Veniamin Yakovlev
Veniamin Fyodorovich Yakovlev (Russian: Вениамин Фёдорович Яковлев, 12 February 1932 – 24 July 2018) was a Soviet and Russian jurist. He was the first and only President of the High Court of Arbitration of the USSR and later became the first President of the High Court of Arbitration of Russia.[1] He also served as the Soviet Minister of Justice from 1989 to 1990 and as the legal adviser to both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev from 2005 till his death in 2018.[2]
Veniamin Yakovlev | |
|---|---|
| Вениамин Яковлев | |
2013 | |
| Adviser to the President of Russia | |
| In office 31 January 2005 – 24 July 2018 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev |
| President of the High Court of Arbitration of Russia | |
| In office 23 January 1992 – 26 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Anton Ivanov |
| President of the High Court of Arbitration of the USSR | |
| In office 27 December 1990 – 27 November 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office disestablished |
| Minister of Justice of the USSR | |
| In office 1 August 1989 – 11 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Boris Kravtsov |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Lushchikov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Veniamin Fyodorovich Yakovlev February 12, 1932 Yudino, Ural Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 24 July 2018 (aged 86) Moscow, Russia |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1956–1991) |
| Spouse | Galina Yakovleva |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Ural State Law University (LL.D.) |
| Awards | Full cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" |
In 2022, the Ural State Law University, which Yakovlev graduated from in 1953, was named in his honor.[3]
Honours and awards
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", IV class (2012)
- Badge of the Council of Judges of the Russian Federation "For Service to Justice" (2012)
- Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (2008)
- Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, II class (2007)
- Honorary Citizen of Sverdlovsk Oblast (2007)
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", I class (2005)
- Honorary Civil Order of the Golden Cross "For Service to Society" (2004)
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II class (2002)
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", III class (1997)
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" (1997)
- Anatoly Koni Medal (1996)
- Honoured Lawyer of Russia (1982)
References
- "Президент России". 2009-02-20. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- "На Урале похоронили советника президента Вениамина Яковлева". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- "Уральскому государственному юридическому университету присвоено имя В. Ф. Яковлева". www.usla.ru. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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