14 Facts About Tatyana Golikova

Tatiana Alexeyevna Golikova is a Russian politician and economist who serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Social Policy, Labour, Health Care, and Pension Provision since 2018.

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

Tatyana Golikova was born on 9 February 1966 in Mytishchi, Russian SFSR.

Tatyana Golikova graduated from the Plekhanov Institute of the National Economy with a specialization in labour economics in 1987.

Tatyana Golikova was an economist in the State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry from 1990 to 1992.

Tatyana Golikova moved on to hold the post of Chief Economist in the State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry from 1992 to 1995 and was then Deputy Head of State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry from 1995 to 1998.

Tatyana Golikova was deputy Finance Minister from July 1999 to 2002 and First Deputy Finance Minister from 2002 to 2004.

Tatyana Golikova was a Deputy Finance Minister from 2004 to September 2007.

Tatyana Golikova was appointed Minister of Health and Social Development in September 2007, at the request of Vladimir Putin.

Tatyana Golikova had the additional responsibility of Deputy Chair of the Federal Antinarcotics Service.

On 18 May 2018, Tatyana Golikova was appointed deputy prime minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Second Cabinet.

Tatyana Golikova was appointed the head of the Emergency Response Centre on preventing the import and spread of the Coronavirus in Russia later the same month.

Tatyana Golikova is married to Viktor Khristenko, the former Minister of Industry and Trade.

Tatyana Golikova has been widely accused of corruption by several Russian media outlets, mainly for her alleged connections to the Pharmstandard, which is a producer of the heavily-hyped drug Arbidol.