Valery Antonovich Makharadze (Russian: Валерий Антонович Махарадзе; 5 March 1940 – 15 November 2008) was a politician in Russia who held a number of senior posts during the presidency of Boris Yeltsin, including deputy prime minister. He was removed from the latter office with the dissolution of the cabinet of Boris Yeltsin and Yegor Gaidar and the creation of Viktor Chernomyrdin's first cabinet.
Valery Makharadze | |
|---|---|
Валерий Махарадзе | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office March – December 1992 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Prime Minister | Boris Yeltsin Yegor Gaidar (acting) |
| Chief State Inspector | |
| In office 14 August 1991 – 2 March 1992 | |
| Succeeded by | Yury Boldyrev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valery Antonovich Makharadze 5 March 1940 Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 15 November 2008 (aged 68) Ottawa, Canada |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Profession | Politician |
Career in government
editUnder the USSR, Makharadze served as the chairman of the Volgograd Oblast soviet.[1]
In 1991, Makharadze's role was to manage the relations between the federal government and the various regional administrations of Russia, as a member of Boris Yeltsin's team.[2] He was also involved in removing former Communist officials for suspected corruption as the Yeltsin administration's chief inspector, including what was referred to as "nomenklatura privatization."[3][4] In March 1992 he was appointed as one of the Deputy Prime Ministers in Yeltsin's cabinet, being in charge of managing relations between the regions and the government in Moscow.[1] As part of this, Makharadze and nationality minister Valery Tishkov signed an agreement with the German government to help resettle Volga Germans in their native region.[5][6] Among his other tasks was to oversee the implementation of economic reforms begun by the central government in the regions.[7][8] However, when Boris Yeltsin was making concessions to conservative opposition factions in order to gain approval for his economic privatization policies, despite the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Poltoranin it was expected the Makharadze would be forced to resign too.[9] He suggested during this time that a stronger presidential administration was needed.[10] Makharadze was removed from the position of deputy prime minister in December 1992, upon the formation of the new cabinet.[1][11]
He later worked at the Russian embassy in Canada as a trade and commercial attaché, until at least 2003.[12]
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Friedgut (1994), p. 254
- ^ Goldberg, Carey (20 December 1991). Political Mess May Undercut Reform in Russia, 2 Officials Say : Upheaval: They paint a picture of a government locked in conflict between administrators and lawmakers, stymied by the most basic problems. Los Angeles Times. Published 6 September 2017.
- ^ Clines, Francis (29 February 1992). Russia to Fight Private Sell-Offs By Ex-Officials. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Sneider, Daniel (4 March 1992). Russia Goes After 'Party Gold'. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ German Region on Volga River to Be Revived. Los Angeles Times. Published 11 July 1992. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Russia Signs Treaty to Set Up A Region for Ethnic Germans. The New York Times. Published 11 July 1992. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Huskey (1992), p. 257–58
- ^ Dahlburg, John-Thor (25 August 1992). Russia's Assets: No Wheeling and Dealing : Economy: Slow sales of state property not the only bug in Yeltsin's program. Unemployment and prices are both on the way up. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Yeltsin confidant resigns position; more moves are expected. Chicago Tribune. Published 26 November 1992. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Barber, Tony (29 October 1992). Yeltsin puts a ban on his rival's army. The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Chazan, Guy. (24 December 1992). Reformers keep their posts in new Russian government. UPI. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Diplomatic, Consular, and other Representatives in Canada. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Published March 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
Books
edit- Friedgut, Theodore H. (1994). Local Power and Post-Soviet Politics. Routledge. ISBN 978-1563244049.
- Huskey, Eugene (1992). Executive Power and Soviet Politics. Routledge. ISBN 978-1563240607.