Alexander Kharlampieyevich Zaveryukha (Russian: Алекса́ндр Харла́мпиевич Заверю́ха; 30 April 1940 — 21 March 2015) was a Russian politician of the late Soviet Union and the early years of the Russian Federation, serving under President Boris Yeltsin. He served as a Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation for the agricultural industry in Viktor Chernomyrdin's first and second cabinets. Zaveryukha was also the leader of the Agrarian Party of Russia.
Alexander Zaveryukha | |
|---|---|
Александр Заверюха | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 10 February 1993 – 17 March 1997 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Chernomyrdin |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 12 January – 14 May 1996 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Chernomyrdin |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Nazarchuk |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Khlystun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1940 |
| Died | March 21, 2015 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Agrarian Party of Russia |
| Alma mater | George Washington University Orenburg Agricultural Institute |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1959–1962 |
Early life
editBorn in 1940, he worked as a tractor driver and later was a tank commander in the Soviet Army, from 1959 to 1962. He then graduated from an agricultural institute and held various positions in the Orenburg Oblast agricultural industry.[1]
Career in politics
editAfter the fall of the USSR, Zaveryukha was one of the leading members of the new Agrarian Party of Russia, a rural ally of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.[2] In 1993 he was elected to the State Duma on the Agrarian ticket.[3]
On February 10, 1993, a presidential decree appointed Alexander Zaveryukha to deputy prime minister for agriculture.[1] In early 1994 Zaveryukha's proposal for agricultural subsidies to help aid the ailing former Soviet collectivized farms was approved.[4] From January to May 1996, he also served as acting Minister of Agriculture.[5] One of his opponents was finance minister and deputy prime minister Boris Fyodorov, who resigned in January 1994 after Zaveryukha and Viktor Gerashchenko were not fired at his request.[6] On March 17, 1997, he was removed from his post as deputy prime minister.[1]
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Alexander Zaveryukha Harlampievich Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine. Persona.ru. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Bowker (2000), p. 78
- ^ Thames, Frank C., Jr. Patronage and the Presidential Critique: Budget Policy in the Fifth Russian State Duma. Doctoral thesis, George Washington University, p. 63
- ^ Chazan, Guy (3 February 1994). Russian government approves massive agricultural subsidies. UPI. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Dawisha (1997), p. 126
- ^ Sneider, Daniel (19 January 1994). Key Russian Reformer, Fyodorov, Resigns. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Books
edit- Bowker, Mike (2000). Russia after the Cold War. Routledge. ISBN 978-0582368156.
- Dawisha, Karen (1997). Democratic Changes and Authoritarian Reactions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521597326.