Viktor Chernomyrdin
| Viktor Chernomyrdin Виктор Черномырдин |
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| Prime Minister of Russia | |
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In office 23 August 1998 – 11 September 1998 Acting |
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| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Sergei Kiriyenko |
| Succeeded by | Yevgeny Primakov |
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In office 14 December 1992 – 23 March 1998 |
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| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Yegor Gaidar |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Kiriyenko |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
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In office 30 May 1992 – 14 December 1992 |
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| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Prime Minister |
Boris Yeltsin Yegor Gaidar (acting) |
| Minister of Gas Industry of the Soviet Union | |
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In office 13 February 1985 – 17 July 1989 |
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| Premier |
Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Vasili Dinkov |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin 9 April 1938 Chernyi Otrog, Orenburg Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Died | 3 November 2010 (aged 72) Moscow, Russia |
| Political party |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1961–1991) Independent (1991–1995) Our Home – Russia (1995–2001) United Russia (2001–2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Valentina Chernomyrdina (died 2010) |
| Children | Andrey Vitali |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Awards | Order of Friendship |
Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (Russian: Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ tɕɪrnɐˈmɨrdʲɪn]; 9 April 1938 – 3 November 2010) was a Russian politician. He was the first chairman of the Gazprom energy company and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Russia (1992–1998) based on consecutive years. He was a key figure in Russian politics in the 1990s, and a participant in the Russian transition from a planned to a market economy. From 2001 to 2009, he was Russia's ambassador to Ukraine. After that he was designated as a presidential adviser.
Chernomyrdin is known in Russia and Russian-speaking countries for his unique language style, containing numerous malapropisms and syntactic errors. Many of his sayings became aphorisms and idioms in the Russian language, the most famous being his expression "We wanted the best, but it turned out like always." (Russian: Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда).
Chernomyrdin died on 3 November 2010 after a long illness. He was buried beside his wife in Novodevichy Cemetery on 5 November, and his funeral was broadcast live on Russian federal TV channels.
Chernomyrdin was born in Chernyi Otrog, Orenburg Oblast, Russian SFSR. His father was a labourer and Viktor was one of five children. Chernomyrdin completed school education in 1957 and found employment as a mechanic in an oil refinery in Orsk. He worked there until 1962, except for two years of compulsory military service from 1957 to 1960. His other occupations on the plant during this period included machinist, operator and chief of technical installations.
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