Igor Chudinov
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Igor Vitalyevich Chudinov is a former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
. He was appointed to that position on December 24, 2007, following the resignation of Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev
. Prior to his appointment, he was an energy and industry minister in the Kyrgyz government.
Chudinov was nominated for the position by the Ak Zhol
party, which won a large majority of seats in the Kyrgyz parliament - the Jogorku Kenesh
- in the elections of December 16, 2007. He was confirmed as prime minister by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
on December 24.
On 21 September 2009, Chudinov was named Honorary President of the Kyrgyz-North America Trade Council, in recognition of his role in promoting trade and investment between the USA/Canada and Kyrgyzstan.
He is Russian (Chud
) and does not speak Kyrgyz
.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. He was appointed to that position on December 24, 2007, following the resignation of Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev
Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev
Iskenderbek Rysbekovich Aidaraliyev is a former Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. He was appointed to that position on November 28, 2007, following the resignation of Almazbek Atambayev, and was replaced by Igor Chudinov on December 24, 2007, following the December 2007 parliamentary election...
. Prior to his appointment, he was an energy and industry minister in the Kyrgyz government.
Chudinov was nominated for the position by the Ak Zhol
Ak Zhol (Kyrgyzstan)
Ak Jol is a Kyrgyz political party founded by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on 15 October 2007 to contest the parliamentary election to be held in December 2007.It gained 71 of the 90 seats and was one the three parties to enter in the parliament....
party, which won a large majority of seats in the Kyrgyz parliament - the Jogorku Kenesh
Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan
The Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan is the unicameral Parliament of Kyrgyzstan. It has 120 seats with members elected for a five-year term by party-list proportional voting.-History:...
- in the elections of December 16, 2007. He was confirmed as prime minister by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev is a politician who served as the second President of Kyrgyzstan, from 2005 to 2010...
on December 24.
On 21 September 2009, Chudinov was named Honorary President of the Kyrgyz-North America Trade Council, in recognition of his role in promoting trade and investment between the USA/Canada and Kyrgyzstan.
He is Russian (Chud
Chud
Chud or Chude is a term historically applied in the early Russian annals to several Finnic peoples in the area of what is now Finland, Estonia and Northwestern Russia....
) and does not speak Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz language
Kyrgyz or Kirgiz, also Kirghiz, Kyrghiz, Qyrghiz is a Turkic language and, together with Russian, an official language of Kyrgyzstan...
.