Georgy Stepanovich Khizha (russian: Гео́ргий Степа́нович Хижа́; born 2 May 1938, in

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) was a Russian politician and business manager who was one of the Deputy Chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation during the early years of

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's administration.

Early work

A factory manager, by 1990 Khizha was in charge of the "

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.It is primarily involved in the research, design, and manufacturing of electronic and microelectronic instruments. Svetlana is part of

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, and proved to be a competent administrator. Gaidar (1999), p. 173

Career in government

In May 1992, Khizha was appointed as the

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for the industrial sector, on recommendation to President

from Sobchak and

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. Khizha was also apparently considered as an alternative for the post of acting

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, along with fellow vice premier

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, as opposed to Yeltsin's nominee, Gaidar. He was regarded as being a conservative, and his appointment was viewed as a slowdown in economic reforms. During fighting between militants in

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, President Yeltsin appointed him as the acting governor of the region. During this time,

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, later one of the candidates during the

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, worked with Khizha as his adviser. Due to the negative economic effects of Khizha's proposals, he came into conflict with

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, in charge of the country's

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