Viktor Chernomyrdin
Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (Russian: Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин, 9 April 1938 – 3 November 2010)[1] was a Russian politician. He was the first chairman of the Gazprom energy company. Chernomyrdin was the longest-serving Prime Minister of Russia serving from 1992 to 1998.
Viktor Chernomyrdin Виктор Черномырдин | |
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| Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 23 August 1998 – 11 September 1998 Acting | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Sergey Kiriyenko |
| Succeeded by | Yevgeny Primakov |
| In office 14 December 1992 – 23 March 1998 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Yegor Gaidar |
| Succeeded by | Sergey Kiriyenko |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 30 May 1992 – 14 December 1992 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Prime Minister | Boris Yeltsin Yegor Gaidar (acting) |
| Minister of Gas Industry of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 13 February 1985 – 17 July 1989 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Vasili Dinkov |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1938 Chernyi Otrog, Orenburg Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Died | 3 November 2010 (aged 72) Moscow |
| Political party | United Russia (2000–2010) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party (1961–1995) Our Home-Russia (1995–2000) |
| Spouse(s) | Valentina Chernomyrdina (died 2010) |
| Children | Andrey Vitali |
| Awards | Order of Friendship |
Viktor Chernomyrdin Media
Chernomyrdin with Vladimir Putin in June 2001 after being appointed as Ambassador of Russia to Ukraine.
Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Chernomyrdin in 2010
Postage stamp issued by the Russian Post in 2013 depicting Chernomyrdin
References
- ↑ Barry, Ellen and Schwirtz, Michael (3 November 2010). "Viktor Chernomyrdin, Ex-Russian Premier, Dies". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/world/europe/04chernomyrdin.html. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
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