Vladimir Lopukhin

Vladimir Mikhailovich Lopukhin (Russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Лопухи́н; 23 May 1952 – 26 May 2020) was a Russian economist and politician. He served as 1st Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1992.[1][2]

Vladimir Lopukhin
Minister of Fuel and Energy of Russia
In office
16 May 1992 – 30 May 1992
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Preceded byHimself (as Minister of the RSFSR)
Succeeded byViktor Chernomyrdin
Minister of Fuel and Energy of the RSFSR
In office
10 November 1991 – 16 May 1992
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Preceded byAnatoly Dyakov
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister of Russia)
Personal details
Born
Vladimir Mikhailovich Lopukhin

(1952-05-23)23 May 1952
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died26 May 2020(2020-05-26) (aged 68)
Moscow, Russia
Alma materMoscow State University

Life

Lopukhin was born in Moscow and graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University in 1975. From November 1991 until June 1992, he held the position of 1st Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation. He was appointed as an adviser to Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar in the fall of 1992, and also worked as partner of Lazard from 1992 until 1996.

Lopukhin died in Moscow in May 2020, three days after his 68th birthday, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[3]

References
  1. "Первый министр топлива и энергетики России умер от коронавируса". Радио Свобода.
  2. "Former first Russian Minister of fuel and energy Vladimir Lopukhin dies of coronavirus". apa.az. 26 May 2020.
  3. "Former first Russian Minister of fuel and energy Vladimir Lopukhin dies of coronavirus". ona.az. Retrieved 28 May 2020.


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