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| Sergei Shmatko | |
|---|---|
| Сергей Шматко | |
 Shmatko in 2011 | |
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office May 2008 – May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Novak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1966 Stavropol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Died | 7 November 2021(2021-11-07) (aged 55) Moscow, Russia |
| Political party | United Russia |
Sergei Ivanovich Shmatko (Russian: Сергей Иванович Шматко, 26 September 1966 – 7 November 2021) was a Russian businessman and politician specializing in the energy industry.
He was Russia's Minister of Energy from May 2008 until May 2012.
Early life and education
Shmatko was born in Stavropol (South-West of Russia). He earned degrees from both Urals State University in Yekaterinburg (USSR) and the University of Marburg in West Germany.
Business career
Shmatko's business career from 1992 involved stints consulting in Germany and Russia, and working at the All-Russia Bank of Regional Development. He was appointed head of economic strategy at Rosenergoatom in 1997 and in 2005 became president of Russia's nuclear-power export monopoly, Atomstroyexport.
Minister of Energy
Shmatko was appointed to the newly established position of Minister of Energy in May 2008, during the incoming administration of President Dmitry Medvedev.
Death
He died from COVID-19 on 7 November 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.
References
- ^ "Restructuring without Repopulating". Kommersant. 13 May 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
- "СМИ: Экс-глава Минэнерго Сергей Шматко умер от коронавируса".
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