Ihor Mykolayovych Prasolov ( uk, Ігор Миколайович Прасолов; born 4 February 1962) is a Russian-born Ukrainian politician. He served as a Minister of Economical Development and Trade of Ukraine from 24 December 2012 till 27 February 2014.Verkhovna Rada accepts Sheremeta's resignation as economy minister

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(2 September 2014)

Biography

Prasolov was born on 4 February 1962 in

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, Russia.

Education

* 1982 – 1987 – Rostov State University named after Mikhail Suslov, majoring in political economics, graduated with qualification of economist, lecturer of political economics. * 1990 – 1993 –

Donetsk State University Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University (Vasyl' Stus DonNU) ( uk, Донецький національний університет імені Василя Стуса, ''Donets’kyi Natsional’nyi Universytet''; russian: Донецкий на ...

, postgraduate studies.

Career

* 1979–1980 – electrical fitter trainee, electrical fitter at Novocherkassk power plant * 1980–1982 – military service in Soviet Army, was discharged with the rank of

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* 1987–1993 – Assistant Professor of Political Economy department at Donetsk State University * 1993–2000 – General Director of CJSC Investment Company "Keramet Invest" * 2000–2005 – General Director of JSC

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Politics

* 2006 – 2007 – People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 5th Verkhovna Rada, was elected from the Party of Regions, No. 43 on the list * November 2007 – elected as People's Deputy of the 6th Verkhovna Rada, from the Party of Regions, No. 43 on the list * Chairman of the Subcommittee on Securities and Stock Market, Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Finance, Banking, Tax and Customs Policy * Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Russian Federation * Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Belarus * Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Czech Republic

Family

* spouse Natalia Prasolova (b. 1961) is administrative director of ''Pershe Dzherelo'' (eng.- First Source) company * daughter Christina Prasolova, born 28 September 1989 * son Dmitry Prasolov, born 27 July 1999.

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