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Anton Siluanov | |
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Антон Силуанов | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 27 September 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Mikhail Mishustin |
| Preceded by | Alexei Kudrin |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 18 May 2018 – 15 January 2020 Acting: 15 – 21 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Preceded by | Igor Shuvalov |
| Succeeded by | Andrey Belousov |
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| Born | (1963-04-12)12 April 1963 (age 61) Moscow,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Moscow 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 Finance byPrime MinisterVladimir Putin substituting in this positionAlexei Kudrin, who was forced out and dismissed byPresidentDmitry Medvedev after publicly criticizing the additional defense spending of 2.1 trillion rubles (US$66 billion) through 2014. Siluanov served asFirst Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2018 to 2020.[2]
In 1985, Siluanov graduated from theMoscow Finance Institute with 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 Finance of 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 Shuvalov will take over the responsibilities Kudrin had as the deputy prime minister in charge of the economy.[5]Alexey Kudrin will be replaced by Anton Siluanov inInternational Monetary Fund,World Bank and in Eurasian Anticrisis economic Fund — ACF (Антикризисном фонде ЕврАзЭС) underEurasian Development Bank.[6]
On 26 March 2014, the IMF secured an $18bn bailout fund forUkraine in the aftermath of theRevolution of Dignity.[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 IMF is inferior to two countries who have no such seat.[citation needed]
In response to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 April 2022 theOffice of Foreign Assets Control of theUnited States Department of the Treasury added Siluanov to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant toExecutive Order14024.[10]
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| Preceded by | First Deputy Prime Minister 2018–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Finance 2011–present | Incumbent |
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