23 Facts About Igor Levitin

Igor Yevgenyevich Levitin is a Russian political figure, aide to the president of the Russian Federation since September 2013, and Class 1 active state advisor of the Russian Federation.

Igor Levitin previously served as the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.

Igor Levitin is the chairman of the supervisory board of the Table Tennis Federation of Russia.

Igor Levitin is a member of the president advisory council at the International Table Tennis Federation and president of European Table Tennis Union until March 2022 when he stepped down temporarily due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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

Igor Levitin began his service as Assistant Military Commandant in Odesa military command region at Transnistrian Railway.

Igor Levitin participated in the laying of the Golden Link.

In 1994, Igor Levitin changed his occupation to join Financial and Industrial Company of Railway Transport.

Igor Levitin was actively participating in research of cargo routing.

On March 9,2004, Igor Levitin was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications in Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet.

In Viktor Zubkov's government formed on September 14,2007, Igor Levitin remained in the same post.

Igor Levitin continued his service as Minister of Transport in the next Cabinet under Vladimir Putin.

In late October 2008, Igor Levitin was elected chairman of the board of directors at Aeroflot, one of the biggest Russian carriers.

Igor Levitin was a member the Public Council at the Government Commission on the reform of railway transport.

Igor Levitin was not part of Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet formed on May 21,2012.

On October 17,2013 Igor Levitin became a member of Presidential Economic Council of the Russian Federation.

Media have pointed out active development of table tennis in Russia since Igor Levitin joined the Table Tennis Federation of Russia.

In October 2014, Igor Levitin became a member of Supervisory Council on hosting the 2018 Football World Cup.

Igor Levitin prepared to host the 2017 European Under 21 Championship in Sochi.

Igor Levitin prepared the bid to host the 2020 World Team Cup in Yekaterinburg.

Igor Levitin has drastically improved the funding of Russia's national teams.

Igor Levitin was president of European Table Tennis Union until March 2022, when he stepped down temporarily due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In March 2023, Igor Levitin expressed his confidence that temporarily suspended Russian athletes would be allowed to participate at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.