Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko is a politician and diplomat of the Russian Federation, who is also the Chairman of the Federal Assembly since 2011. Matvienko was born in 1949, she recently celebrated her 70th birthday.
Political career of Matvienko
Valentina Matvienko is a pharmacist by profession, she studied first at the medical faculty in one of the Ukrainian schools, and then entered the pharmaceutical institute in Leningrad. During her studies, Valya took an active part in social activities and various events, where she soon realized that medicine is not what she dreams of. The girl changed direction and graduated from the Academy of Social Sciences.
Valentina Ivanovna's career path was not easy. She began working as an ordinary employee, and the pinnacle of her career was the position of the Chairman of the Federation Council. For quite a long time, Matvienko was listed as Deputy Prime Minister.
In 2003, Valentina was appointed Governor of St. Petersburg. The position turned out to be very difficult for a woman. Each failure turned into a scandal on the scale of an entire nation, many politicians wanted to remove it from office.
In 2006 Valentina Ivanovna submitted her resignation letter. However, her application was rejected by President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. In 2011, when Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev was the country's president, Matvienko was removed from the post of Governor before the end of her term.
The decision to appoint Valentina Matvienko to the post of Chairman of the Federation Council was unanimous. Her opinion has always been appreciated by the country's presidents.
Valentina Matvienko's husband
Valentina married in the fifth year of the institute for Vladimir Vasilyevich Matvienko. He came to Leningrad from Belarus to enter the local chemical and pharmaceutical institute. The man was very sympathetic to the beauty and activist Valentine, he courted her for a long time, and closer to the end of their studies, the couple played a wedding.
While Valentina successfully went to the heights of her career, her husband Vladimir worked as a teacher at the Academy of Military Medical Direction in the city of Leningrad. He began his career as a regular research assistant and retired in 2000 as a senior lecturer. Vladimir spent the rest of his days at his dacha near St. Petersburg, where he was actively engaged in gardening and housekeeping.
It would seem that Vladimir lived in ideal conditions for a quiet old age, but his age took its toll - he had a stroke in 2016, after which the man became disabled. The true cause of Vali's husband's death is shrouded in mystery. But many sources suggest that the long struggle with the disease played a key role, because Vladimir Vasilyevich was confined to a wheelchair.
Vladimir Vasilyevich died at the age of 70, which was a big blow for Valentina. She received condolences from Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, as well as from her work colleagues.
Vladimir Vasilyevich was buried in the Nikolsky necropolis of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
Children of Valentina Matvienko
In marriage, Valentina had one only child (son Sergei). He received a higher education in economics. Sergey Vladimirovich began to build a career back in 1990. Later he became a successful businessman and dollar billionaire. In 2006, Sergey became the head of a network of companies that belonged to VTB Bank.
At the moment, the son of Valentina Ivanovna is the owner of the company CJSC "Empire". For a long time, Sergei was in a relationship with the singer Zara, they were married for two years. After parting with her, he married an ordinary student, who gave birth to his daughter Arina. Sergei Matvienko believed that love should be more important than all prejudices about social inequality.
When his father was struck by a stroke, Sergei repeatedly broke down to go to look after him, but Vladimir Vasilyevich refused, referring to the fact that he had an assistant. Before his illness, he willingly engaged in the upbringing of Arina's granddaughter, while her famous father and grandmother were busy at work.
At the moment, Matvienko is recognized as the most influential woman in the Russian Federation. Despite her busy schedule, Valentina does not forget about her loved ones, she often plays with her granddaughter. Also Matvienko finds time for his hobbies. She enjoys swimming and has an interest in cooking, painting and housekeeping.
