Artem Eduardovich Novikov (, ; born 13 January 1987) is a

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 ea ...

i politician who served as the First Deputy Chairman of the

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from 5 May to 20 May 2021. Prior to this, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister, as well as the acting

Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan russian: Председатель Кабинета министров Киргизской Республики , insignia = Emblem of Kyrgyzstan.svg , insigniasize = 125px , insigniacaption = Emblem of Kyrgyzstan , nativename = , image = А ...

as Sadyr Japarov's official powers in office were suspended pending the results of the January 2021 presidential election.

Early life and education

He was born on 13 January 1987 in the city of Frunze, the capital of the

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. In 2007 he graduated from the Leningrad Mechanical Institute with a degree in economics.

Career

After returning to Kyrgyzstan in 2008, he was an intern and translator in the investment policy department of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Kyrgyz Republic. Then he became the chief specialist of the investment policy department of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. From 2011-2012, Novikov was an adviser to the then Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov and in 2014-2015 he was an adviser to Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev. In May 2017, he was appointed head of the department for financial and economic analysis and development monitoring of the Office of the

President of the Kyrgyz Republic The president of Kyrgyzstan, officially the president of the Kyrgyz Republic (russian: Президент Киргизской Республики; ky, Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти), is the head of state an ...

. In 2017-2018, Novikov served as the Minister of Economy. In January 2020, he was appointed adviser to Prime Minister Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev, then adviser to

Kubatbek Boronov Kubatbek Ayilchiyevich Boronov ( ky, Кубатбек Айылчиевич Боронов, ''Qubatbek Ayılçiyeviç Boronov''; born 15 December 1964) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 17 June 2020 to 6 Oc ...

, who replaced him. On 14 October, he became the country's First Deputy Prime Minister, serving as part of the

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formed after the

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that month. After the suspension of the official powers of the Prime Minister

Sadyr Japarov Sadyr Nurgojoyevich Japarov (sometimes Zhaparov) (; ky, Садыр Нургожо уулу Жапаров, translit=Sadyr Nurghozho uulu Zhaparov; born 6 December 1968) is a Kyrgyz politician who has served as the president of Kyrgyzstan since ...

on 14 November 2020, in connection with his participation in the early presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan scheduled for January, 2021, Novikov became Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan.

Personal life

He is an ethnic

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, the 5th ethnic Russian to be a Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. In February 2018, the government allocated 36,000 soms for a three-month course in the

Kyrgyz language Kyrgyz (; autonym: , tr. ''Kyrgyz tili'', ) is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia. Kyrgyz is the official language of Kyrgyzstan and a significant minority language in the Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture i ...

for Novikov. Novikov himself stated that because Russian is an official state language, he had no reason to study Kyrgyz before. In addition to Russian, he speaks English and German. He managed in learning Kyrgyz as well, and has shown in public to be able to speak Kyrgyz fluently. Since September 2021, he has been an honorary

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in the Kyrgyz Army.

References

External links

Government of Kyrgyzstan
official site
Parliament of Kyrgyzstan
official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Novikov, Artem 1987 births

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Living people People from Issyk-Kul Region Kyrgyzstani people of Russian descent

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

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