Viktor Khristenko
| Viktor Khristenko Виктор Христенко |
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Portrait of Viktor Khristenko
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| Chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission | |
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In office 1 February 2012 – 1 February 2016 |
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| Succeeded by | Tigran Sargsyan |
| Minister of Industry | |
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In office 9 March 2004 – 31 January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Andrey Fursenko |
| Succeeded by | Denis Manturov |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
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In office 31 May 1999 – 10 January 2000 |
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| Prime Minister |
Sergei Stepashin Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Zadornov |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Putin |
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28 August 1957 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Spouse(s) | Tatyana Golikova |
| Children | Julia Vladimir Angelina |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
Viktor Borisovich Khristenko (Russian: Ви́ктор Бори́сович Христе́нко; born 28 August 1957) is a Russian politician who was Chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission from 1 February 2012 to 1 February 2016. He was First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 31 May 1999 to 10 January 2000 and Minister of Industry from 9 March 2004 to 31 January 2012.
Khristenko was born in Chelyabinsk on 28 August 1957. Kristenko graduated in 1979 from Chelyabinsk Mechanical Engineering Institute with a specialization in construction management and Economics. In 1983, he completed his Candidate of Sciences in Management at the Moscow Institute of Management.
In 1998, Viktor Khristenko was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Finance in Sergei Kiriyenko's Cabinet. Described as a "little-known reformist", his appointment drew quite some attention as it was seen as a sign towards economic reform under the Yeltsin Presidency. He however didn't survive the government reshuffling under the following Prime Minister Primakov. From 1999 until early 2000 he was however appointed to Vladimir Putin's First Cabinet serving as First Deputy Prime Minister.
In February 2004, Khristenko briefly served as the acting Prime Minister of Russia, when President Vladimir Putin fired Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov on 24 February 2004.
Khristenko was described as a "broadly reformist technocrat," who had shown "loyalty mixed with extreme caution," unlike the outgoing prime minister who had "openly disagreed with Mr Putin several times, criticizing the criminal investigations into the owners of Yukos.The Washington Post called Kasyanov "the most powerful ally of big business remaining in the Russian government." Khristenko, 46 at the time, was promoted from deputy prime minister to acting prime minister. Putin commented that Kasyanov's ousting was not related to the results of the government's activities, which he characterized as positive, but rather was caused by a necessity to once again confirm his position, which would guide the development of the country after 14 March 2004.
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