Alexander Kazakov (politician)

Alexander Kazakov
Александр Казаков
Senator from Rostov Oblast
In office
21 December 2001 – 26 December 2005
Preceded byAlexander Popov
Succeeded byLeonid Tyagachyov
Deputy Prime Minister — Chairman of the State Property Committee
In office
25 January – 19 July 1996
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Prime MinisterViktor Chernomyrdin
Preceded bySergey Belyaev
Succeeded byAlfred Kokh
Personal details
Born (1948-05-24) May 24, 1948 (age 76)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
ProfessionEconomist
Business executive

Alexander Ivanovich Kazakov (Russian: Александр Иванович Казаков; born 24 May 1948) is a Russian politician and economist who held a number of senior government posts during the presidency of Boris Yeltsin, including deputy chief of the presidential administration and Deputy Prime Minister. He was among the officials in charge of overseeing the privatization of the Russian economy in the 1990s, being the head of the State Property Committee. Kazakov was also an associate of Anatoly Chubais. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[1]

  1. ^ О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 1613) (in Russian). President of Russia. 3 December 1996.