Yuri Vorobyov

Yury Leonidovich Vorobyov (Russian: Юрий Леонидович Воробьёв; born on 2 February 1948), is a Russian statesman, who is currently a member of the Federation Council, representing Vologda Oblast, on legislative authority, since 2007.

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

He is award the title Hero of the Russian Federation.

Vorobyov is an honored Rescuer of the Russian Federation, twice laureate of the Prize of the Government of Russia in the field of science and technology, the acting state adviser of the Russia of the 1st class.

He is a retired army officer a colonel.

He was also the chairman of the Governing Council of the Russian Geographical Society.

Yury Vorobyov was born in Krasnoyarsk on 2 February 1948.

He began his career after graduating from the 9th grade of secondary school in 1964 at the Krasnoyarsk plant "Krasmash", worked as an apprentice machine operator, grinder and at the same time studied at an evening school for working youth 1964 to 1966.

He graduated from the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals in 1971, with a degree in Foundry of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals, with the qualification as metallurgical engineer.

After graduating from the institute, from 1971 to 1972, he worked as a junior researcher at the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals named after V.I. M. I. Kalinina.

From 1972 to 1980, he worked in various positions (senior process engineer, design engineer, head of the technological bureau, deputy head of the shop, head of the shop, deputy director) at the Krasnoyarsk trailer plant.

From 1980 to 1982, he was the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Krasnoyarsk Automobile Trailer Plant.

From 1982 1985, he was promoted to 1st Deputy Director of the Krasnoyarsk Automobile Trailer Plant.

From 1985 to 1988, he was the first 1st Secretary of the Sosnovoborsk City Committee of the CPSU.

From 1988 to 1990, he was theInspector of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Committee of the CPSU.

From 1990 to 1991, he was the general director of the Krasnoyarsk Fund for Support of Small Enterprises for the Development of Social and Economic Reforms and Foreign Economic Relations in the Sphere of Small Business.

In August 1991, he was the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Rescue Corps.

From August to December 1991, he worked as Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of the RSFSR for Emergency Situations.

From December 1991 to January 1994, he was the First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters.

On 21 April 1991, By Decree of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR No. 229, Vorobyov was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Russian Rescue Corps.

Vorobyov was one of the organizers of the Russian Rescue Corps and the founders of the EMERCOM of Russia, made a great contribution to the creation and development of the RSChS system, for many years from 1991 until 2007, and was the organizer of their successful functioning.

From August 1991 to December 1991, he worked as Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Emergency Situations of the RSFSR.

Between December 1991 and January 1994, he was the First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters.

He was the direct leader of a number of operations to eliminate large-scale emergencies, one of the organizers of peacekeeping operations during interethnic conflicts in South Ossetia in 1992, Transnistria in 1992, Abkhazia in 1993, in the Balkans from 1993 1995, and in the African countries under the auspices of the UN, humanitarian operations both in Russia and abroad.

In 1992, he graduated from the Russian Academy of Management in Moscow with a degree in Theory of Social and Political Relations, with the qualification of political scientist.

He was an adviser and an expert on social and political issues and relations with social and political associations.

He had headed the task force of the State Committee for Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic since June 1992.

From January 1994 to April 2007 he was the First Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters.

Between January 1994 and April 2007, Vorobyov was the First Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, serving under Sergey Shoygu.

He was the Member of the Government Commission for Road Safety in 1994, and 1997 until 2003.

From 20 February 1995 to 14 January 2003, he was the Deputy Chairman of the IAC for Prevention and Elimination of the Consequences of Emergency Situations.

From 1996 to 1997, Member of the IAC for the participation of the Russian Federation in international organizations of the UN system,

On 6 February 1996, he was the Member of the International Committee of the Security Council of Russia for Public Security, Combating Crime and Corruption.

In 1996, by the decision of the dissertation council of the Russian Academy of State Service under the President of the Russian Federation dated 27 December 1996, No. 8, he was awarded the degree of candidate of political sciences.

On 14 April 1997, he became of the Member of the IAC for the Protection of State Secrets.

In 1997, he was the Chairman of the Interdepartmental Maritime Coordination Commission for the Prevention and Elimination of the Consequences of Emergencies at Sea and in the Water Basins of Russia.

On 25 October 1997, he was the Member of the International Committee of the Russia for the Council of Europe Affairs.

On 10 December 2002, he was the Deputy Chairman of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Commission.

From 2003 to 2006, he was the Deputy Chairman of the Government Commission for the Prevention and Elimination of Emergencies and Fire Safety

13 September 2004, he was the Member of the Commission for the Coordination of the Activities of Federal Executive Bodies in the Southern Federal District.