{{short description|Russian politician}} {{Family name hatnote|Valentinovich|Novak|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Alexander Novak | native_name = {{nobold|Александр Новак}} | native_name_lang = ru | image = Alexander Novak (2019-11-06).jpg | caption = Novak in 2019 | office = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Russia]]<br>for Fuel Energy Complex | prime_minister = [[Mikhail Mishustin]] | term_start = 10 November 2020 | office1 = [[Ministry of Energy (Russia)|Minister of Energy]] | prime_minister1 = [[Dmitry Medvedev]]<br />[[Mikhail Mishustin]] | term_start1 = 21 May 2012 | term_end1 = 10 November 2020 | predecessor1 = [[Sergei Shmatko]] | successor1 = [[Nikolay Shulginov]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|08|23|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Avdiivka]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine SSR]] | party = [[United Russia]] | alma_mater = [[Moscow State University]] (2009) | children = 2 }}
'''Alexander Valentinovich Novak''' ({{langx|ru|Александр Валентинович Новак}}; born 23 August 1971 in [[Avdiivka]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine SSR]]) is a Russian politician who is a current [[Deputy Prime Minister of Russia|deputy prime minister of Russia]] since November 2020.
Previously, he was the [[Ministry of Energy (Russia)|minister of energy of Russia]] between 2012 and 2020, before being replaced in November 2020 by the general director of [[RusHydro]], [[Nikolay Shulginov]].
== Career == In 1993, he graduated from [[Norilsk Industrial Institute]] as a specialist on economy and management in [[metallurgy]].
===Norilsk Nickel accountant (1993-1999)=== Between 1993 and 1997, he was head of the Financial Bureau of the Accounting Department of the [[Norilsk Nickel]] Mining and Smelting Complex. In 1997 to 1999, he headed the [[tax planning]] department of the complex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newslab.ru/info/dossier/novak-aleksandr-valentinovich|title=Новак Александр Валентинович — Министр энергетики Российской Федерации. Бывший премьер-министр Красноярского края / Досье / Справка|website=newslab.ru|access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>
=== Entry into local and regional politics (2000–2008) === From 2000 to 2002, he was [[Norilsk]] deputy mayor for economics and finance, Norilsk's first deputy mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://government.ru/en/gov/persons/187/events/|title=Alexander Novak|publisher=The Russian Government|accessdate=18 August 2017}}</ref> Between 2002 and 2007, he was head of the Main Finance Management of the [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] Administration, Deputy Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Krai and head of the Main Finance Authority of the Krasnoyarsk Krai.
=== Deputy finance minister (2008–2012) === From September 2008 to May 2012, he was the deputy [[Finance Minister of the Russian Federation|finance minister of the Russian Federation]].
=== Energy minister (2012–2020) === [[File:Dmitry Medvedev and Nikolay Azarov 27 June 2012 02.jpeg|thumb|Novak, Russian PM [[Dmitry Medvedev]] and Ukrainian PM [[Mykola Azarov]], 27 June 2012]] In May 2012, he was appointed as the [[Energy Minister|energy minister]] in [[Dmitry Medvedev's First Cabinet|Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet]].
On 15 January 2020, Medvedev resigned his cabinet after [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] delivered the [[Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly]], in which the latter proposed several amendments to the constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dmitry-medvedev-resign-russia-prime-minister-putin-quit-latest-a9284741.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115141538/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dmitry-medvedev-resign-russia-prime-minister-putin-quit-latest-a9284741.html |archive-date=2020-01-15 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up |last=Carroll |first=Oliver |date=15 January 2020 |website=The Independent |language=en |access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref>
On 21 January 2020, he obtained the position energy minister in [[Mikhail Mishustin's First Cabinet|Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/01/21/foreign-defense-and-energy-ministers-keep-their-position-in-new-russian-cabinet-a68996 |title=Foreign, Defense and Energy Ministers Keep Their Position in New Russian Cabinet |date=21 January 2020 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en |access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref>
===Deputy prime minister for energy (2020-present)=== In a reshuffle on [[Mikhail Mishustin's First Cabinet#November_2020_reshuffle|10 November 2020, Mikhail Mishustin exchanged]] Novak's energy ministry post for the [[Deputy Prime Minister|deputy prime minister]] for the Fuel–Energy Complex.<ref name=2020_11>{{Cite web |url=http://government.ru/news/40798/ |title=Оперативное совещание с вице-премьерами |access-date=9 November 2020 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109111750/http://government.ru/news/40798/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Novak was a keynote speaker at the 2022 Russian Energy Week forum, which was held in Moscow from 12–14 October.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rusenergyweek.com/en/ |website=Russian Energy Week |access-date=20 October 2022 |title=Russian Energy Week }}</ref>
On 16 March 2023, Novak met with [[Saudi Arabia]]'s energy minister, Prince [[Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud]] in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to discuss continued Saudi-Russian cooperation within [[OPEC+]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Saudi energy minister discusses global oil markets with Russian deputy PM |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2269936/business-economy |work=Arab News |date=16 March 2023}}</ref>
In May 2023, Novak and [[Mishustin]] visited Beijing and met with Chinese president [[Xi Jinping]]. Novak said that [[China–Russia relations#Energy relations|Russian energy supplies to China]] will increase by 40 percent year-on-year in 2023.<ref name=alj1>{{cite news |title=Russia, China sign new agreements, defying Western criticism |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/24/on-beijing-visit-russian-pm-hails-unprecedented-china-ties |work=Al Jazeera |date=24 May 2023}}</ref>
In May 2025, Putin approved Novak's [[Ministry_of_Energy_(Russia)#May_2025_coal_industry_bailout|coal industry bailout]] plan.
== Sanctions == In September 2022, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Novak in relation to the [[Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|Russian annexation of four Ukrainian Oblasts]], including his own native Donetsk.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. cracks down on top Russian officials with new sanctions|date=30 September 2022 |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/30/u-s-russia-financial-sanctions-00059744|publisher=Politico|access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>
== Personal life == On 18 August 2020, Russian [[Prime Minister of Russia|prime minister]] [[Mikhail Mishustin]] announced that Novak tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Russian energy minister Alexander Novak tests positive for coronavirus |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/russian-energy-minister-alexander-novak-tests-positive-for-coronavirus |work=Daily Sabah |date=18 August 2020 |access-date=18 August 2020 }}</ref>
== Awards, honours and directorships == In 2004, he was distinguished by the governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In 2006, he was rewarded with the medal "For Distinguished Service in Organizing the All-Russia Agricultural Census 2006" of the [[Russian Federal Statistics Service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newslab.ru/info/dossier/novak-aleksandr-valentinovich|title=Новак Александр Валентинович — Министр энергетики Российской Федерации. Бывший премьер-министр Красноярского края / Досье / Справка|website=newslab.ru|access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>
Since July 2010, he has been a member of [[United Aircraft Corporation]] [[Board of Directors|board of directors]].{{cn|date=June 2022}}
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