Alexei Bolshakov (politician)

Alexei Alexeyevich Bolshakov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Большако́в; 17 December 1939 — 21 April 2017) was a Russian politician who served as a First Deputy Chairman of Government of the Russian Federation from 1994 to 1997, during the presidency of Boris Yeltsin. His main role as deputy prime minister was cooperation with other CIS countries and later overseeing industry.

Alexei Bolshakov
Алексей Большаков
First Deputy Prime Minister
In office
14 August 1996 – 17 March 1997
Serving with Viktor Ilyushin and Vladimir Potanin
Prime MinisterViktor Chernomyrdin
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
9 November 1994 – 14 August 1996
Prime MinisterViktor Chernomyrdin
Personal details
Born
Alexei Alexeyevich Bolshakov

(1939-12-17)December 17, 1939
Morino, Dnovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
(modern Pskov Oblast, Russia)
DiedApril 21, 2017(2017-04-21) (aged 77)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Alma materM. A. Bonch-Bruyevich Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEngineer

Biography

Born on 17 December 1939 in the Pskov Oblast, he graduated from the M. A. Bonch-Bruevich Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute with the specialty of electrical-radio engineer. Bolshakov later attended the Institute of Management of the National Economy. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s he held several senior positions in various enterprises in Leningrad. In 1991, around the time of the Soviet Union's collapse, he became the head of economic development committee for Saint Petersburg. From 1991 to 1994 Bolshakov headed a high-speed railway project.[1]

In November 1994, Bolshakov was appointed Deputy Chairman of Government of the Russian Federation for cooperation with CIS countries. In August 1996 President Boris Yeltsin appointed him as one of the First Deputy Prime Ministers, Bolshakov being responsible for managing industry and communications.[2] He was described as being neither a committed reformer nor particularly opposed to the privatization in Russia.[3] After retiring from the government in 1997, Bolshakov held positions in a number of private companies.[1][4]

He died in Saint Petersburg on 21 April 2017.[1]

References
  1. In St. Petersburg died former Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Bolshakov Archived 2019-03-08 at the Wayback Machine. Rusreality.com. Published 23 April 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. Banker joins Yeltsin's team. The Independent. Published 15 August 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. Boudreaux, Richard (16 August 1996). Whiz-Kid Banker Named to Russian Cabinet. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. Hoffman, David (18 March 1997). Yeltsin Picks Reformist for Cabinet Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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