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
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
of
Chud
Chud or Chude ( orv, чудь, in Finnic languages: tšuudi, čuđit) is a term historically applied in the early East Slavic annals to several Finnic peoples in the area of what is now Estonia, Karelia and Northwestern Russia.
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heritage, and does not speak
Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to:
* Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan
*Kyrgyz people
*Kyrgyz national games
*Kyrgyz language
*Kyrgyz culture
*Kyrgyz cuisine
*Yenisei Kirghiz
*The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China
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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
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