Viktor Zubkov
Biography
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, Gazprom, Russia’s Special Presidential Representative for Cooperation with the Gas Exporting Countries Forum
Viktor Zubkov was born on September 15, 1941, in Arbat, Kushvinsky District, Sverdlovsk Region.
Education
He graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Leningrad Agricultural Institute.
Doctor of Economics.
Professional experience
Viktor Zubkov headed a number of agro-industrial enterprises and specialized divisions in the governing bodies of the Leningrad Region.
1992–1993
Deputy Head of the External Relations Committee of the St. Petersburg Mayor's Office.
1993–1999
Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service – Head of the St. Petersburg State Tax Inspectorate.
1999–2001
Deputy Minister for Taxes and Levies of the Russian Federation – Head of the St. Petersburg Directorate of the Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Russian Federation.
2001–2004
First Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation, Acting Chairman of the Financial Monitoring Committee of the Russian Federation.
2004–2007
Head of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service.
2007–2008
Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
2008–2012
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
2012–2014
Russia's Special Presidential Representative for Cooperation with the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, Chairman of the Management Committee and Director General of Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo.
Since 2014
Russia's Special Presidential Representative for Cooperation with the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.
Chairman of the Gazprom Board of Directors since 2008.