Alexander Kurenkov

Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Kurenkov (; born 2 June 1972) is a Russian politician and military officer. He has served as the Minister of Emergency Situations since May 2022, and holds the rank of lieutenant general.

Early career Kurenkov was born in Moscow Oblast, in what was then the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union, on 2 June 1972. In 1995, he began work as a teacher of physical culture at school No. 312 in Moscow, while also studying at the , graduating in 1998. In 1999, he left his teaching job to join the Federal Security Service, where he worked in various positions until 2002, when he joined the Federal Protective Service. In 2004, he graduated from the . The post had been held by the former deputy minister, Aleksandr Chupriyan, in an acting capacity, since the death of the previous minister, Yevgeny Zinichev, in September 2021. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that "Putin personally knows Kurenkov well. And the choice means that, according to the head of state, the personal, official, professional qualities of Kurenkov will make him best to perform these functions."

On 25 May 2022, after undergoing confirmation hearings by the Federation Council, and receiving unanimous support, Kurenkov was appointed Minister of Emergency Situations. As Minister of Emergency Situations, he became a member of the Security Council of Russia, to which he was appointed on 30 May 2022.

Kurenkov held the rank of major general from since around December 2021, having graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia about this time.

Sanctions In December 2022 the EU sanctioned Aleksandr Kurenkov in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.