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Sergei Kuzhugetovich SHOIGU

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Sergei Kuzhugetovich SHOIGU is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	SHOIGU Sergey Kuzhugetovich · SHOIGU, Sergei Kuzhugetovich · Sergei Kuschugetowitsch Schoigu · Sergei Kuzhugetovich SHOIGU · Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu · 50 more...				[sources]
Other name	SHOIGU SERGEI · Schoigu · Schojgu · Sergei Koezjoegetowitsj Sjoigoe · Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu · 55 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1955-02-15 · 1955-05-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Chadan · Chadan, Chadan, RUSSIAN FEDERATION · Chadan, RUSSIAN FEDERATION · Chadan, Republic of Tyva, Russia · Chadan, Russia · 11 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
Country of birth	Russia				[sources]
First name	Sergei · Sergei Kuzhugetovich · Sergei Kuzhugetovich · Sergej · Sergey · 5 more...				[sources]
INN	`503201733649`				[sources]
Keywords	National government · Вище військове керівництво рф · Фізичні особи під санкціями ЄС				[sources]
Last name	Choïgou · SHOIGU · SJOJGU · Shoigu · Shoygu · 3 more...				[sources]
Patronymic	Kuzhugetovich · КУЖУГЕТОВИЧ				[sources]
Second name	Kuzhugetovich				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q32024				[sources]
Position	Defence Minister of the Russian Federation · Leader of United Russia party (2001-2005) · Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation · Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation. Member of the Russian Security Council · Minister of Defense · 15 more...				[sources]
Education	Candidate of Economic Sciences · Krasnoyarsk State Technical University				[sources]
Religion	Eastern Orthodoxy				[sources]
Ethnicity	Tuvans				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctions.nazk.gov.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.cia.gov · www.foreignaffairs.com				[sources]
Created at	2022-02-25				[sources]
Modified on	2024-04-01				[sources]
Last changed	2024-04-11	Last checked	2024-04-25	First seen	2022-01-01

Descriptions

Defence Minister of the Russian Federation

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-11-02

Function: Defence Minister of the Russian Federation

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-11-02

Sergei Shoigu is the Defence Minister of the Russian Federation. He has made public comments about Crimea being and remaining Russian. Under his command and orders, Russian troops have held military drills in the illegally annexed Crimea and launched a full scale military invasion against Ukraine. Due to his position as Defence Minister, he is ultimately responsible for any military action against Ukraine.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-11-02

Sergei Shoigu (Serguei Choïgou) est le ministre de la défense de la Fédération de Russie. Il a fait des commentaires publics sur le fait que la Crimée était et restait russe. Sous son commandement et ses ordres, des troupes russes ont mené des exercices militaires en Crimée, annexée illégalement, et ont lancé une invasion militaire à grande échelle contre l’Ukraine. En raison de sa qualité de ministre de la défense, il est responsable en dernier ressort de toute action militaire contre l’Ukraine. Il est donc responsable de soutenir activement et de mettre en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine ainsi que la stabilité et la sécurité en Ukraine.

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-09-15

Minister for Defence; Permanent Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation

— New Zealand Russia Sanctions, 2024-03-21

Defence Minister. Member of the Security Council which approved the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-11-03

Member of the General Council and the Bureau of the General Council of the United Russia party. United Russia forms and implements Vladimir Putin's policy of aggression against territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine."

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-11-03

As a member of the Security Council, which provides advice on and coordinates national security affairs, he was involved in shaping the policy of the Russian government, which threatens the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-05-09

Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Manages a state body of the Russian Federation, which supports or implements actions or policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-11-03

Russian politician (born 1955)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
19 Ulitsa Znamenka, Moscow	Russia

Directorships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Vserosiiska hromadska orhanizatsiia "Rosiiske heohrafichne tovarystvo"	ПРЕЗИДЕНТ	2012-04-05	-
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation	Министр обороны Российской Федерации	2013-06-07	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Irina Shoygu	Family member of · spouse	-	-
Danila Shebunov	child	-	-
Ksenia Shoigu	Family member of · child · father	-	-
Julija Sojgu	Family member of · child · father	-	-
Alexandra Sojgu	mother	-	-
Kuzhuget Shoigu	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defense	2012-11-06	-
Minister of Defense	-	-
Minister of Emergency Situations	1991-04-17	2012-05-11
Leader of United Russia party	2001-12-01	2005-04-15

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Larisa Flamenbaum	sibling	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
National Security and Defense Council	467/2016	2016-10-17	2017-10-17
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Russia Sanctions Act 2022	2022-03-18	-
National Security and Defense Council	133/2017	2017-05-15	-
Global Affairs Canada	Russia / Russie	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	126/2018	2018-05-14	-
European External Action Service	UKR	2023-09-15	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Russia	2022	-
National Security and Defense Council	549/2015	2015-09-16	2016-09-16
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Russia)	2022-02-28	-
National Security and Defense Council	637/2022	2022-09-07	2032-09-07
Ministry of Finance	資産凍結等の措置の対象となるロシア連邦の団体及び個人（個人）	2022-03-01	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	133/2017	2017-05-15	-
National Agency on Corruption Prevention	-	2022-09-07	-
National Security and Defense Council	400/2022	2022-06-09	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	133/2017	2017-05-15	2018-05-15
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2022/1529 du 14/09/2022 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) · (UE) 2022/260 du 23/02/2022 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) · (UE) 2023/1765 du 13/09/2023 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014)	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	637/2022	2022-09-07	-
National Security and Defense Council	176/2018	2018-06-21	-
Federal Public Service Finance	UKR	2023-09-15	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), annexes 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15 and 25	2022-02-25	-

Data sources

Wikidata Entities of Interest3,928

Persons of interest profiles from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,116

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · National Security and Defense Council

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,315

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

Ukraine NABC Sanctions Tracker39,904

A list of suggested Russia-related sanctions targets composed by the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency.

Ukraine · National Agency on Corruption Prevention

ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers7,944

A list of key Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption investigative organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) · non-official source

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,240

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,418

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,891

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

CIA World Leaders11,109

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Japan Economic sanctions and list of eligible people3,485

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · Ministry of Finance

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,063

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,618

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,218

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

French Freezing of Assets6,267

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,657

The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

New Zealand · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes.

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities (EGRUL)135,861

Companies database of the Russian Federation as maintained and published by the Federal Tax Service.

External dataset · Russia · Федеральная Налоговая Служба

Wikidata224,808

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines.

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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