Sergei Shmatko

Russian businessman and politician (1966–2021)

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Сергей Шматко

Shmatko in 2011

Minister of EnergyIn office
May 2008 – May 2012Prime MinisterVladimir PutinSucceeded byAlexander Novak Personal detailsBorn26 September 1966
Stavropol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)Died7 November 2021(2021-11-07) (aged 55)
Moscow, RussiaPolitical partyUnited Russia

Sergei Ivanovich Shmatko (Russian: Сергей Иванович Шматко, 26 September 1966 – 7 November 2021) was a Russian businessman and politician specializing in the energy industry.

He was Russia's Minister of Energy^[1] from May 2008 until May 2012.

Early life and education

Shmatko was born in Stavropol (South-West of Russia). He earned degrees from both Urals State University in Yekaterinburg (USSR) and the University of Marburg in West Germany.^[1]

Business career

Shmatko's business career from 1992 involved stints consulting in Germany and Russia, and working at the All-Russia Bank of Regional Development. He was appointed head of economic strategy at Rosenergoatom in 1997 and in 2005 became president of Russia's nuclear-power export monopoly, Atomstroyexport.^[1]

Minister of Energy

Shmatko was appointed to the newly established position of Minister of Energy in May 2008, during the incoming administration of President Dmitry Medvedev.^[1]

Death

He died from COVID-19 on 7 November 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Restructuring without Repopulating". Kommersant. 13 May 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
^ "СМИ: Экс-глава Минэнерго Сергей Шматко умер от коронавируса".