Shuvalov is a Russian lawyer and politician. He currently serves as First Deputy Prime Minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet, after being re-appointed to the post on May 21, 2012.
Education
In 1984-1985, he worked as a laboratory worker in the Institute Ekos.
In 1985-1987 he served in the Soviet Army then was accepted to the Law Department of Moscow State University.
After graduation in 1992 he worked as an attache at the Legal Department of the Soviet Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Career
In 1993-1997 Shuvalov worked as a lawyer and then the President of a legal consulting firm "ALM"
n 1997-1998 Shuvalov worked as a head of a department and then a Deputy Chief of the Committee on the State Properties (GosKomImuschestvo).
On 28 May 2003 Shuvalov became an aide to President Vladimir Putin
He was re-appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister in May 2012, in the firstly formed Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet.
In 2010, Shuvalov was a member of the Russia's bid committee to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which Russia won.
Shuvalov is responsible for:
Foreign relations and trade including relations with the CIS;
Technical regulations;
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights;
Preparations for entering the World Trade Organization;
Civilian defense and Security from Emergency Situations;
Roads;
Small business;
Management of state properties;
Surveying and registration of real estate;
Freedom of economic activities and anti-monopoly regulations,state policy on natural monopolies;
Tariffs
Social-economic development of regions, free economic zones, Russian National Wealth Fund.