Background
Zharikov, Alexander Nikolaevich was born on January 2, 1945 in Michailov, Rjazan, Russia. Son of Nikolaj Philippovich and Claudia Egorovna (Gorodnicheva) Zharikov.
Trade union federation executive
Zharikov, Alexander Nikolaevich was born on January 2, 1945 in Michailov, Rjazan, Russia. Son of Nikolaj Philippovich and Claudia Egorovna (Gorodnicheva) Zharikov.
Student, Shipbldg. Institute, Leningrad, Russia, 1969.
Secretary, Student Organisation Shipbldg. Institute, Leningrad, 1967-1970;
director student department, Leningrad City Youth Organisation, Leningrad, 1970-1971;
secretary, Leningrad City Youth Organisation, Leningrad, 1971-1974;
vice chairman, Committee Youth Orgns. Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow, 1974-1976;
chairman, Student Council Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow, 1976-1978;
vice president, International Union Students, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1978-1984;
officer, International Department Control Committee Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Moscow, 1984-1988;
director international department, All Union Control Council Trade Unions, Moscow, 1988-1990;
general secretary, World Federation Trade Unions, Prague, since 1990.
Co-author: International Union of Students, 1978.
Member City Committee Leningrad Youth Organisation, 1970-1971, secretary, 1971-1974. Member Control Committee Youth Organisation Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow, 1978-1984. Captain Russian military, 1962-1966.
Married Olga Borisovna Sukhova, March 1975. 1 child, Michail.