Mikhail Krotov

{{short description|Russian lawyer, businessman and official (born 1963)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Mikhail Krotov | image = Mikhail Krotov 2013.jpg | alt = | caption = Krotov in 2013 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|03|14|df=y}}  | birth_place = [[Leningrad]], [[USSR]] | death_date =  | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = lawyer, businessman | office = Judge of the [[Supreme Court of Russia]] | term_start = 24 July 2020 | term_end = | office1 = Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the [[Constitutional Court of Russia|Constitutional Court]] | term_start1 = 7 November 2005 | term_end1 = 31 January 2020 | president1 = [[Vladimir Putin]]<br>[[Dmitry Medvedev]]<br>Vladimir Putin | predecessor1 = [[Mikhail Mityukov]] | successor1 = [[Aleksandr Konovalov (judge)|Aleksandr Konovalov]] | alma_mater = [[Saint Petersburg State University Faculty of Law|LSU Faculty of Law]] | awards = [[File:Order of Alexander Nevsky 2010 ribbon.svg|40px|link=Order of Alexander Nevsky]]{{Order of Honour (Russia)}}{{Order of Friendship}} | native_name_lang = ru | native_name = {{nobold|Михаил Кротов}} }} '''Mikhail Valentinovich Krotov''' ({{langx|ru|Михаил Валентинович Кротов}}; born March 14, 1963) is a Russian lawyer, businessman and official. He has the federal state civilian service rank of [[1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation]].<ref>{{cite act|type=Decree|index=1104|date=9 October 2006|legislature=[[President of Russia]]|title=О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации|language=ru|url=http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?searchres=&bpas=cd00000&a3=102000503&a3type=1&a3value=&a6=102000070&a6type=1&a6value=&a15=&a15type=1&a15value=&a7type=1&a7from=&a7to=&a7date=09.10.2006&a8=1104&a8type=1&a1=&a0=&a16=&a16type=1&a16value=&a17=&a17type=1&a17value=&a4=&a4type=1&a4value=&a23=&a23type=1&a23value=&textpres=&sort=7&x=57&y=13}}</ref>

== Career == On April 28, 1995 he was elected deputy chairman of the board of directors of the [[Baltic Sea Steamship Company]]. On October 2, 1995 as the Chairman [[Ivan Lushchinsky]] had been shot dead, Krotov became the chairman of its board of directors and held this position until summer 1996.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}}

In 2005 he was a first deputy director general of the [[Gazprom Media]] holding.

Since November 7, 2005 he has been President [[Vladimir Putin]]'s envoy to the [[Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.kremlin.ru/eng/subj/97793.shtml|title=Presidential Executive Office - Mikhail Valentinovich Krotov|publisher=Russian President's office|accessdate=2011-01-28|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320051123/http://archive.kremlin.ru/eng/subj/97793.shtml|archivedate=2012-03-20}}</ref> He was succeeded by former [[List of justice ministers of Russia|Justice Minister]] [[Aleksandr Konovalov (judge)|Aleksandr Konovalov]] in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/31/01/2020/5e3417109a7947cf21a8c98f|title=Путин назначил экс-министра юстиции представителем в Конституционном суде|language=ru|trans-title=Putin appoints ex-Minister of Justice as representative in the Constitutional Court|website=[[RBK Group|RBC]]|date=2020-01-31}}</ref>

In July 2020 Krotov was appointed judge of the Supreme Court by the [[Federation Council]]. He is a member of the Judicial Chamber for Civil Cases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://council.gov.ru/events/news/118361/|title=Совет Федерации назначил М. Кротова на должность судьи Верховного суда РФ|language=ru|trans-title=The Federation Council appointed M. Krotov to the position of judge of the Supreme Court of the RF|website=Federation Council of Russia|date=2020-07-24}}</ref>

Since 2007 he has been working at the [[Higher School of Economics]]. He is a professor of the Department of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Кротов, Михаил Валентинович |url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/krotov-mihail-valentinovich |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=ТАСС}}</ref>

Mikhail is the author of more than 35 scientific publications on civil and maritime law. He wrote comments on the [[Civil Code of Russia|Civil]] and Labor Codes of the Russian Federation.<ref name=":0" />

== Awards and honours ==

* 2018 – [[Order of Alexander Nevsky]]<ref>Указ Президента РФ от 26.03.2018 № 117</ref><ref name=":0" /> * 2012 – [[Order of Friendship]]<ref>Указ Президента РФ от 04.04.2012. № 384</ref><ref name=":0" /> * 2010 – Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation<ref name=":0" /><ref>Указ Президента РФ от 25.10.2010 № 1284</ref> * 2001 – Award winner of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of education for 2001<ref>Президента РФ от 03.10.2002 № 1114</ref> * 2007 – Award winner of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education for 2007<ref>Постановление Правительства РФ от 02.08.2007 № 497</ref> * 2008 – [[Order of Honour (Russia)|Order of Honour]]<ref>Указ Президента РФ от 06.03.2008 № 322</ref><ref name=":0" /> * 1999 – A.F. Koni Medal of the [[Ministry of Justice (Russia)|Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation]]<ref name=":0" /> * Honorary worker of higher professional education<ref name=":0" />

== Family == Mikhail Krotov is married. He has two sons.<ref name=":0" />

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