Andrey Belousov | |
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Economic Presidential Assistant | |
Assumed office 24 June 2013 |
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President | Vladimir Putin |
Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev |
Preceded by | Elvira Nabiullina |
Minister of Economic Development | |
In office 21 May 2012 – 14 June 2013 |
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Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev |
Preceded by | Elvira Nabiullina |
Succeeded by | Alexey Ulyukaev |
Personal details | |
Born |
Moscow |
17 March 1959
Nationality | Russian |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Andrey Belousov (Russian: Андре́й Рэ́мович Белоу́сов, born 17 March 1959) is a Russian economist serve as Assistant to the President of Russia, previously he was the minister of economic development of the Russian Federation.
Belousov was born in Moscow on 17 March 1959. He studied economics at Moscow State University and graduated with honors in 1981.
From 1981 to 1986, Belousov was probationer-researcher and then junior researcher in the simulation laboratory of human-machine systems of the Central Economic Mathematical Institute. From 1991 to 2006, he was head of laboratory in the Institute of Economic Forecasting in the Russian Academy of Science. He was external advisor to prime minister from 2000 to 2006. Then he served as deputy minister of economic development and trade for two years from 2006 to 2008.
From 2008 to 2012, he was director of the finances and economic department in the Russian Prime Minister's office.
On 21 May 2012, he was appointed minister of economic development to the cabinet led by prime minister Dimitri Medvedev. Belousov succeeded Elvira Nabiullina as minister of economic development.
On 24 June 2013, he was appointed as Presidential Assistant in Economic Affairs.