Igor Sergeyev
| Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev Игорь Дмитриевич Сергеев |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 22 May 1997 – 28 March 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Igor Rodionov |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Ivanov |
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Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev 20 April 1938 Verkhnye, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 10 November 2006 (aged 68) Moscow, Russia |
| Spouse(s) | Tamara Sergeyev |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia |
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 Soviet Union Russia
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| Service/branch |
 Strategic Rocket Forces
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| Years of service | 1955–2001 |
| Rank | Marshal of the Russian Federation |
| Commands | Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation |
Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev (Russian: Игорь Дмитриевич Сергеев) (20 April 1938 — 10 November 2006) was a Russian military officer who was Minister of Defense of Russia from 22 May 1997 to 28 March 2001. He was the first and (as of 2017) only Marshal of the Russian Federation.
Sergeyev served briefly in the Navy but later transferred to the Army, where he spent most of his career in the Strategic Rocket Forces. Sergeyev became commander in chief of the Strategic Rocket Forces in 1992. In this position he was in charge of securing the former USSR's nuclear weapons.
Sergeyev was appointed Minister of Defense in 1997 by Russian President Boris Yeltsin. He was promoted to Marshal of Russia on 21 November 1997, the only Russian military officer to achieve that rank. Sergeyev accepted reform within a limited budget under civilian political control. The number of military educational establishments was reduced markedly from their previous levels, which had not changed since Soviet times. A number of army divisions were given "permanent readiness" status, which was supposed to bring them up to 80 percent manning and 100 percent equipment holdings. Sergeyev directed most of his efforts toward promoting the interests of the Strategic Rocket Forces. All military space forces were absorbed into the Strategic Rocket Forces, and the Ground Forces Headquarters was abolished. The Airborne Forces suffered some reductions, while the Naval Infantry only escaped due to their competent performance in Chechnya. Much of the available procurement monies were invested in acquiring new rockets.
In December 1999, Sergeyev called NATO enlargement, in and of itself, a threat to global and European collective security and world politics. He particularly stressed the deployment and use of NATO forces out of area without a United Nations or OSCE mandate as a threat that devalues confidence-building measures, arms control treaties and security.
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