Alexander Novak
Alexander Novak | |
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Александр Нóвак | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
Assumed office 10 November 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Mikhail Mishustin |
Minister of Energy | |
In office 21 May 2012 – 10 November 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev Mikhail Mishustin |
Preceded by | Sergei Shmatko |
Succeeded by | Nikolay Shulginov |
Personal details | |
Born | Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | 23 August 1971
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Moscow State University (2009) |
Alexander Valentinovich Novak (Russian: Александр Валентинович Нóвак; born 23 August 1971 in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR), is a Russian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since 2020.
Minister of Energy of Russia (2012-2020).
Life and career
In 1993, he graduated from Norilsk Industrial Institute as a specialist on Economy and Management in Metallurgy. Between 1993–1997 he was Head of the Financial Bureau of the Accounting Department of the Norilsk Mining and Smelting Complex. In 1997 to 1999 he headed the tax planning department of the complex.[1]
From 2000 to 2002, he was Norilsk Deputy Mayor for economics and finance, Norilsk's first Deputy Mayor.[2] Between 2002 and 2007, he was head of the Main Finance Management of the Krasnoyarsk Krai Administration, Deputy Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Krai and Head of the Main Finance Authority of the Krasnoyarsk Krai.
From September 2008 to May 2012, he was Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation. In May 2012, he was appointed as the Energy Minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet. On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution.[3] On 21 January 2020, he maintained his position in Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet.[4]
Since July 2010, he has been a member of United Aircraft Corporation Board of Directors.
Personal life
Health
On August 18, 2020, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that Novak tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
Awards and honours
In 2004 he was distinguished by the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Krai. In 2006 he was rewarded with the medal “For Distinguished Service in Organizing the All-Russia Agricultural Census 2006” of the Russian Federal Statistics Service.[6]
References
- ^ "Новак Александр Валентинович — Министр энергетики Российской Федерации. Бывший премьер-министр Красноярского края / Досье / Справка". newslab.ru. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ "Alexander Novak". The Russian Government. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Carroll, Oliver (January 15, 2020). "Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up". The Independent. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Foreign, Defense and Energy Ministers Keep Their Position in New Russian Cabinet". The Moscow Times. January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Russian energy minister Alexander Novak tests positive for coronavirus". Daily Sabah. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Новак Александр Валентинович — Министр энергетики Российской Федерации. Бывший премьер-министр Красноярского края / Досье / Справка". newslab.ru. Retrieved 2019-09-12.