| Yelena Skrynnik Елена Скрынник |
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| Skrynnik (on the left) with Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin | |
| Minister of Agriculture of Russian Federation | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office March 12, 2009 |
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| President | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Alexey Gordeyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1961 Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Chelyabinsk Medical Academy State Academy of Agriculture of Russian Federation |
Elena Borisovna Skrynnik (Russian: Елена Борисовна Скрынник; maiden name Novitskaya) is the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation since March 2009.[1]
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Skrynnik was born on August 30, 1961 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Her father was a mining engineer. In 1986, she graduated from Chelyabinsk Medical Academy.
After graduation she worked at the Chelyabinsk Polytechnical Institute clinic and later as deputy chief surgeon of Chelyabinsk Metallurgy Enterprise clinic. She then continued her medical career in cardiology at a regional clinic.[1]
In 1992, Skrynnik graduated from the State Academy of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and interned in Germany and France in the field of leasing technologies this made her a rare specialist in her field.[2]
In 1994, Skrynnik founded an Inter-regional Medical Leasing company named Medleasing. She was even named "Madam Leasing" and accused of money laundering.[1] In 1998, she was given an international award for the best leasing project. Since 1997, she chaired the Russian Association of Leasing Companies and in 1998 she became the Chairwoman of Experts Council for Leasing. In 1999, the Russian Biography Institute declared her The Man of the Year in nomination Economics and Entrepreneurship. Since 2000, she has also been a board member of the Union of Russian Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs. In 2002, she became the General Director of OAO Rosagrolizing.[2]
In November 2008, she was elected to Supreme Council of Russian political party United Russia. On March 12, 2009, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appointed Skrynnik the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
Skrynnik has a PhD in Economics.[1]