Alexey Valentinovich Ulyukaev ( rus, Алексе́й Валенти́нович Улюка́ев, , ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ʊlʲʊˈka(j)ɪf; born 23 March 1956) is a
Russian
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politician, scientist, and economist. Between 24 June 2013 and 15 November 2016, he held the office of
Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation in
Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet. From 2004 to 2013, he held the post of Deputy Chairman of the
Central Bank of Russia
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. He holds a Doctorate of Economic Sciences. He served part of an eight-year prison term in a penal colony on the outskirts of
Tver
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for soliciting a large bribe.
Career and education
Ulyukaev studied economics at
Lomonosov Moscow State University
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. He graduated in 1979 and received Doctor of Science (Economics) in 1982.
For the next six years he worked for the Moscow Institute of Construction Engineers.
From 1992 to 1994, Ulyukayev held various positions in the Office of the
Prime Minister
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.
He used to work as the Deputy Director at the Institute of Economic Problems of the Transitional Period from 1994 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2000.
In the interim, from 1996 to 1998, he worked in the
Moscow City Duma
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