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Igor Ivanovich Sechin (Russian: Игорь Иванович Сечин, born 7 September 1960, Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian official, considered a close ally of Vladimir Putin. Sechin is often described as one of Putin's most conservative counselors and the leader of the Kremlin's Siloviki faction, a statist lobby gathering former security services agents.
Igor Sechin currently is Deputy Prime Minister of Russia in Vladimir Putin's cabinet.
Igor Sechin graduated from Leningrad State University in 1984 as a linguist fluent in Portuguese and French.