Vitaly Leontyevich Mutko is an equally controversial and significant figure in the Russian political arena. What are his merits? What steps did he take to develop the industries he was involved in? How much and how did Mutko earn?
Since 1983, Vitaly Mutko has been involved in politics. His professional piggy bank has experience in sports, construction, experience in administration of districts and districts. How much did Vitaly Leonidovich manage to earn? What other sources of income does he have, what real estate does he and his family own?
From sailor to politics
Vitaly Leonidovich was born in the village of Kurinskaya, Krasnodar Territory, at the end of 1958, in the family of a machine operator and a loader. Since childhood, the boy dreamed of becoming the captain of a ship or at least a river vessel. After graduating from an incomplete secondary school, he applied for admission to the Rostov technical school of river navigation, but he was refused there. Then he tried his luck at the vocational school of the Petrokrepost of the Leningrad Region, and there he was lucky. In 1977 he graduated from college and for a year "went" as a sailor on river ships.
In parallel with his work, Mutko studied - first at the Leningrad Institute of Water Transport, at the Faculty of Engineering Mechanics of Marine Machines, then at the State University of St. Petersburg, at the Faculty of Law. In 2006, already being a high-ranking official of the state level, Vitaly Leontyevich defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic of regulation of the development of physical culture and sports.
Mutko entered politics back in 1980, when he became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His activity and responsibility were highly appreciated, in 1983 he took over as chairman of the Executive Committee of the Kirovsky district of Leningrad.
Mutko's career during the Soviet period
For almost 10 years Vitaly Leontievich worked in the Kirov Executive Committee of Leningrad. He served as chairman of the people's deputies. In 1991 he took over as head of the city district. In 1992, he struck up friendly relations with Anatoly Sobchak, soon Mutko took the post of vice-mayor of Leningrad. One of his colleagues in the government of the Northern capital of the Russian Federation was Vladimir Putin.
It was his career in the Soviet period that became the basis for the further professional development and growth of Vitaly Leontyevich. He actively used the acquired skills and established connections both for the implementation of work plans and for his own ascent up the career ladder. And even at that time he became interested in sports, later became one of the co-owners of a prestigious football club, and as the vice-mayor of St. Petersburg, he allocated and invested a lot in the development of the sports direction.
New Russia and new Mutko
In 1996, Vitaly Leontyevich left politics and only went in for sports - until 2003 he headed FC Zenit. During his reign, the club attracted significant sponsors and investors, invited new promising players, and replaced the coaching staff. Under the leadership of Mutko, the Zenit football club for the first time became a prize-winner of the Russian level.
In 2001, Mutko initiated the formation of the Russian Football Premier League, and 4 years later he was appointed head of the state-level football union. From that moment on, Vitaly Leontyevich's political career literally started.
In 2008, he headed the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Russian Federation, a year later he was appointed curator of preparations for the World Cup. After 4 years, the Ministry headed by Mutko was reorganized, and he became a member of the Cabinet of Ministers, where he introduced a new association - the Ministry of Sports.
Several scandals were connected with the period of management of Russian sports by Mutko, and in May 2018 Vitaly Leontyevich was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation for regional development and construction.
How much does Vitaly Mutko earn
Officials' income has always been the object of close attention of journalists. In addition, they are declared, and recently the results of this declaration can be found in the public domain.
It is known that working in the field of sports, Mutko earned 12 million rubles and more. After leaving the industry, his income decreased slightly - 2018 - 7,000,000.
Vitaly Leontyevich himself does not have real estate as such, but his wife owns 4 apartments at once in the capitals of the Russian Federation. It is not known exactly what these are - apartments or private houses, country cottages. The total area of all apartments is over 700 sq. In addition, the Mutko family has several land plots and summer cottages at their disposal. In what place and in what area - again, it is not known.
Mutko's monthly salary during the period of his work in sports was more than 500,000 rubles. After the transition to the sphere of construction and regional development, it slightly decreased, but it remained in the region of half a million rubles. If you compare these figures with the figures of the official's monthly income. It becomes clear - not only the minister's salary replenishes the budget of his family.
What does Mutko do besides politics?
Officials, according to the legislation of the Russian Federation, cannot have their own enterprises, and are obliged to live only on their wages. Vitaly Leontyevich does not break laws, but his children have their own business - one of the daughters owns a dental clinic, the second owns a light food restaurant in St. Petersburg.
Tatyana Ivanovna, Mutko's wife, does not work, but has a monthly income. Vitaly Leontyevich's sister Lyudmila is a civil servant - she holds the post of deputy head of one of the sports complexes "Peter", and his older brother Alexander owns a private construction company.
