The Center of Emergency Psychological Aid of the EMERCOM
Yulia Sergeevna Shoigu (Russian: Юлия Сергеевна Шойгу́; born 4 May 1977) is a Russian psychologist who is the current director of the Center of Emergency Psychological Aid of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. She was appointed in 2002 and is concurrently the vice-president of the Russian Psychological Society.[1] She is the eldest daughter of Sergei Shoigu.
Early life and education
Shoigu was born on 4 May 1977[2] in the city of Krasnoyarsk to Irina Shoigu and Sergei Shoigu, who was studying at the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute with a major in civil engineering at that time. She has a sister named Kseniya Shoigu. Due to the nature of the work of her father, the family often changed residence. Yulia graduated from a secondary school in Moscow in 1994, and was admitted to the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University.[3]
Career
In 1999, after graduating from university she came to work in the Center for Emergency and Psychological Aid of the EMERCOM and started to work as a psychologist. In 2001, Shoigu was appointed deputy director, and a year later the director of the center.[4] At various times, Shoigu participated in the provision of psychological assistance to the victims of the terrorist attacks, hostage-taking, after man-made disasters in Moscow, 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake, S7 Airlines Flight 778, Kursk submarine disaster and other emergency situations in Russia and abroad.[5] She gained her PhD as the author of scientific works on the psychology of extreme situations;[6] her PhD thesis was named "Professional psychological selection of cadets of universities of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia - future rescuers" and defended in 2003.
Personal life
Yulia Shoigu is married to the Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Alexey Zakharov,[7] and has two children, a daughter named Daria, and a son named Kirill.
