Alexander N. Shokhin was born 25 December, 1951 in the Arkhangelsk Region. Graduated from the Economical Faculty of the Moscow State University in 1974.
From 1987-1991 Mr. Shokhin was Economic Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Head of the Department of International Economic Relations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Twice, in 1991-1994 and in 1998, he held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. In 1991-1994 he also held positions of Minister of Labor, Minister of Economics, Chairman of the Russian Agency for International Cooperation and Development, and Russian governor at the IMF and the World Bank.
From 1994 to 2002 Mr. Shokhin was a Deputy of the State Duma, where he occupied the posts of first Vice Chairman.
From 2002 to 2006 Mr. Shokhin was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Investment Group "Renaissance Capital". Since 2005 – President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. 2008 – Chairman of the Coordinating Council of Employers’ Unions of Russia (CCEUR)
Mr. Shokhin is a member of several deliberative bodies under the Russian President and Government. He is also Chairman of the National Association of Regional Agencies for Investments and Development of the South Federal District.
For his role in the advancement of Russian Industry Mr. Shokhin has been awarded the http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?t=4238449_1_2">Order of Merit for Country of the IV Degree. He is also a Companion of Honour and a holder of other honorary distinctions.
Mr. Shokhin is Doctor of Economics, Professor. http://www.shokhin.ru/">
