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Andrey Belousov | |
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Андрей Белоусов | |
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Mishustin |
| First Deputy | Valery Gerasimov Leonid Gornin |
| Preceded by | Sergei Shoigu |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 21 January 2020 – 7 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Mishustin |
| Preceded by | Anton Siluanov |
| Succeeded by | Denis Manturov |
| Prime Minister of Russia | |
| Acting 30 April 2020 – 19 May 2020 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Mishustin |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Mishustin |
| Aide to the President of Russia in Economic Affairs | |
| In office 24 June 2013 – 21 January 2020 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Elvira Nabiullina |
| Succeeded by | Maxim Oreshkin |
| Minister of Economic Development | |
| In office 21 May 2012 – 14 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Preceded by | Elvira Nabiullina |
| Succeeded by | Alexey Ulyukaev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-03-17)17 March 1959 (age 66) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Andrey Removich Belousov[a][b] (born 17 March 1959) is a Russian politician and economist, serving as theMinister of Defence since May 2024.[1] From January 2020 to May 2024, he served asFirst Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.[2] Previously, he was an Aide to thePresident of Russia andMinister of Economic Development.
Belousov has the federal state civilian service rank of1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[1][3]
Belousov was born inMoscow on 17 March 1959.[4][5] His mother was a chemist and his father was an economist who worked in theState Planning Committee.[6] Belousov went to the prestigious secondary school focused on mathematics and physics (now known as Lyceum named after V.F. Ovchinnikov).[7]
His younger brother Dmitry (born in 1972) is an economist who works as director of the Analysis and Forecasting of Macroeconomic Processes Laboratory of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of theRussian Academy of Sciences.[7]
Belousov studied economics at the Faculty of Economics of theMoscow State University which he graduated from with honors with a major in economic cybernetics in 1981.[4][6]
In 1986, he defended his thesis on the topic "Simulation approach to modeling interrelated processes of formation and use of circulating capital" at theCentral Economic Mathematical Institute and became acandidate of economic sciences.[1][8]
In 2006, Belousov defended his thesis on the topic "Contradictions and prospects for the development of the system of the reproduction of the Russian economy" at the Institute of Economic Forecasting of theRussian Academy of Sciences and became adoctor of economic sciences.[1][9]
From 1981 to 1986, Belousov was probationer-researcher and then junior researcher in the simulation laboratory of human-machine systems of theCentral Economic Mathematical Institute. From 1991 to 2006, he was head of a laboratory of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of theRussian Academy of Sciences.[10] He was external advisor to the prime minister from 2000 to 2006.[4]
Belousov served as deputy minister of economic development and trade for two years from 2006 to 2008.[4]From 2008 to 2012, he was director of the finances and economic department in theRussian Prime Minister's office.[11]
On 21 May 2012, he was appointed minister of economic development tothe cabinet led by prime ministerDmitry Medvedev.[4] Belousov succeededElvira Nabiullina as minister of economic development.[12]
He is considered aKeynesian economist who believed in state intervention in the economy.[13]
On 24 June 2013, he was appointed as Putin's Presidential Aide in Economic Affairs.
Belousov was Putin's only economic adviser who supported theRussian annexation of Crimea in 2014.[13] He believed Russia was "encircled by enemies".[14]
On 21 January 2020, Belousov was appointed asFirst Deputy Prime Minister of Russia inMikhail Mishustin's Cabinet.[2] From 30 April to 19 May 2020, Belousov was appointed byVladimir Putin as ActingPrime Minister of Russia, temporarily replacing Mikhail Mishustin, after the latter was diagnosed withcoronavirus.[15][16][17] According toPolitico, he is one possible successor to Putin.[18]
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On 12 May 2024, President Putin appointed BelousovMinister of Defense, replacingSergei Shoigu, effective 14 May 2024.[19][20]
Jimmy Rushton, a Kyiv-based security analyst, said onX, formerly Twitter, that Shoigu's replacement with Belousov signals that Putin believes he will win "via outproducing (and outlasting) Ukraine" and is "preparing for many more years of war".[14] Alexandra Prokopenko, a fellow at theCarnegie Russia Eurasia Center, said that Putin sees thewar in Ukraine as awar of attrition and Belousov is supposed to help transform Russia's heavily militarised economy into awar economy.[21] As of 2024, military spending accounts for about 30% of Russia's budget.[22]
On 14 October 2024, he arrived inBeijing,China. Belousov and Chinese Defense MinisterDong Jun called for the two sides to "deepen strategic collaboration" and "continuously advance military relations."[23] On 10 December 2024, Belousov held talks withIndian Defence MinisterRajnath Singh. Singh reaffirmed India's commitment to strengthening defence ties with Russia.[24]
On 16 December 2024, Belousov said at a joint meeting with Putin that Russia should prepare for multiple scenarios, including awar with NATO, in the next decade.[25] He also said that Russia aims to achieve victory in the war against Ukraine and fullyconquer Ukraine'sDonetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions by 2025. Belousov claimed that Ukraine lost "almost 1 million people" during the war with Russia.[26]
In relation to theRussian invasion of Ukraine, Belousov is under sanctions ofUkraine,[28] theEuropean Union,[29] theUnited States,[30]Japan,[31]Canada,[32] theUnited Kingdom,[33]Australia,[34] andNew Zealand.[35]
Belousov was married twice. He is fond of history of painting. He is orthodox believer and regularly attends church.[6] In his youth, he practiced karate and sambo, nowadays he is engaged in athletics.[36]
His son Pavel graduated from theBauman Moscow State Technical University.[7]
Kremlin functionary Andrei Belousov, 60, is considered one possible successor after he was appointed last week as first deputy prime minister, the same position from which Medvedev was picked to be president.
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