Ever since parliamentarians and their close relatives were obliged to submit annual declarations, information on the income of the servants of the people has attracted close public attention. Naturally, the senators themselves do not own a business that generates millions of dollars, which cannot be said about wives, children and other family members.
Forbes has published Top 10 richest wives of Russian parliamentarians following the results of the past 2012. We bring it to your attention. By the way, together, government officials and their spouses earned about a billion US dollars in a year.
10. Wife of Vladimir Petrov
The wife of the senator from the Tver region over the past year earned $ 2.9 million. This is 45 times the income of her husband. The wife of the official owns 2 land plots, a dwelling house, and an industrial building.
9. Diana Gindin
The wife of the first deputy chairman of the Duma committee on the financial market, Vladislav Reznik, earned $ 3.5 million in a year. Diana is the Chairman of the Board of the Russian subsidiary of Credit Suisse.
8. Olga Zabolotney
The wife of Nikolai Vlasenko, a senator from the Kaliningrad region, earned $ 3.5 million in a year. In the past, Zabolotney was a ballerina, now she is engaged in the hotel business.
7. Wife of Sergei Petrov
The wife of the founder of SVP Group and the current deputy chairman of the committee for land relations and construction earned $ 3.9 million. Petrov's wife, whose name Forbes does not name, owns 4 large agricultural land plots, a cannery and 2 apartments.
6. Naida Magomedova
The wife of Umakhan Umakhanov, a member of the Committee on CIS Affairs, earned $ 3.9 million in 2012. Naida is the sister of Ziyavudin and Magomed Magomedov, founders of the large group of companies Summa. Magomedova owns several significant construction companies.
5. Nina Bortsova
The wife of Nikolai Bortsov, a member of the State Duma Commission on Deputy Ethics, has a stake in the business for the production of baby food "FrutoNyanya" and "Babies", as well as the mineral water "Lipetsk pump room". For a year, Nina Bortsova earned $ 5.9 million.
4. Olga Bogomaz
The wife of a member of the Science and Technology Committee made $ 13.8 million in 2012. Olga manages the peasant farm "Bogomaz" and is the holder of the honorary title "Honored Worker of Agriculture of the Russian Federation".
3. Alla Sablina
One of the richest wives of Russian parliamentarians earned $ 17.1 million in a year. The wife of Dmitry Sablin, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma for CIS affairs, is the president of the Our Children charitable foundation, created to help children with cerebral palsy. Alla is a co-owner of CJSC GK Territoriya, LLC Nadina, OJSC MDK.
2. Irina Petrova
The wife of the founder of the largest Russian car dealer network "Rolf", deputy Sergey Petrov, earned $ 20.7 million in 2012. Irina is the beneficiary of The SAP Family Trust, as well as Es Invest B.V, which owns 100% of the shares of Capital-Moscow Bank. By the way, none of the spouses owns a car.
1. Evgeniya Guryeva
The wife of Andrei Guryev, a senator from the Murmansk region, became the richest among the spouses of parliamentarians, earning $ 22.7 million. Evgenia owns 61.6% of the shares of the chemical company Phosagro, one of the world's largest producers of phosphate fertilizers. Guryeva is actively involved in charity work, for which she won the Open Heart Prize.