Maxim Yuryevich Sokolov Biography

Vice Governor of St. Petersburg. Since the year, for seven years, Sokolov has worked as the general director of Rossi CJSC - a company specializing in security systems, construction and international logistics. In the year, he headed the development company Corporation C, with the name of which scandalous projects for developing the historical center of St. Petersburg will subsequently be associated, in particular, the project for the construction of an elite residential building near the Mikhailovsky castle.

Since the years, he was the chairman of the Committee on Investments and Strategic Projects of the Government of St. Petersburg. The press noted that he took this post at the invitation of Valentina Matvienko. Working in this position, he controlled the implementation of projects for the reconstruction of New Holland, the Apraxine of the court and other objects. In the year, he received a degree of candidate of economic sciences.

He defended his thesis at St. Petersburg State University. A year later, Maxim Sokolov stood at the head of the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of St. Petersburg, entering the city government in this capacity.

He oversaw the reconstruction of the Pulkovo airport and the process of creating a St. Petersburg automobile cluster. In just a month and a half after this appointment, he changed his position, becoming the director of the Department of Industry and Infrastructure of the Government of the Russian Federation. Then the official entered the "first hundred" reserve of managerial personnel.

In the year, when forming a new government, led by Dmitry Medvedev, Maxim Yuryevich Sokolov, became Minister of Transport. Experts called him a “dark horse”, bearing in mind that it had not been directly related to transport, and it is difficult to predict his actions in a new position. At the same time, the head of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, spoke positively about the new minister, talking about him as a professional, balanced person, possessing public administration skills.

Journalists call the public-private partnership their favorite theme of the minister. The official himself, commenting on his appointment in May of the year, noted that he considers the priority areas of activity to a decrease in the role of the state in the activities of transport companies, the development of regional transportation, solving the problem of access of disabled people to transport infrastructure.

Since the year, it is the State Council of the Russian Federation of the I class. He was awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree. In May, he left the Ministry of Transport. Evgeny Dietrich was appointed in his place. The vice-governor of St. Petersburg since December 20.