Alexander Novak
Russian politician
Alexander Valentinovich Novak (Russian: Александр Валентинович Новак; born 23 August 1971 in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine SSR) is a Russian politician who is a current deputy prime minister of Russia since November 2020.2
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Born Aug 23, 1971.1
About
Previously, he was the minister of energy of Russia between 2012 and 2020, before being replaced in November 2020 by the general director of RusHydro, Nikolay Shulginov.
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Companies
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: politician.8
- Since 2020Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation5 6
- Since 2015Chair, Transneft7
- 2012 to 2020Minister of Energy5
- Date not recordedWorked at Government of Russia4
In 1993, he graduated from Norilsk Industrial Institute as a specialist on economy and management in metallurgy.
Norilsk Nickel accountant (1993-1999)
Between 1993 and 1997, he was head of the Financial Bureau of the Accounting Department of the Norilsk Nickel Mining and Smelting Complex. In 1997 to 1999, he headed the tax planning department of the complex.
Deputy finance minister (2008–2012)
From September 2008 to May 2012, he was the deputy finance minister of the Russian Federation.
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Energy minister (2012–2020)
In May 2012, he was appointed as the energy minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet.
On 15 January 2020, Medvedev resigned his cabinet after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, in which the latter proposed several amendments to the constitution.
On 21 January 2020, he obtained the position energy minister in Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet.
Deputy prime minister for energy (2020-present)
In a reshuffle on 10 November 2020, Mikhail Mishustin exchanged Novak's energy ministry post for the deputy prime minister for the Fuel–Energy Complex.
Novak was a keynote speaker at the 2022 Russian Energy Week forum, which was held in Moscow from 12–14 October.
On 16 March 2023, Novak met with Saudi Arabia's energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to discuss continued Saudi-Russian cooperation within OPEC+.
In May 2023, Novak and Mishustin visited Beijing and met with Chinese president Xi Jinping. Novak said that Russian energy supplies to China will increase by 40 percent year-on-year in 2023.
In May 2025, Putin approved Novak's coal industry bailout plan.
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Personal life
On 18 August 2020, Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that Novak tested positive for COVID-19.
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Politics
Entry into local and regional politics (2000–2008)
From 2000 to 2002, he was Norilsk deputy mayor for economics and finance, Norilsk's first deputy mayor. Between 2002 and 2007, he was head of the Main Finance Management of the Krasnoyarsk Krai Administration, Deputy Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Krai and head of the Main Finance Authority of the Krasnoyarsk Krai.
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Awards
- 2017Order “For fidelity to duty”12
- 2014Order of Friendship12
- 2014Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour12
- 2013Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude12
- 2010Order of Honour12
- 2009Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour12
- Date not recordedCrimean Republic's awards12
- Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class12
- Date not recordedOrder of Alexander Nevsky12
- Date not recordedStolypin Medal, 1st class12
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- 1WikidataAlexander Novak on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAlexander Novak on Wikipedia
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- 13WikidataAlexander Novak: X, on Wikidata
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- 15WikidataTransneft, Chair
- 16Wikimedia CommonsAlexander Novak photo by government.ru, CC BY 4.0