Tatiana Golikova
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Tatiana Golikova is a Russian
Russians
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 economist
Economist
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. She graduated from Plekhanov Institute of the National Economy with a specialization in labour economics
Labour economics
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 in 1987. As of 2010 she is the head of the Ministry of Health and Social Development
Ministry of Health and Social Development
The Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation is an agency of the government of Russia, headquartered in Moscow. As of 2010 Tatyana Golikova is the minister.-External links:* *...

 of Russia.

Career History

Golikova was an economist in the State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry
Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation
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 from 1990 to 1992. She moved on to hold the post of Chief Economist in the State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry from 1992 to 1995 and was then Deputy Head of State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry from 1995 to 1998. From April to August 1998 she held the post of Head of State Budget Department at the Finance Ministry, before becoming Head of the Budget Policy Department from August 1998 to July 1999. She was deputy Finance Minister from July 1999 to 2002 and First Deputy Finance Minister from 2002 to 2004. She was a Deputy Finance Minister from 2004 to September 2007.

Minister

Golikova was appointed Minister of Health and Social Development in September 2007, at the request of Dmitry Medvedev. She has the additional responsibility of Deputy Chair of the Federal Antinarcotics Service (FSKN).

Personal life

Golikova is married to Viktor Khristenko
Viktor Khristenko
Viktor Borisovich Khristenko is the current Russian Minister of Industry and former First Deputy Prime Minister.-Personal life:...

, the current minister of Industry and Trade of Russia. They married in 2003. She has excellent mathematics skills, and has earned the nickname "Miss Budget". She has received various awards including, "For Services to the Motherland" in the 2nd Degree (2001), "For Services to the Motherland" in the 1st Degree (2004), the Order of Honour (February 2006), and the Order of Friendship
Order of Friendship
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 (November 2006).

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