Yuriy Kolobov
| Yuriy Kolobov Юрій Колобов |
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| Minister of Finance of Ukraine | |
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In office February 28, 2012 – February 27, 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
| Preceded by | Valeriy Khoroshkovskyi |
| Succeeded by | Oleksandr Shlapak |
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April 8, 1973 Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Spouse(s) | Married |
| Children | A daughter and a son |
Yuriy Kolobov (Ukrainian: Юрій Володимирович Колобов (born 8 April 1973 in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast,Ukraine (at that time part of the Soviet Union) is a former Minister of Finance of Ukraine.
Kolobov graduated from Dnipro State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture and the University of Kharkiv.
He has worked as a director of treasury for the State Savings Bank of Ukraine (OshchadBank) until June 2008. From June to December 2008 Kolobov was chairman of the board for the BTA Bank. He also worked as a counselor on banking issues for the Finance Company Kibrit. In 2010 Kolobov was a leading executive for the State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (UkrExImBank).
From December 29, 2010 he was appointed the first deputy of the chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine.
On February 28, 2012 (by decree of President Viktor Yanukovych) he was appointed Minister of Finance.
On 25 September 2014 Ukraine opened a criminal probe into Kolobov; he is accused of illegally transferring a $450,000 fee to Russia’s state-run VTB Capital as a kickback for the 17 December 2013 Ukrainian–Russian action plan. Five days later a criminal probe into Kolobov was opened for embezzling Ukrtelekom.
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