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Anton Siluanov

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In this name that followsEastern Slavic naming customs,thepatronymicisGermanovichand thefamily nameisSiluanov.
Anton Siluanov
Антон Силуанов
Siluanov in 2019
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 September 2011
Prime MinisterVladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Mikhail Mishustin
Preceded byAlexei Kudrin
First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office
18 May 2018 – 15 January 2020
Acting:15 – 21 January 2020
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
Preceded byIgor Shuvalov
Succeeded byAndrey Belousov
Personal details
Born(1963-04-12)12 April 1963(age 61)
Moscow,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materMoscow Finance Institute

Anton Germanovich Siluanov(Russian:Анто́н Ге́рманович Силуа́нов,IPA:[ɐnˈtonˈɡʲɛrmənəvʲɪtɕsʲɪlʊˈanəf];born 12 April 1963) is a Russian politician and economist. He has the federal state civilian service rank of1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[1]

In 2011, he was appointedMinister of FinancebyPrime MinisterVladimir Putinsubstituting in this positionAlexei Kudrin,who was forced out and dismissed bypresidentDmitry Medvedevafter publicly criticizing the additional defense spending of 2.1 trillion rubles (US$66 billion) through 2014. Siluanov served asFirst Deputy Prime Minister of Russiafrom 2018 to 2020.[2]

Biography

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In 1985, Siluanov graduated from theMoscow Finance Institutewith a degree in "Finance and credit". In 1994, he obtained a PhD degree in economics (Russian nomenclature for the degree is кандидат экономических наук).[citation needed]

From August 1985 to March 1987, Siluanov served as a senior economist for theMinistry of Financeof theRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.From March 1987 to May 1989, he was drafted and served in theSoviet Army.[citation needed]

From May 1989 to January 1992, he was a senior economist, a department head and a chief consultant and adviser for the Ministry of Finance. In February 1992, he was appointed as Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economics and Finance of the Russian Federation. From February 1992 to October 1997, he was the Deputy Head of Budget Office and Deputy Head of Budget Department of theRussian Ministry of Finance.[citation needed]

From October 1997 to July 2003, Siluanov led macro-economic policy and banking activities at theRussian Ministry of Finance.

On 22 March 2001, he became a member of the Board of the Ministry of Finance. From July 2003 to May 2004, he was the Deputy Minister of Finance, and from May 2004 to 12 December 2005, he served as Director of the intergovernmental relations of the Ministry of Finance of Russia, Deputy Minister.

On 27 September 2011, thePrime Minister of Russia,Vladimir Putin,appointed him as Acting Minister of Finance of Russia, replacing in office the long-term minister,Alexei Kudrin.[3][4]Prime MinisterVladimir Putin,who announced the appointment at a government meeting on 27 September 2011, after it was approved by Medvedev, said Siluanov was a "good, solid specialist." First Deputy Prime MinisterIgor Shuvalovwill take over the responsibilities Kudrin had as the deputy prime minister in charge of the economy.[5]Alexey Kudrinwill be replaced by Anton Siluanov inInternational Monetary Fund,World Bankand in Eurasian Anticrisis economic Fund — ACF (Антикризисном фонде ЕврАзЭС) underEurasian Development Bank.[6]

Minister of Finance

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On 26 March 2014, the IMF secured an $18bn bailout fund for the provisional government of theUkrainein the aftermath of the2014 Ukrainian revolution.[7][8][9]It remains unclear whether Siluanov approved the use of Russian money for this purpose, or whether he was able to prevent this by withholding consent. Russia has a seat to itself amongst 24 on theExecutive Board of the IMF,whereas itsmonetary contribution to the IMFis inferior to two countries who have no such seat.[citation needed]

U.S. sanctions target

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In response to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,on 6 April 2022 theOffice of Foreign Assets Controlof theUnited States Department of the Treasuryadded Siluanov to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant toExecutive Order14024.[10]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Министерства финансов Российской Федерации(Decree 683) (in Russian).President of Russia.5 May 2008.
  2. ^"Медведев предложил кандидатов в новый состав правительства".РИА Новости(in Russian). 7 May 2018.Retrieved7 May2018.
  3. ^"Putin names Anton Siluanov new Russian finance minister".BBC News.27 September 2011.Retrieved28 January2022.
  4. ^"Anton Siluanov Named Russia's Acting Finance Minister".RTT News.27 September 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 18 September 2012.Retrieved28 January2022.
  5. ^"Russian Finance Minister Picking Up Where Kudrin Left Off".Bloomberg.28 September 2011.Retrieved28 January2022.
  6. ^http://www.itar-tass.com/c16/236304.html[dead link]
  7. ^Critchlow, Andrew (26 March 2014)."Ukraine to get $15bn as Russia hit by downgrades".The Telegraph.Retrieved28 January2022.
  8. ^Evans Pritchard, Ambrose (27 March 2014)."Windfall for hedge funds and Russian banks as IMF rescues Ukraine".The Telegraph.Retrieved28 January2022.
  9. ^transcripts.cnn.com: "TRANSCRIPTS: QUEST MEANS BUSINESS" 27 Mar 2014
  10. ^Office of Foreign Assets Control."Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions."Published 2022-0418. 87FR23023
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