Yuriy Borisov

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Borisov.

Yuriy Borisov
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Native name	Юрий Иванович Борисов
Born	(1956-12-31) December 31, 1956 Vyshny Volochyok
Allegiance	Soviet Union Russia
Service/branch	Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Years of service	1978 — present
Rank	General of the Army
Awards	Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR

Yuriy Ivanovich Borisov (Russian: Юрий Иванович Борисов born December 31, 1956) is a Russian Deputy Minister of Defence and a recipient of Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3d degree.

Biography

Yuriy Borisov was born on December 31, 1956 in Vyshny Volochyok. He graduated from Suvorov Military School in 1974 and from Radioelectronics Higher Command School in 1978. In 1980s he also attended Moscow State University from which he graduated in 1985. For 20 years from 1978 to 1998 he was enlisted into the Armed Forces of both Soviet Union and Russia. He was Federal Agency on Industry deputy head in October 2007 and became Minister of Industry and Trade in July 2008. He was a Military-Industrial Commissioner for Russia in March 2011 and as of November 12, 2012 under Presidential Decree, Borisov was promoted to Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.