| Anton Siluanov Антон Силуанов |
|
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2011 Acting: 27 September 2011 – 16 December 2011 |
|
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Alexei Kudrin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1963 Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Moscow Finance Institute |
Anton Germanovich Siluanov (Russian: Антон Германович Силуанов; Born in April 12, 1963, in Moscow) is a Russian politician and economist. On September 27, 2011 appointed Acting Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. he appointed as Acting Finance Minister instead Alexei Kudrin, after Kudrin was forced out and was dismissed by President Dmitry Medvedev on September 26, 2011 after publicly criticizing 2.1 trillion rubles ($66 billion) in additional defense spending through 2014.
Contents |
In 1985 he graduated from the Moscow Finance Institute with a degree in "Finance and credit". PhD (economics)(Кандидат экономических наук).[1]
From August 1985 to March 1987 he was a senior economist for the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. From March 1987 to May 1989 was held up for military service in Soviet Army.
From May 1989 to January 1992 he was the deputy head of the subdivision, and became high consultant for the Minister of Finance. In February 1992 he was appointed as Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Russian Federation. From February 1992 to October 1997 he was the Deputy Head of Budget Office and Deputy Head of Budget Department of the Russian Ministry of Finance.
From October 1997 to July 2003 he was the head of macro-economic policy and banking activities Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
On March 22, 2001 he became a member of the Board of the Ministry of Finance. From July 2003 to May 2004 he was the Deputy Minister of Finance, and from May 2004 to December 12, 2005 he served as Director of the intergovernmental relations of the Ministry of Finance of Russia, Deputy Minister.
On September 27, 2011 the Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, appointed him as Acting Minister of Finance of Russia, replacing in office the long-term minister, Alexei Kudrin.[2][3] Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who announced the appointment at a government meeting in September 27, 2011 after it was approved by Medvedev, said Siluanov was a “good, solid specialist.” First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov will take over the responsibilities Kudrin had as the deputy prime minister in charge of the economy.[4] Alexey Kudrin will be replaced by Anton Siluanov in IMF, World Bank and in Eurasian Anticrisis economic Fund — ACF (Антикризисном фонде ЕврАзЭС) under Eurasian Development Bank.[5]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alexei Kudrin |
Minister of Finance 2011–present |
Incumbent |
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||