From a young age, Andrei Vladimirovich felt an interest in entrepreneurial activity. Andrei’s first business was a bakery cooperative opened in the capital together with his friends. Then, in the early 1990s, the future politician began selling components for personal computers, and later, he turned his attention to the oil sector. In a short time, Skoch managed to create a production chain, which ran like clockwork: from the purchase of oil to its processing and subsequent resale through Skoch’s own network of gas stations.
By 1995, Andrei Vladimirovich had accumulated enough capital to invest for serious profit. He invested in the “Interfin” company, a decision he would not regret. The company, which initially specialized in operations with securities, in the second half of the nineties began to acquire assets of industrial enterprises, and Andrei Skoch received the post of deputy general director in one of them.
Political Career
In 1999, Andrei Vladimirovich ran for the third convocation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. He won the elections in a single-mandate constituency in the Belgorod region, handed over his business assets to his father, and concentrated on legislative initiatives. Skoch has been re-elected as a deputy for more than 20 years in a row, and from 1999 to 2019, he managed to work in several committees and expert councils, co-authoring more than one hundred and fifty draft laws and amendments.
Charity
The charitable Foundation of Andrei Skoch donated 27 backpack battery sprinklers to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Belgorod Region.
Andrei Skoch’s goal has always been to help people. In 1996, while still a businessman, he founded the “Healthy Generation” Foundation. The organization helps sick children, in particular those who suffer from congenital heart disease. After some time, the foundation changed its name to Pokolenie (Generation), and the scope of the humanitarian organization’s activities became much broader.
The foundation has many major long-term projects that relate to key areas of society. The organization also provides one-time support to citizens and supports various initiatives of individuals and organizations.
Andrei Skoch’s Pokolenie (Generation) Foundation also helps individuals with their medical expenses, paying for medicines, prosthetics, wheelchairs, treatment, and rehabilitation for 6,602 people, almost half of them are children. The foundation acquires and donates expensive equipment to medical centers: X-ray machines, tomographs, computer complexes for posture correction and vision, chromatographs, and much more.
