Vladimir Bulgak Explained

Office:Deputy Prime Minister
Primeminister:Yevgeny Primakov
Term Start:September 1998
Term End:25 May 1999
Office1:Minister of Science and Technology
Primeminister1:Sergey Kiriyenko
Term Start1:30 April 1998
Term End1:September 1998
Office2:Deputy Prime Minister
Primeminister2:Viktor Chernomyrdin
Term Start2:17 March 1997
Term End2:28 April 1998
Office3:Minister of Communications and Mass Media
Term Start3:25 July 1990
Term End3:17 March 1997
Birth Date:9 May 1941
Birth Place:Moscow, Soviet Union
Nationality:Russian
Birth Name:Vladimir Borisovich Bulgak

Vladimir Bulgak (Russian: Владимир Булгак; born 9 May 1941) is a Russian engineer, bureaucrat and politician. He served in different capacities in various cabinets of Russia, including deputy prime minister.

Early life and education

Bulgak was born in Moscow in 1941. He holds a degree in electric communications and later studied at the Institute of Economic Administration.

Career

Bulgak began his career in the Komsomol. He joined the ministry of communications in 1983 and served as bureaucrat there until 1990.

Then he was appointed minister of telecommunications and mass media on 25 July 1990 and served in the post until 17 March 1997. He was the deputy prime minister in Viktor Chernomyrdin's government from 17 March 1997 to 28 April 1998.During his tenure Bulgak was in charge of science, research, production and industry policies.[1] He was appointed minister of science and technology to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Sergey Kiriyenko on 30 April 1998.[2] [3] Bulgak was in office until September 1998.

He was reappointed deputy prime minister for industry and communications to the cabinet of Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov[4] and served in the post from 16 September 1998 to 25 May 1999.[5] In July 1999, Bulgak was made chairman of the board of Svyazinvest JSC, largest telecommunications holding company in Russia.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Yeltsin Picks Reformist for Cabinet Post. 2 September 2013. The Washington Post. 18 March 1997. David Hoffman. A12.
  2. News: The New Government. Tatt fra Russian Regional Report. 14 May 1998. 2 September 2013.
  3. Richard Stone. Reformer Named Science Minister. Science. 8 May 1998. 280. 5365. 821. 152858327. 10.1126/science.280.5365.821a.
  4. Web site: Who's Who in Primakov's New Russian Government. The Heritage Foundation. Yevgeny Volk. 2 September 2013. Evgueni Volk. Backgrounder #1232 on Russia. 6 November 1998.
  5. News: A Look at Russia's Deputy PMs. 2 September 2013. Associated Press. 16 September 1998.
  6. Stepan Zotov. Svyazinvest taps Bulgak as chairman. The Russia Journal. 5 July 1999. 4.