Vitaly Ignatenko
Soviet journalist (born 1941) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vitaly Nikitich Ignatenko (Russian: Виталий Никитич Игнатенко; born 19 April 1941) is a Russian journalist and politician who had been the head of ITAR-TASS news agency from 1993 until 2012 and had served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin from 1995 to 1997 as deputy prime minister. He has also been a member of different journalism organizations and foundations promoting the Russian language and Russian-speaking press.
Vitaly Ignatenko | |
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Виталий Игнатенко | |
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| Russian Federation Senator from Krasnodar Krai | |
| In office 7 November 2012 – 22 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Akhmed Bilalov |
| Succeeded by | Aleksey Kondratenko |
| 10th General Director of ITAR-TASS | |
| In office 28 August 1991 – 17 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Lev Spiridonov |
| Succeeded by | Sergey Mikhailov |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 31 May 1995 – 17 March 1997 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Chernomyrdin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1941 Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Journalist |
Biography
Graduating from Moscow State University with a degree in journalism, he worked for the Komsomolskaya Pravda and Novoye Vremya newspapers in the 1980s.[1][2] From 1990 to 1991 he served as the press secretary of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.[3]
On June 2, 1995, Ignatenko was appointed Deputy Chairman of Government of the Russian Federation for media affairs. He worked in coordination with fellow deputy chairman Sergei Shakhrai.[4] In 1997, during the Tajikistani Civil War, he was in contact with a local warlord to organize the release of foreign hostages.[5][6]
In September 2012 Ignatenko was replaced as head of ITAR-TASS news agency.[7]
He is also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador[1] and President of the World Association of Russian Press.[8]
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