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Sergei Shmatko
Russian businessman and politician (1966–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sergei Ivanovich Shmatko (Russian: Сергей Иванович Шматко, 26 September 1966 – 7 November 2021) was a Russian businessman and politician specializing in the energy industry.
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He was Russia's Minister of Energy[1] from May 2008 until May 2012.
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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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Death
He died from COVID-19 on 7 November 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[2]
References
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