Alexander Nikolayevich Ryazanov (; born 13 October 1953 in Yuzhno-Kurilsk,

Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast ( rus, Сахали́нская о́бласть, r=Sakhalinskaya oblastʹ, p=səxɐˈlʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in the Russian ...

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) is a

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businessman and politician. Born in Yuzhno-Kurilsk,

Business career

In 1988-1998 he was the CEO of the

Surgut Surgut ( rus, Сургу́т, p=sʊrˈgut; Khanty: Сәрханӆ, ''Sərhanł, Сө̆ркут, sörkut'') is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Ob River near its junction with the Irtysh River. It is one of the fe ...

Gas Processing Factory. From November 2001 to 16 November 2006, he was a First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of

Gazprom PJSC Gazprom ( rus, Газпром, , ɡɐsˈprom) is a Russian State-owned enterprise, majority state-owned multinational Energy industry, energy corporation headquartered in the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. The Gazprom name is a contract ...

. From October 2005 to November 2006, he was the President of Sibneft ( Gazprom Neft). Since July 2004 Ryazanov has been a member of the Coordination Committee of

RosUkrEnergo RosUkrEnergo is a Switzerland, Swiss-registered venture company that transports natural gas from Turkmenistan to Eastern Europe, East European countries. 50% of the company is owned by Gazprom, through its subsidiary Swiss-registered Rosgas Holdin ...

Elected office

In 2000-2001 Alexander Ryazanov was a deputy of the

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References

External links

*Epr-magazine.ru.
Alexander Ryazanov Profile
*Politcom.ru.

Russian businesspeople in the oil industry Living people Gazprom people 1953 births Third convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) People from Sakhalin Oblast {{Russia-business-bio-stub