Mykola Azarov
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| Mykola Yanovych Azarov Микола Янович Азаров |
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Former acting prime minister of Ukraine
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| In office December 7, 2004 – December 28, 2004 |
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| President | Leonid Kuchma |
| Preceded by | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Succeeded by | Victor Yanukovych |
| In office January 5, 2005 – 24 January 2005 |
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| President | Viktor Yushchenko |
| Preceded by | Victor Yanukovych |
| Succeeded by | Yulia Tymoshenko |
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| Born | 17 December 1947 Kaluga, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Party of Regions |
Mykola Azarov (Ukrainian: Микола Янович Азаров, Mykola Yanovych Azarov; original last name: Pakhlo) (b. December 17, 1947, Kaluga, Russia) is a former First Vice Prime Minister, Finance Minister of Ukraine. He served in this position in 2002 – 2005 and 2006 as well he was acting prime minister of that country for two short periods in late 2004 and early 2005.
Azarov graduated from the Moscow State University. He earned his doctorate in geology and mineralogy. Dr. Azarov moved to Ukraine for permanent residence in 1984.
Azarov served as the head of the budgetary committee of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) in 1995 - 1997. He also was a long-term (1996 - 2002) head of the state tax administration. Along with the deceased minister Kyrpa, Mr. Azarov managed to maintain very close ties with Kuchma throughout the two presidential terms of the latter.
A technocrat rather than a politician, Dr. Azarov was appointed first deputy prime minister and finance minister in late November 2002, when the Cabinet of Viktor Yanukovych took office. During Yanukovich-Azarov governing the set of economic reforms was implemented including fiscal, tax, pensionary, regulatory reforms. Annual growth of GDP achieved 109.6% in 2003 and 112.1% in 2004 (cf. 102.7% in 2005), capital investments 131.3% and 128.0% (cf. 101.9% in 2005) correspondingly.
Azarov first served as acting prime minister from December 7, 2004, to December 28, 2004, after Yanukovych was put on vacation leave by President Kuchma in the midst of the presidential elections crisis. After the runoff, Yanukovych attempted to resume his duties as prime minister, but effectively unable to do so, announced his resignation on December 31, 2004. The Cabinet was officially dismissed on January 5, 2005, and Azarov was named acting prime minister again. He served in that position until shortly after the inauguration of Viktor Yushchenko. He was replaced on January 24, 2005, by Yulia Tymoshenko.
Azarov has remained a strong political ally of Yanukovych, and is a member of Parliament for his Party of Ukrainian Regions. When Yanukovych became prime minister again on August 4, 2006, Azarov was nominated to be the first deputy prime minister and the finance minister.
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[edit] External links
- Official biography. Retrieved on 2006-09-11.
- CLAN of Yanukovich: AZAROV
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| Preceded by Viktor Yanukovych |
Prime Minister of Ukraine (acting) December 2004 |
Succeeded by Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by Viktor Yanukovych |
Prime Minister of Ukraine (acting) January 2005 |
Succeeded by Yulia Tymoshenko |
| Preceded by Stanislav Stashevsky |
First Vice Prime Minister 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Oleksandr Turchynov |
| Preceded by Viktor Pynzenyk |
Finance Minister 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Viktor Pynzenyk |
