Ihor Prasolov

Ihor Mykolayovych Prasolov is a former Minister of Economical Development and Trade from December 24, 2012 till February 27, 2014.

Igor Prasolov was born on February 4, 1962 in Peschany (Murmansk Oblast, 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, 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 staff sergeant
• 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 System Capital Management

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

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