Yegor Gaidar

Yegor Gaidar Егор Гайдар
Gaidar in 2008.
Prime Minister of Russia
In office 15 June 1992 – 15 December 1992 Acting
President	Boris Yeltsin
Preceded by	Boris Yeltsin
Succeeded by	Viktor Chernomyrdin
First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office 18 September 1993 – 20 January 1994 Serving with Vladimir Shumeyko Oleg Soskovets Boris Fyodorov
President	Boris Yeltsin
Prime Minister	Viktor Chernomyrdin
Preceded by	Vladimir Shumeyko
Succeeded by	Oleg Lobov
In office 2 March 1992 – 15 December 1992
Prime Minister	Boris Yeltsin Himself as Acting Prime minister
Preceded by	Gennady Burbulis
Succeeded by	Vladimir Shumeyko
1st Minister of Economy and Finance of the RSFSR
In office 11 November 1991 – 19 February 1992
President	Boris Yeltsin
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
1st Minister of Finance of Russia
In office 19 February 1992 – 2 April 1992
President	Boris Yeltsin
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vasily Barchuk
Chairman of Democratic Choice of Russia
In office 1994–2001
Personal details
Born	Yegor Timurovich Gaidar (1956-03-19)19 March 1956 Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died	16 December 2009(2009-12-16) (aged 53) Odintsovo raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Political party	Union of Rightist Forces (2001—2008)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1980—1991) Democratic Choice of Russia (1994—2001)
Spouse(s)	Irina Smirnova (div.) Maria Strugatskaya
Children	Peter Maria Paul
Alma mater	Lomonosov Moscow State University
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Yegor Timurovich Gaidar (Russian: Его́р Тиму́рович Гайда́р; 19 March 1956 – 16 December 2009) was a Soviet and Russian economist, politician, and author. He was the Acting Prime Minister of Russia from 15 June 1992 to 14 December 1992.

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• Yegor Gaidar's home page Archived 2010-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Gaidar, acting Russian PM under Yeltsin, dies
• Yegor Gaidar – Daily Telegraph obituary