, “My handwriting. And what I wrote, I don’t remember ... "

With this paper and an impeccable certificate, in 1979 Miller entered the Leningrad Institute of Finance and Economics (locally - finek) on the first attempt. There he got to the department of economic planning. "The guy from the working settlement" became a favorite student of Professor Igor Blekhtsin, a well-known St. Petersburg economist and international-class master of sports in chess.

Finek has become a convenient step for him to climb to his dream. In the 84th - a diploma, as usual, "excellent", not a single mark "good". And again - did not stick out. At alma mater, student Miller was remembered as follows: "neat", "calligraphic handwriting". Of the human characteristics, only one: “I was rooting for Zenit” ...

"Nestling of Chubais' Nest"

In the late 80s, Chubais noticed a capable fintech graduate. The two Borisovichs, Anatoly and Alexei, were connected by the Club of Young Economists (later the Filter Club), based in the Leningrad Palace of Youth.

The circle was founded by economist Boris Levin, and the future “privatizer of Russia” became the ideological inspirer. The core was made up of graduates of the financial and economics department, the Faculty of Economics of the Leningrad State University and the Engineering and Economic Institute (where Chubais taught at that time). They were called so: "Chubais's chicks." Many now well-known figures have fluttered out of the "nest": Putin's current adviser Andrey Illarionov, former deputy chairman of the State Property Committee Dmitry Vasiliev, St. Petersburg vice-governor Mikhail Manevich (shot dead in August 1997), Alexei Miller and others.

According to the memoirs of the "young reformers", Miller spoke little, listened more. When several members of the club set about creating the first centers of NTTM (scientific and technical creativity of youth), he did not go into small business and was not on the list of the first entrepreneurs in St. Petersburg. The same thing happened again when the "chicks" (including Manevich) went to the election of deputies of the Leningrad City Council.

Miller, as you might guess, with his "notebooks" remained on the sidelines.
Already in the Leningrad City Executive Committee, Chubais formed the Committee on Economic Reform (CER). "Chicks" flew there. Miller came to the department headed by Manevich. Aleksey Kudrin was in charge of the committee. After Sobchak was elected mayor, CER was liquidated. There were enough other places in Smolny where you could get a good job. But Miller got the best - in the Committee on External Relations (FAC). Since 1991, he has grown rapidly: head of department, deputy chairman of the committee, head of the department for foreign economic cooperation. And most importantly, from the beginning of his work in the FAC, a person psychologically close to him, Vladimir Putin, became Miller's boss and patron. If Chubais fed Miller and let him fledge, then Putin put him on the wing. They worked side by side for five years.

Department of Foreign Economic Intelligence

Their personalities largely coincided: Putin was, in a sense, a "strengthened" version of Miller's personality. As former FAC employees say, a tough business style reigned in the committee. Officials and their secretaries, nervous, came in the morning 15-20 minutes ahead of schedule and stayed in their offices until late.

Weekend breaks were not encouraged. Putin set the tone. Emotions were not accepted: no one cared what was in your soul. The “boss” never got annoyed, he conducted the planning meetings in a quiet, metallic voice.

"German order" from Putin's office spilled through the corridors. Women in the FAC could not, for example, afford to show up for duty in a skirt above the knees.
The FAC was the only city hall structure where documents were never lost. Business cards of representatives of foreign companies were necessarily pinned to folders with reports. One of the committee's employees still says with genuine fear what a scandal would break out if at least one business card was lost on the way to the VVP table.
There were, however, grounds for such strictness. The PIC was faced with the task of arranging commercial negotiations with business guests from abroad. As far as possible without information leakage. The irony of the old-timers of Smolny was caused by the very phrase "foreign economic relations." In the early 90s, Sobchak had almost no such connections. On the sidelines they said: "the department of foreign economic intelligence, which knows everything about everyone ..."

For every one who appeared on
horizon of the "client" made up an exhaustive dossier up to what the guest prefers - tea or coffee. Miller became a virtuoso in preparing such certificates. “Now they don’t work like that anymore!” - sigh in the current FAC. Miller was able to hold on to such a “slippery” post only thanks to iron discipline, secrecy, devotion and super-working ability (“plowed 16 hours a day”). Hence the personal support of the boss who sympathized with him.

There are other assessments: “The secretaries did not see him point-blank. It was a person in second, if not third roles. There were even rumors that Miller at that time collaborated freelance with the "authorities" ... Unlike the school, during the period of Miller's work in the FAC, ill-wishers appeared at Alexei Borisovich.

And here is another opinion expressed in a private conversation by a columnist for one of the city newspapers: “St. Petersburg journalists had no problems with him. When Putin was absent from the committee, we called Lesha, and he always answered questions (see: “he let me write off on the control.” - Auth.). But he knew how to keep at a distance ... Unlike, say, Manevich, he is "Putin's school." Putin himself was already closed for communication then. The local press made its way to Vladimir Vladimirovich only on major holidays. You could talk to him, but you wouldn't get any useful information. Even if the conversation did not take place on the phone, but over a glass of wine at the presentation. As in the St. Petersburg media
perceived Miller's "ascension"? For many, this was a revelation, since he had never been a public politician.

Two other deputies of the GDP loved country exhibitions and receptions, which Sobchak adored so much, but Miller did not leave - he sat out in the FAC. He was an exemplary performer, like Kudrin.

Friend of the Manevich family

As people close to Miller say, while working at the FAC, he maintained friendship with Mikhail Manevich. They had a lot in common: peers, graduates of the same university, and Mikhail's future second wife, Marina, worked for Miller as an assistant secretary.

Miller and Mikhail Manevich remained friends until the fatal shots of the killer, but having become the head of Gazprom, Miller stopped calling the Maneviches. Even when he came to St. Petersburg ...

“It's a pity,” Manevich's father sighs. “For me, Alexei is also a memory of my son.” Marina adds: “We haven’t talked for five years. Since the death of her husband...

Mikhail was perhaps the only person outside the narrow family circle from whom Miller did not hide his feelings. But what were those feelings?

They say that Mikhail and Alexei at one time were so "turned" on the economy that when they met at home, they discussed only work or argued on economic topics.
The households of both even tried to impose a taboo on these topics.

The murder of Manevich shocked Miller - also because the bullets of that “order”, metaphorically speaking, flew within a centimeter from the temple of each of the “Chubais chicks”. Since August 1997, he has become doubly cautious. As it turned out, not in vain.

What's wrong with Miller?

Almost nothing. “Almost” means that Alexei Borisovich did his job: he brought St. Petersburg and foreign companies together, did not sign strategic documents and did not make delicate decisions. His name has never surfaced in connection with a criminal case or a high-profile scandal.

Nevertheless, many important and secret papers in the FAC went through the hands of Alexei Borisovich. On duty, he was aware of the not too pleasant secrets of the St. Petersburg administration. However, he managed not to "light up" anywhere.

Miller tiptoed to the pinnacle of power - behind Putin's back. They said about him: “Lesha is not able to steal. Except for yourself…”

And they didn’t particularly “run into” him.

Only once did the "Petersburg Zhirinovsky" - ex-deputy from the Liberal Democratic Party Vyacheslav Marychev - burst into the reception room and threw a crumpled piece of paper with huge red letters "Deputy's request" on the table. "What is it?" the secretary asked in bewilderment. “How is that?! Marychev exploded. "Don't you see?" And slammed his fist on the table. At that moment, Miller entered the room. "Don't yell at the girl! - Putin said quietly. “There are no deaf people here!” "What's your last name?" - did not let up Marychev. The secretary called her last name not at all Slavic. "And yours?" - Miller. "Synagogue!" - barked Marychev and, grabbing the "request", ran out of the waiting room.

From pro to cog

The super-cautious Alexei Borisovich not only ran from floor to floor with papers and solved his career problems. He also helped Peter get loans. According to some analysts, a number of large Western firms - Coca-Cola, Wrigley, Gillette and others, took root on the banks of the Neva, in no small measure thanks to Miller. He, along with Putin, brought large Western banks such as the Dresdener Bank and the Lyon Credit to the city and generally played a key role in attracting foreign investment. All questions "bred" competently. Skeptics, however, reduce Putin's favorite to a cog in the nomenclature office work machine. “All cases,” they say, “were personally driven by Sobchak and his advisers. Miller was not entrusted with serious topics - due to lack of experience. “Arrogant, touchy, notorious. Uncomfortable in communication. Having become a big boss, he could make the Western delegation wait 30-40 minutes in his waiting room. At the same time, the manager is zero... The key color in the description is gray. I walked along the wall." But the truth is that Miller stood at the origins of the creation of the first investment zones in the Pulkovo Heights area. He also represented the interests of the city in joint ventures and oversaw the hotel business - he was a member of the board of directors of the Europe Hotel.

Here, too, he had a hard time. What was going on then with St. Petersburg real estate can be understood at least by the example of the legendary "apartment" scandal (the case of the Renaissance company). City Hall officials were then suspected of receiving elite apartments in exchange for soft loans and lucrative contracts. “The temptation was great...” The situation with the transfer of buildings in the historical center of the city to foreign firms was no better. Local operatives remember how this difficult process went. They say that the premises on Nevsky Prospekt were sold to the same "Lyon Credit" - almost for a dollar per square meter. Serious "showdowns" were also taking place around the five-star Sheraton Nevsky Palace hotel: "Tambov" and "Kazan" fought for control over it.

Before the call

And then power changed in St. Petersburg. Together with Sobchak, who lost the election, Putin also left the mayor's office. Miller only stayed a month longer. The place of the chairman of the FAC was taken by a person from another team, the former head of the department of the regional committee of the CPSU Gennady Tkachev, and Putin left for Moscow.

It was a rollback. Step aside. Loss of pace. Another would have fallen into depression, but Miller took the change philosophically and waited. Perhaps, on the platform of the Moscow railway station, the former boss whispered a few encouraging phrases to him? In any case, Miller got a job not so bad: for three years he became the deputy general director of the Commercial Sea Port. They say that at this time he did not forget to visit Putin in Moscow. He was often seen leaving the office of Vladimir Vladimirovich: first in the administration of affairs, and then in the White House. Guess I didn't just go. And Putin has not forgotten about his subordinate. After becoming prime minister, he found Miller the position of general director of ZAO Baltic Pipeline System (BPS). It was already "something".

Miller's colleagues in the "pipe" nevertheless dared to characterize their leader. The picture appeared familiar: Miller tried to reproduce in a new place the order to which he was accustomed in the mayor's office. A distinctive feature of "Putin's chick" was toughness with his subordinates. He could, for example, expel the gray-haired head of the department (with whom he had previously consulted) from a conference call: “You were not invited. Come out!" He did not tolerate changes in the work schedule and in the office. In Putin's way, he drove the deputies with the re-preparation of reports. With aspiration, he treated any information that needed to be submitted “upstairs”. He was careful even in small things. But he always honestly paid employees under contracts, did not forget about the indexation of salaries and helped with housing.

After becoming president, Putin called him to the Ministry of Energy as a deputy minister. Miller "collected notebooks" and flew to another "nest".

Chairman of the Management Board of OAO Gazprom, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Neft, Gazprombank and Sogaz. Candidate of Economic Sciences.

"Biography"

Alexey Miller was born on January 31, 1962 in Leningrad, in a family of Russian Germans. Mother - Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Miller (1936-2009), father - Boris Vasilyevich Miller (1935-1986). Parents worked at the Research Institute of Radio Electronics of the Ministry of Aviation Industry of the USSR, which was later transformed into NPO Leninets. Mother worked as an engineer, father - as a fitter, died of cancer. Parents are buried at the Kinoveevsky cemetery in St. Petersburg.

Education

Miller studied at school-gymnasium No. 330 of the Nevsky district of the city of Leningrad.

In 1984 he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Finance and Economics. N. A. Voznesensky.

Activity

In the 1980s, he was a member of the circle of reformist economists in Leningrad, whose informal leader was Anatoly Chubais;

in 1987 he was a member of the Sintez club at the Leningrad Palace of Youth, which included young Leningrad economists and social scientists, including: Dmitry Vasilyev, Mikhail Dmitriev, Andrey Illarionov, Boris Lvin, Mikhail Manevich, Andrey Lankov, Andrey Prokofiev, Dmitry Travin and other.

"Connections / Partners"

- Soviet and Russian chess player, master of sports of the USSR in chess (1964), international master (1995), economic geographer. As part of the Leningrad team, the winner of the USSR championship between the teams of the Union republics in chess (1960). Vice-President of the St. Petersburg Chess Federation. Doctor of Geography (1984), Professor

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Gazprom's cash flow dried up to zero

Gazprom's budget continues to crack at the seams, despite a surge in gas prices in Europe and a sharp increase in supplies to all key markets.

Blue Chips Calculate Dividends

Before the weekend, PJSC Gazprom's shareholders gathered for the first time in St. Petersburg and approved the amount of dividends for 2017. The gas monopoly will allocate 190 billion rubles, or 26.6% of net profit, for these purposes.

Holders of shares in the gas monopolist will receive a little more than 8 rubles per share, which corresponds to a yield of about 6%. This is far from the highest figure among the blue chips. You can earn up to 9% on dividends of other largest companies.

Gazprom was one of the last to approve the dividend for 2017. The gas monopolist will close the register of shareholders on July 19, which means that the last day when you can buy its shares in order to receive dividend income falls on July 17. The company is traditionally not too generous with shareholders - they will receive 8.04 rubles per share. And most of the profits will go to the implementation of large-scale projects.

The court of London froze the British assets of "Gazprom" on the suit of "Naftogaz"

The assets of the Russian company in the UK are frozen to ensure the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration on the payment of $ 2.6 billion to Naftogaz

The London Commercial Court allowed the freezing of the assets of the Russian Gazprom in the UK as part of the implementation of the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration Court on the claim of Naftogaz of Ukraine. This was announced on Tuesday, June 19, by the press service of the Ukrainian company.

“Yesterday, at the request of Naftogaz, the London Commercial Court issued an order to freeze (assets) against Gazprom as part of the enforcement of the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration,” the report says (quoted by TASS).

Gazprom has a chance to challenge the decision to pay $2.6 billion to Naftogaz

On Wednesday, June 13, the Svea District Court of Appeal suspended the execution of the decision of the Stockholm arbitration, which concerns the transit contract between Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrainy. This was first reported by a Russian company, and a little later confirmed by a Ukrainian one. The petition was filed on June 7th. This was done in connection with the appeal against the arbitration decision on the transit contract and “attempts by Naftogaz, before considering the complaint on the merits, to start the procedure for the enforcement of this decision in various jurisdictions,” Gazprom said in a statement.

Interfax-Ukraine, citing Naftogaz, reports that the decision is temporary, it was made without notifying the Ukrainian company, and Naftogaz will insist on its revision. “In accordance with the Swedish Arbitration Law, the order of the Court of Appeal cannot be appealed,” retorts Gazprom.

Miller called the deadline for reaching oil and gas parity in the global energy balance

By 2035, the share of gas in the global fuel and energy balance will be equal to the share of oil, Alexey Miller said

US imposes sanctions against Russian billionaires and state managers

The US Treasury has published a list of Russian businessmen and top managers against whom new sanctions have been introduced. As noted in the message of the department, there are 26 people and 15 companies in the new list of SDN (Specially Designated Nationals).

The United States imposed new sanctions due to the situation in Ukraine, Syria, and also because of cyber attacks, but "above all, Russia's attempts to undermine Western democracy," the US Treasury said in a statement. The Russian government is involved in a number of conflicts around the world, “including continuing to occupy Crimea and instigating violence in eastern Ukraine,” supplying weapons to the Syrian army, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was quoted as saying.

Oligarchs and heads of state companies fell under new US sanctions

Miller announced the upcoming reduction in gas transit through Ukraine by 10 times

The head of Gazprom called the deadline for breaking all contracts with Ukraine

According to the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, it will take from one and a half to two years to break all contracts for the transit and supply of gas with Ukraine. He explained the refusal of contracts by their economic inexpediency.

Medvedev awarded the head of Gazprom with the Stolypin medal

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev awarded the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller with the Stolypin medal of the 1st degree. The corresponding government order is published on the portal of legal information.

Miller spoke about the risks of gas transit through Ukraine

Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller acknowledged that the Ukrainian gas transportation system may not be reliable enough for the transit of Russian gas, but in the medium and long term

Miller named the date for the start of gas supplies via Power of Siberia to China

Under the terms of the agreement signed on July 4, gas supplies should begin in December 2019. The head of "Gazprom" is sure that it will be so

Miller announced the recovery of $ 1.7 billion from Naftogaz of Ukraine

According to Alexey Miller, Gazprom considers this amount to be “insufficient” and intends to appeal the interim decision of the Stockholm Arbitration

Miller commented on Gazprom's records

On Friday, November 25, Gazprom for the eighth time during the autumn updated the record for daily exports to non-CIS countries: 601.2 million cubic meters.

“This is a landmark event, a historic milestone in terms of our gas supplies for export. The steady growth in demand for Russian gas testifies to the reliability and stability of Gazprom's supplies to Europe, ”RIA Novosti quotes Miller as saying.

Alexey Miller and Igor Sechin became the highest paid top managers in the country

The first place this year was taken by the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, with a reward of $17.7 million. Rosneft President Igor Sechin came in second with an estimated remuneration of $13 million. Last year they received, according to Forbes, $27 million and $17.5 million, respectively.

Formally, the third position, but in fact outside the list, was VTB President Andrey Kostin, who last year ranked second in the rating. The magazine was unable to estimate the earnings of a top manager, as the bank did not provide data on "key executives" at the time of publication. The total remuneration of key VTB employees in 2015 was $99.5 million.

Ramazan Abdulatipov and Alexey Miller met in Moscow

On September 20, the Head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov, who is on a working trip to Moscow, met with Alexei Miller, Chairman of the Board of PJSC Gazprom.

Ramazan Abdulatipov and Alexey Miller met in Moscow

During the conversation, issues of joint gasification of mountainous areas by creating storage facilities for liquefied gas were touched upon; it was said about the implementation of part of the republic's gas distribution networks and the possibility of reassigning the branch of Gazprommezhregiongaz LLC in Dagestan.

The issue related to the debt of Dagestan gas consumers for the provided energy resources was also discussed. As noted, purposeful work is being carried out in the region to reduce the level of gas debts of enterprises in the public sector and the utility sector. The interdepartmental commission formed under the Government of Dagestan constantly monitors the situation in this area; measures are being taken to liquidate the debts of these enterprises. As a result of the commission's work, gas payments by consumers financed from the republican and local budgets amounted to more than 100 percent of current supplies over the past year and the first half of this year.

However, despite the efforts made, in general it is extremely difficult to change the situation. In this regard, Ramazan Abdulatipov voiced a proposal to consider the establishment in the republic of an organization directly subordinate to Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, whose functions will include gas supply and collection of payments.

The participants of the meeting stated that within the framework of the implementation of agreements between the Government of the Republic of Dagestan and PJSC Gazprom, large-scale work is being carried out to gasify the mountainous regions of the republic; Between 2005 and 2015, Gazprom's total investments amounted to about RUB 8.2 billion.

The program for the development of gas supply and gasification of Dagestan for 2012-2015 included 125 facilities, 85 of which have been fully completed. These are, for example, inter-settlement gas pipelines in Akhtynsky, Dokuzparinsky, Khasavyurtovsky, Untsukulsky, Botlikhsky and Tsumadinsky districts; In some municipalities, intra-settlement gas pipelines have also been laid.

Ramazan Abdulatipov, in addition, proposed to include Gunibsky and Charodinsky districts in the list of municipalities subject to gasification until 2020.

Another point of discussion was the reconstruction of the Kazi-Magomed-Mozdok gas pipeline in the 600-610 km section, which was suspended due to natural conditions.

Victor Nazarov has already managed to guide Alexey Miller along the night Lyubinsky Prospekt

And in the afternoon, the head of Gazprom began to look for shortcomings and asked the mayor's office to replace the manhole covers. This is the only roughness that caught the eye of the guest. After Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC Gazprom, and Viktor Nazarov, Governor of the Omsk Region, opened the renovated Lyubinsky Prospekt, they shared their impressions with journalists. As it turned out, the first walk of high-ranking guests along the street took place at night. “I flew to Omsk yesterday, and Viktor Nazarov made an offer to look at the avenue at night to see the backlight. This is not my first time on Lyubinsky Prospekt, but at night it is such a vivid impression - solemn, festive and exciting,” said Alexey Miller. In addition, the head of Gazprom recalled how he had conceived this project with the governor, calling the center of Omsk a pearl of Russian architecture. According to him, the company initially approached the idea of ​​reconstruction with the highest requirements: “I said: “Viktor Ivanovich, we will do it according to the highest international standards. It simply cannot and should not be better. Everything needs to be worked out to the smallest detail.” However, during a walk along Lyubinsky this afternoon, Alexey Miller, in his words, "walked more fastidiously and tried to find some flaws." “The only thing is that there is only a slight roughness: the hatches lie on top, and the entire surface around is smooth and granite,” he said. - I think that the city authorities will still agree to make the hatches in these places flat, not ribbed. Because people ride bicycles, run, roller skate. Hatches need to be made smooth and maybe even decorated in some historical theme.

A working meeting between Andrey Turchak and Alexey Miller took place

On Tuesday, September 20, a working meeting was held in Moscow between Governor of the Pskov Region Andrey Turchak and Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee Alexey Miller.

The parties discussed issues of further gasification of the Pskov region and continuation of cooperation in the construction, reconstruction and modernization of thermal power facilities in the region.

Particular attention at the meeting was paid to the issues of debt repayment for consumed natural gas. The head of the region said that current payments are being paid in full. In addition, over the past 5 months, the debt for the supplied gas has decreased by more than 520 million rubles. As a result of the discussion, an agreement was reached to agree on a five-year debt repayment schedule. In turn, Alexey Miller drew attention to the fact that all current payments must continue to be paid in full.

At the meeting, they also talked about the continuation of the program for gasification of the region. Andrei Turchak emphasized that thanks to joint actions, the level of gasification in the region has increased from 33% to 51% over 7 years. Given the positive dynamics, Alexey Miller expressed his readiness to continue supporting the region in this matter. In particular, PJSC Gazprom will partially assume obligations for the construction of distribution (intra-village) gas supply networks in newly gasified areas.

In addition, an agreement was reached at the meeting to continue cooperation with Gazprom Teploenergo in the implementation of projects for the construction, reconstruction and modernization of thermal power facilities. It should be reminded that 17 block-modular boiler houses have already been built in the Pskov region at the expense of JSC Gazprom Teploenergo, which have improved the quality of public services for the population of the region. Also during the conversation, the Governor once again drew Alexey Miller's attention to the need to preserve the Pskovskaya GRES, which is one of the city-forming enterprises of the Dedovichi District.

Miller re-elected head of Gazprom for another five years

The Board of Directors of Gazprom re-elected Alexey Miller as Chairman of the Board of the Company for another five years. Earlier, the media reported that the government approved the decision to retain Miller's post.

Alexey Miller will remain the head of Gazprom for at least another five years.

"The Board of Directors considered the issue of electing the Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC Gazprom and unanimously decided to elect Alexey Borisovich Miller as Chairman of the Management Board from May 31, 2016 for a period of five years," the company said in a statement.

Alexey Miller to head Gazprom for another five years

The board of directors unanimously voted to elect Miller as chairman of the board of Gazprom from May 31 for a period of five years, the report said. Miller's current contract was accepted by the Board of Directors of Gazprom on March 22, 2011 from May 31, 2011 for a period of five years.

Miller took over Gazprom in 2001 shortly after Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia for the first time. Miller knew Putin from his work at the St. Petersburg City Hall in the 1990s. This year, Miller was recognized by Forbes magazine as the highest paid top manager in Russia, his remuneration amounted to $27 million.

The media learned about the unwillingness of the authorities to deprive Gazprom of a monopoly

The government and the Kremlin understand that Gazprom's export monopoly cannot be maintained in its current form, but they do not agree to the separation of the gas transmission system (GTS) into a separate company from Gazprom. This was reported to Vedomosti by a high-ranking federal official.

Rosneft wrote a plan for the division of Gazprom in three parts

Rosneft not only demands to limit the export monopoly of Gazprom and reduce tariffs for pumping gas. She wrote for the Ministry of Energy a plan for dividing the business of the monopoly in three parts.

"Gazprom" spoke about the scammers who presented themselves as employees of the company

The Corporate Security Service (CPS) of Gazprom spoke about a new type of fraud. The attackers pose as high-ranking employees of the company and ask employees to transfer a certain amount to a plastic card account, Interfax reports, citing a report by SKZ in the corporate press.

Who is in charge here: how Igor Sechin argued with Alexei Miller

Alexey Miller and Igor Sechin are longtime opponents. One of the controversial points is whose company is the main taxpayer in the country. RBC recalled other critical moments of confrontation

Gazprom started saving: why Turkish Stream was left without a contractor

Gazprom terminated the pipe-laying contract for Turkish Stream with the Italian Saipem. The monopoly decided to no longer pay for a simple contractor, says a source in the company

Gazprom terminated the contract with the Turkish Stream contractor

Gazprom's subsidiary South Stream Transport terminated the contract with the Italian Saipem for the construction of the first string of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline. The reason is "the inability to reach an agreement on many issues"

Turkmenistan calls Gazprom "an insolvent partner"

A message appeared on the government portal of Turkmenistan that the Russian Gazprom became an “insolvent partner” and has not paid its debts for gas since the beginning of 2015

One of the most highly paid managers in the Russian Federation, the head of the Gazprom joint-stock company, the chairman of the board of directors of the SOGAZ company, a successful person and an exemplary family man, is Alexey Miller. The biography and personal life of a man are of interest to many citizens of the country. In addition to working in the holding, he is a member of the board of trustees of the award called "Global Energy" and is a member of the government commission on the fuel and energy complex of Russia.

Childhood and youth

At the end of January 1962, Alexey Miller was born in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. His parents worked for a closed military campaign called NPO Leninets. The man's father and mother are "Russian Germans" living on the territory of the Russian Federation, so journalists often raised the topic of the nationality and origin of a well-known manager in the country.

The head of the family, Boris Vasilyevich Miller, was a fitter, his wife Lyudmila Alexandrovna worked as an engineer. The boy was the only child of his parents, so he never lacked love and attention.

Parents sent their son to the Leningrad Specialized Gymnasium No. 130, where the exact sciences were studied in depth. During the years of study, Alexei did not cause trouble to either teachers or parents. In addition, the boy knew how to find a common language with his peers, he studied well and was very shy. Miller's classmates and teachers call him an incredibly hardworking and purposeful person.

After graduating from high school with honors, Alexei easily entered the Leningrad Financial and Economic University. In 1984, the young man received a diploma in the profession of "Engineer-Economist".

During his studies at the university, Miller was a favorite student of the head of the department, a well-known economist in St. Petersburg named Igor Blekhtsin. Teachers even today proudly remember the pedantically young man with calligraphic handwriting.

Having received a diploma, Alexei got a job in his specialty at the LenNIIproekt Research Institute, where he became a postgraduate student. In 1989, Miller was awarded the degree of CES.

Career start

After completing his postgraduate studies, the future head of Gazprom continued to work at LenNIIproekt, where he was a junior research fellow. A year later, he became the head of the reform committee in the executive committee of St. Petersburg.

The next step in the career of an economist was the Communications Committee at the Leningrad Mayor's Office. It is noteworthy that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was his immediate supervisor there. It was this fruitful collaboration that became the main aspect in Miller's future successful biography.

It is noteworthy that thanks to this person, investment zones began to develop in St. Petersburg, including Pulkovo and Parnassus. Then, on their basis, the Baltika and Gillette factories were built.

At the same time, the appearance in the Northern capital of the foreign financial organization Dresden Bank is also Miller's merit. In addition, the man actively developed the hotel business in the city.

After the defeat of the former mayor Anatoly Alexandrovich Sobchak in the gubernatorial elections, a turning point occurred in the career of Miller, as well as his friends and colleagues. The fact is that many members of V.V. Putin's team voluntarily resigned from the St. Petersburg administration, having gone on a "free float" for a while.

Having won the presidential elections in 2000, Vladimir Putin offered many former colleagues to take leading positions in ministries and state enterprises. Miller was offered the position of Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation. A year later, Alexei Borisovich became the chairman of the board of the Gazprom holding.

Getting started in the company

The news of Miller's appointment as chairman of the board shocked managers. From now on the return of the company under state control began. The man, as an experienced economist, was instructed to return the assets lost by the former head and revive the enterprise with the help of reforms.

Global investors were enthusiastic about the change in leadership. Everyone expected the upcoming reforms, which were carried out instantly. In the shortest possible time, Alexey Borisovich Miller assembled a proven team and took a number of measures aimed at reviving the corporation.

Among the new team of the concern was the head of the management apparatus Mikhail Sereda, the head of the department of finance and economics Andrey Kruglov, as well as Elina Vasilyeva, who held the position of chief accountant. After updating the holding staff, the man set about the main task - the return of lost assets. It should be noted that he soon achieved significant success - for a small fee, he managed to return the Itera shares and regain control over some enterprises. Among them:

1. Sibur.
2. "Northgas" and others.

However, the main achievement of the head of the company was the return of the assets of the concern itself, due to which a 51% stake was restored under the control of Russia. It is noteworthy that the subsidiaries of the holding had 11%.

During the reign of Alexei Borisovich, the joint-stock company has become a world leader in the energy sector. The gas concern received large assets in the field of oil and energy, strengthened its own export positions, created economic ties with corporations in Italy and Germany, and concluded strategically important agreements for the supply of gas to the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, Miller was able to eliminate the company's competition in the gas industry.

In 2011, the man was re-elected as the head of the board. Over the years of his work, he has repeatedly been awarded various state awards.

Further activities

After 3 years, analysts of the financial and economic publication noted a 2.3-fold decrease in the income of the heads of the largest organizations. According to Forbes, in 2014, the earnings of the head of Gazprom were again $25 million, but he was already in second place. A year later, Miller's fortune increased to 27 million, which allowed him to head the Forbes list in Russia.

The company's income has declined somewhat. Today, Gazprom is going through far from the best of times due to the loss of part of the markets. One of the main reasons for the decline in the sale of resources was the statement of the Ukrainian President Poroshenko about the refusal of gas from Russia. In addition, a number of European countries are engaged in the introduction of modern technologies in the field of alternative energy sources.

In view of the difficulties that arose, the head of the concern decided to start building a gas pipeline to European countries, bypassing Ukraine. The project was called Nord Stream 2.

Affairs of the Heart

The personal life of a top manager, like other famous people in Russia, remains in the shadow of professional activity. It is known for certain that Alexey Miller has been married for many years. His wife Irina prefers housekeeping to various social events. Because of this, she is very rarely seen in public.

The family of Alexei Miller has an only child - son Michael. The man does not have accounts on social networks, the details of his life can only be found in newspapers and magazines.

The media have repeatedly published information about the relationship between the head of Gazprom and the deputy head of the government apparatus, Marina Yentaltseva. Various Russian magazines have published their joint photographs more than once. However, this information has not been officially confirmed.

He spends all his free time with his family. Miller loves football from a young age, is the most famous fan of FC Zenit. In addition, Alexei Borisovich has another hobby - equestrian sports, he is the owner of several thoroughbred stallions. Another head of the gas corporation likes to spend evenings with his family, singing songs with a guitar.

The man's passion for horses also spilled over into the workforce. In 2012, the President appointed him the head of the Russian Hippodromes Joint-Stock Company. Putin instructed Miller to revive the industry and the equestrian sport of the country as a whole.

Miller today

In the spring of 2018, the head of the Gazprom concern was included in the US sanctions list under the name "Kremlin". The latter includes the names of 26 government officials and businessmen close to the Russian president. Some of them:

1. Nikolay Patrushev.
2. Viktor Zolotov.
3. Oleg Deripaska and others.

However, according to the calculations of Russian journalists, this did not at all prevent Miller from keeping his monthly salary within 58 million rubles.

To date, Alexei Borisovich is in charge of the construction of the second Nord Stream, which runs along the bottom of the Baltic. In addition, he oversees the laying of the Turkish Stream through the Black Sea.