Klebanov Ilya

Klebanov,
Ilya

Born on May 7, 1951, in Leningrad.
Graduated from the M. I. Kalinin Polytechnical Institute in Leningrad in 1974.
1974–1977: engineer at Electron Industrial Company.
1977–1997: worked at the Leningrad Optical-Mechanical Enterprise (LOMO), rising from engineer-designer to general director.
1977
In December 1977 was appointed First Deputy Governor of St. Petersburg and Chairman of the Economic and Industrial Policy Committee.
Became Deputy Prime Minister on May 30, 1998.
On October 17, 2001, became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Science and Technology.
Since February 18, 2002: Minister for Industry, Science and Technology.
Since November 1, 2003: Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Northwest Federal District.