Yuri Maslyukov

Yury Dmitriyevich Maslyukov[a] (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.

Yuri Maslyukov was born on 30 September 1937 in the Leninabad in Tajik SSR.

[2] Maslyukov served several positions within both the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation.

[3][4] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union he joined the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF).

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.