Sergei Stepashin Politician

Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin (Russian: Серге́й Вади́мович Степа́шин; born 2 March 1952) is a Russian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Russia in 1999. Currently he is Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of Russia. He was appointed federal security minister by President Boris Yeltsin in 1994. He resigned his position in 1995 as a consequence of the Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 02, 1952
Birth place	China , Lüshunkou District
Religion	Russian Orthodox Church
Education	Military academies in Russia Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

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Office holder

awards	Order of Courage
office	Prime Minister of Russia First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
president	Boris Yeltsin
prime minister	Prime minister Yevgeny Primakov
successor	Vladimir Putin Nikolai Aksyonenko