Artyom Novikov

Artem Eduardovich Novikov (; born 13 January 1987) is a Kyrgyzstani politician who served as the First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers from 5 May to 20 May 2021. Prior to this, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister, as well as the acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan as Sadyr Japarov's official powers in office were suspended pending the results of the January 2021 presidential election.

Early life and education He was born on 13 January 1987 in the city of Frunze, the capital of the Kirghiz SSR. His father Eduard Viktorovich Novikov (1951-2021) After the suspension of the official powers of the Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov on 14 November 2020, in connection with his participation in the early presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan scheduled for January 2021, Novikov became Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. Since then, he has been the chairman of the Board of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund. Novikov was reappointed to the position for three years from May 21, 2024.

Personal life He is an ethnic Russian, the 5th ethnic Russian to be a Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. In February 2018, the government allocated 36,000 soms for a three-month course in the Kyrgyz language for Novikov. Novikov himself stated that because Russian is an official state language, he had no reason to study Kyrgyz before. In addition to Russian, he speaks English and German. He managed in learning Kyrgyz as well, and has shown in public to be able to speak Kyrgyz fluently. He is married with two daughters.

Since September 2021, he has been an honorary senior lieutenant in the Kyrgyz Army.

Awards

Order of Dank (18 December 2023) Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation (30 November 2024) Medal "10 years of the Eurasian Economic Union" (26 December 2024, Supreme Eurasian Economic Council)