Olga Golodets
| Olga Yurievna Golodets | |
|---|---|
 Golodets on 31 October 2012 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
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Assumed office 21 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 June 1962 Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
Olga Yurievna Golodets (born 1 June 1962) is a Russian economist and the deputy prime minister for social affairs of the Russian Federation.
Early life and education
Golodets was born in Moscow on 1 June 1962.[1] She holds a bachelor's degree in economics, which she received from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1984.[1]
Career
Golodets began her career as a researcher at the R&D institute of labour and the employment problems institute of the Russian science academy.[1] She worked there from 1984 to 1997. Then she became the director at the Reformugol Foundation (1997 – 1999). She served as the director at social policy and human resources department and then deputy director general for human resources and social policy at Norilsk Nickel company (1999 – 2001 and 2002 – 2008).[1][2] In 2001, she was appointed deputy governor for social issues in Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenets) Autonomous Area.[3] From July 2008 to December 2010 she served as the president of the all-Russian inter-industry association of employers and also board chair at the Soglasiye Insurance Company.[1] Then she served as the deputy mayor of Moscow for education and healthcare from 3 December 2010 to 21 May 2012.[3][4] She was also a member of the Moscow city government during the same period.[5]
She was appointed one of seven deputy ministers to the cabinet led by prime minister Dmitry Medvedev on 21 March 2012.[6][7] She is in charge with social affairs and policies in the cabinet.[8][9] The deputy premiership for social affairs was firstly established in May 2012.[10] Golodets supports market reform in Russia.[9] Marc Bennetts, writing for the Russian daily Ria Novosti, stated that Golodets is believed to be close to Medvedev and that she has commercial connections with businessman-turned politician Mikhail Prokhorov.[11] In fact, it was Prokhorov, who recommended Golodets for the post of deputy prime minister.[7] Their business ties are resulted from Golodets' tenure at Norilsk Nickel where they worked together.[7] On the other hand, since Golodets lacks prior experience of being a federal bureaucrat she was regarded as one of the "dark horses" in the cabinet.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Senior official". Official website of the Government. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ Hahn, Gordon M. (31 May 2012). "Putin and Medvedev liberalize government". Russia: Other points of view. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Golodets Olga Yurievna, Vice Prime Minister". The Voice of Russia. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "New assistant for the construction came from the mayor of Moscow". Lands. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Golodets reported on the Moscow Government’s work in the education and healthcare sectors for 2011". Moscow City Government. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Putin Ally Retains Role as New Cabinet Named". Ria Novosti. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 Dubien, Arnaud (June 2012). "The composition of Russia’s new Cabinet and Presidential Administration, and its significance". Policy Department DG External Policies. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Olga Golodets". Bureaucrat Book. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- 1 2 Adelaja, Tai (24 May 2012). "Who runs Russia?". The Moscow News. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- 1 2 Tikhomirov, Vladimir (22 May 2012). "Putin names a technocrat Cabinet". Equity. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ Bennetts, Marc (21 May 2012). "Putin Maintains Control over Government (WRAP)". Ria Novosti. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
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