Sergei Shmatko
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Sergei Shmatko | |
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Former Minister of Energy | |
In office May 2008 – May 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin |
Succeeded by | Alexander Novak |
Personal details | |
Born | thumb 26 September 1966 Stavropol, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
Died | thumb 250px Sergei Shmatko, 2011 |
Resting place | thumb 250px Sergei Shmatko, 2011 |
Political party | United Russia |
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Sergei Ivanovich Shmatkó (born September 26, 1966) is a Russian businessman and politician specializing in the energy industry. He was Russia's Minister of Energy [1] from May 2008 until May 2012.
Early life
Shmatko was born in Stavropol (South-West of Russia). He earned degrees from both Urals State University in Yekaterinburg (USSR), and the University of Marburg in West Germany.[1]
Business career
His business career from 1992 involved stints consulting in Germany and Russia, and working at the All-Russia Bank of Regional Development. He was appointed head of economic strategy at Rosenergoatom in 1997, and in 2005 became president of Russia's nuclear-power export monopoly, Atomstroyexport.[1]
Minister of Energy
In May 2008, he was appointed to the newly established position of Minister of Energy, in the incoming administration of President Dmitry Medvedev.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Restructuring without Repopulating". Kommersant. May 13, 2008.