Yury Yarov

Yury Fyodorovich Yarov (Russian: Юрий Фёдорович Яров; born April 2, 1942) is a Russian politician who was a deputy prime minister from 1992 until 1996.^[1] Previously he was the 4th Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States from 6 November 1999 to 14 July 2004.^[2] He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.^[3]

Yury Yarov
Юрий Яров
Yarov in 2011
CIS Executive Secretary
In office 2 April 1999 – 14 July 2004
Preceded by	Ivan Korotchenya (acting)
Succeeded by	Vladimir Rushailo
Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Federation Council
In office 7 December 1998 – 13 April 1999
President	Boris Yeltsin
Preceded by	Anatoly Sliva
Succeeded by	Vyacheslav Khizhnyakov
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office 23 December 1992 – 24 June 1996
Preceded by	Valery Makharadze
Succeeded by	Viktor Ilyushin
Personal details
Born	Yury Fyodorovich Yarov (1942-04-02) 2 April 1942 (age 82) Mariinsk, Russia, Soviet Union

Yarov also played an important role in the leadership of Yeltsin's reelection campaign.

Honours and awards

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland 4th class
• Order of Honour
• Order of Friendship
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• Order of the Badge of Honour
• Medal Defender of a Free Russia
• Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"
• Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"
• Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
• Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (Ukraine)^[4]

References

1. "Russian Premier Says He Plans Some Changes". Reading Eagle. Reuters. July 25, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
2. "CIS Holds Summit Appointing Yuri Yarov Executive Secretary". The Russia Journal. April 5, 1999. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
3. О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 1613) (in Russian). President of Russia. 3 December 1996.
4. Исполнительный секретарь СНГ Юрий Яров указом Президента Украины Леонида Кучмы награждён орденом Ярослава Мудрого Archived February 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

Political offices
Preceded by Anatoly Sliva	Russian President's Envoy to the Federation Council of Russia December 7, 1998 – April 13, 1999	Succeeded by Vyacheslav Khizhnyakov
Preceded by Ivan Korotchenya (acting)	Executive Secretary of CIS April 2, 1999 – June 14, 2004	Succeeded by Vladimir Rushailo