Mintimer Shaimiev about Yury Luzhkov: “He was a patriot, faithful son of Russia and hard worker”
Former Mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov passed away at the age of 84 on 10 December. The politician, who led the Russian capital for 18 years (from 1992 to 2010), died in Munich. Commenting on his death, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev called Luzhkov a real patriot, hard worker and faithful son of Russia. In the interviews with Realnoe Vremya, political experts spoke about Mr Luzhkov more as a strong business executive than a politician but highly valued his possible prospects.
Luzhkov's death was announced at noon on 10 December. Yury Mikhailovich headed the capital administration under Boris Yeltsin. He served as mayor of Moscow until 2010. In total, Luzhkov headed the capital of Russia for 18 years.
Yury Luzhkov was born on 21 September 1936. He graduated from the Gubkin Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry. As a student, he was engaged in the komsomol work. In 1987, he became the first deputy chairman of the Moscow City Executive Committee. He became mayor of the capital in 1992.