Igor Chudinov

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Igor Vitalyevich Chudinov
Игорь Витальевич Чудинов

Incumbent
Assumed office 
24 December 2007
President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Preceded by Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev

Igor Vitalyevich Chudinov (Cyrillic: Игорь Витальевич Чудинов; born August 21, 1961) is the current Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. He was appointed to that position on December 24, 2007, following the resignation of Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev.[1] Prior to his appointment, he was an energy and industry minister in the Kyrgyz government.

Chudinov was nominated for the position by the Ak Zhol party, which won a large majority of seats in the Kyrgyz parliament - the Jogorku Kenesh - in the elections of December 16, 2007. He was confirmed as prime minister by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on December 24.[1]

He is Russian and does not speak Kyrgyz.[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
2007–present
Incumbent