07 April 2004 18:59 RUSSIA: NEW JOB FOUND FOR ONE OF GREF`S FORMER DEPUTIES Prime Minister Fradkov has appointed Ivan Materov as deputy industry and energy minister, ITAR-TASS reported on 6
April. Materov most recently served as deputy economic development and trade minister. On 5 April, Andrei Reus, former
head of former Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko's secretariat, was also appointed deputy industry and energy
minister. Last month, Khristenko was named industry and energy minister. Economic Development and Trade Minister Gref
has been compelled to cut his 15 deputy ministers to two. Former Deputy Industry and Science Minister Vladimir
Fridlyanov on 6 April was named deputy education and science minister, strana.ru reported. JAC Copyright (c) 2004.
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