Igor Chudinov
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Igor Vitalyevich Chudinov (russian: Игорь Витальевич Чудинов; born August 21, 1961) is a former Prime Minister of
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
. He was appointed to that position on December 24, 2007, following the resignation of Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev. Prior to his appointment, he was an energy and industry minister in the Kyrgyz government. Chudinov was nominated for the position by the Ak Zhol party, which won a large majority of seats in the Kyrgyz parliament - the Jogorku Kenesh - in the elections of December 16, 2007. He was confirmed as prime minister by President
Kurmanbek Bakiyev Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev (, ''Kurmanbek Saliyevich (Sali Uulu) Bakiyev''; born 1 August 1949) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the second President of Kyrgyzstan, from 2005 to 2010. Large opposition protests in April 2010 led to the tak ...
on December 24. On 21 September 2009, Chudinov was named Honorary President of th
Kyrgyz-North America Trade Council
in recognition of his role in promoting trade and investment between the USA/Canada and Kyrgyzstan. As his surname implies, he is
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of
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heritage, and does not speak
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.Kyrgyzstan: New Prime Minister Makes Economy A Priority - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY
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1961 births Living people Ak Jol politicians People from Bishkek Prime Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstani people of Russian descent Members of the Supreme Council (Kyrgyzstan) Industry ministers of Kyrgyzstan {{Kyrgyzstan-politician-stub