Yury Borisov
Yury Ivanovich Borisov (Russian: Юрий Иванович Борисов; born 31 December 1956) is a Russian politician who has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since 2018.
Yury Borisov | |
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Юрий Борисов | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Defence and Space Industry | |
Assumed office 18 May 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev Mikhail Mishustin |
Preceded by | Dmitry Rogozin |
Deputy Minister of Defence | |
In office 15 November 2012 – 18 May 2018 | |
Minister | Sergey Shoygu |
Personal details | |
Born | Vyshny Volochyok, Kalinin Oblast, Soviet Union (now Russia) | December 31, 1956
Political party | Independent |
Awards | Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1978 – present |
Rank | Class 1 Active State Advisor of the Russian Federation |
From 2012 to 2018, he served as the Deputy Minister of Defence. He is a recipient of Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3d degree.[1]
Biography
Yury Borisov was born on December 31, 1956 in Vyshny Volochyok. He graduated from Suvorov Military School in 1974 and from Radioelectronics Higher Command School in 1978. In 1980s he also studied mathematics at the Moscow State University from which he graduated in 1985. Mr Borisov is married and has two children.[2] For 20 years from 1978 to 1998 he was enlisted into the Armed Forces of both Soviet Union and Russia. He was Federal Agency on Industry deputy head in October 2007 and became Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade in July 2008. He was a Military-Industrial Commissioner for Russia in March 2011 and as of November 12, 2012 under Presidential Decree,[3] Borisov was promoted to Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.[4]
On 7 May 2018, Borisov was nominated as Deputy Prime Minister for Defence and Space Industry in Dmitry Medvedev's Second Cabinet.[5]
On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution.[6] He was kept on in Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet.
References
- "Borisov, Yuriy Ivanovich". Federal Press Encyclopedia.
- "Yuriy Borisov". Rostec.
- "Yuriy Borisov". Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- "Yury Borisov Appointed Deputy Defense Minister". RIA Novosti. November 14, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- "Медведев предложил кандидатов в новый состав правительства". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- Carroll, Oliver (January 15, 2020). "Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up". The Independent. Retrieved January 17, 2020.