Rafis Burganov

Rector of the Volga Region State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism

  • Date of birth: 17 August 1961
  • Address: 35, Universiade Village, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420110
  • Phone: +7 (843) 294-90-02
  • Fax: +7 (843) 294-90-03
  • E-mail: info@sportacadem.ru
  • Link to the unit's page in the ESBUS system

Born in the village of Muslyumovo, TASSR. Graduated from Kazan Agricultural Institute as a mechanical engineer (1983), Kazan Finance and Economics Institute as an economist (1990), Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, underwent professional retraining under the programme "Master of Public Administration" (2011).

  • Since 1983 - engineer of the TASSR State Committee for Vocational Education; 
  • From 1983 to 1985. - Service in the Soviet Army;
  • In 1985 - Master of the assembly section of NPO Kazankompressormash;
  • From 1985 to 1989. - Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of Kazankompressormash NPO, Second Secretary of the Kazan City Komsomol Committee;
  • From 1989 to 1996 - Deputy Head, Head of the Workshop, Head of the Economic Department, Director for Economics and Finance of OJSC Kazankompressormash;
  • From 1996 to 1998. - First Deputy Head of the Kazan City Administration; 
  • From 1998 to 1999. - First Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan;
  • From 1999 to 2005. - Head of the Administration of Vakhitovsky District of Kazan;
  • From 2005 to 2010. - First Deputy Head, Head of the Executive Committee of the Kazan Municipality;
  • From 2010 to 2014. - Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan;
  • From 2014 to 2017. - Deputy of the State Council of the fifth convocation; 
  • From 2017 to 2020. - Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan;
  • Since September 2020. - Acting Rector of the Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism;
  • Since January 2022 - Rector of the Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism;
  • Since 2020. - First Vice-President of the Russian Student Sports Union.

Elected as a deputy of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan of the second convocation, fifth convocation, Kazan City Council, Kazan City Duma, Vakhitovsky District Council of Kazan.

Chairman of the Commission for Control over the Implementation of the State Programme of the Russian Federation "Provision of Affordable and Comfortable Housing and Utility Services to the Citizens of the Russian Federation".

Doctor of Economics. Academician of the International Academy of Refrigeration (2012).

Awarded the Order of Friendship (2007), Order of Honour (2014), medals "For Merit in the All-Russian Census" (2003), Order of Alexander Nevsky (2020), "In memory of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg" (2003), "In memory of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan" (2005). ), "In memory of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan" (2005), the RT "For Valorous Labour" (2011), diplomas of the President of the Russian Federation to the medals: "For significant contribution to the development of sport and international sports cooperation, promotion of a healthy lifestyle" (2010), "For contribution to the training and preparation of the Russian Federation and international sports cooperation, promotion of a healthy lifestyle" (2010), "For contribution to the development of sports and international sports cooperation, promotion of a healthy lifestyle" (2010). ), "For Contribution to the Preparation and Holding of the 27th Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan" (2013), "For Significant Contribution to the Preparation and Holding of the 27th Olympic Winter Games and 11th Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi" (2014), Certificate of Honour of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2016), Medal of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Tatarstan (2020).