Yuri Maslyukov

Yury Dmitriyevich Maslyukov (30 September 1937 – 1 April 2010) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was in charge of the Gosplan for three years preceding the demise of the Soviet Union and first deputy prime minister in 1998–1999.

Early life
Yuri Maslyukov was born on 30 September 1937 in the Leninabad in Tajik SSR. He graduated from the Leningrad Mechanical Institute.

Political career
Maslyukov served several positions within both the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. Within the CPSU, he was candidate member of the Central Committee's Politburo in 1988-1989 and full member from September 20, 1989 to July 14, 1990. Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, he held several high-ranking positions with the CPSU, including the post of First Deputy Defense Industry Minister of the Soviet Union. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union he joined the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF).

Maslyukov was the only Communist member of the Russian Cabinet under Boris Yeltsin, serving as First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation in the wake of the 1998 Russian financial crisis. He ultimately served as a member of the Committee on Budget Issues and Taxes of the State Duma, until his death on 1 April 2010.

Decorations and awards

 * Order of Lenin (1987)
 * Order of the October Revolution
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour
 * Order of the Badge of Honour
 * Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation
 * (1997) - for services to the state and many years of hard work
 * (1999) - for services to the state and many years of hard work
 * (2002) - for long-term productive state activities
 * Gratitude of the Government of the Russian Federation (2007) - for long-term and fruitful state activities