Torn technocrat
21.02.2013 / 04:00 CET
Ukraine's prime minister, Mykola Azarov.
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Curriculum vitae
1947: Born, Kaluga, Soviet Union
1971: Graduated in geology from Moscow State University
1971-84: Managerial positions in coal industry
1984-95: Ukraine State Research Institute for Mining
1986: Doctorate in geology
1994-98: Member of parliament
1996-
2002: Head of State Tax Inspectorate
2001: Leader of the Party of Regions
2002-05: First deputy prime minister, finance minister (under President Leonid Kuchma)
2006-07: First deputy prime minister, finance minister (under President Viktor Yushchenko)
2007-10: Member of parliament
2010-: Prime minister
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