Vitaly Mutko

Nationality: Russian
Date of birth: 8 December 1958
FIFA Council member since: 2009

• Vitaly Mutko graduated in 1987 from the Leningrad Institute of Waterway Communications with a degree in marine engineering and machinery. Twelve years later, he also graduated from Saint Petersburg State University with a degree in legal affairs. Mutko also has a PhD in economics.

• He took his first senior administrative job from 1992 to 1996 as St Petersburg's deputy mayor and head of its social affairs committee. Mutko went on to work as FC Zenit president (1997–2003), Russian Premier League president (2001–03) and Russian Football Union (RFS) president (2005–09).

• Mutko served in the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian Parliament, from 2003 to 2008, and was in charge of the commission for youth affairs and sports. He was appointed Russia's minister of sport, tourism and youth policy on 12 May 2008. Mutko was elected onto the FIFA Executive Committee in 2009, and was appointed chairman of Russia's 2018 FIFA World Cup organising committee in 2011.

Previous UEFA roles
Media Committee (chairman) 2011–2013
Players' Status, Transfer and Agents and Match Agents Committee (deputy chairman) 2011
Development and Technical Assistance Committee (chairman) 2009–11
Football Committee (deputy chairman) 2009–2011
National Associations Committee (third vice-chairman) 2007–2009