Vitaly Mette

Vitaly Leonidovich Mette (; 5 January 1947 – 4 July 2003) was a Kazakh politician and scientist, who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from October 1994 to March 1995, First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from March 1995 to March 1997, akim of the Semey Region from March to April 1997, and akim of East Kazakhstan Region from April 1997 to February 1993. Mette was also a faculty member of the International Academy of Mineral Resources and the Academy of Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the president of the Board of Directors of JSC National Company Kazakhstan Engineering.

Early life and education Mette was born in 1947 in the village of Kozlushka of the East Kazakhstan Region. His father was a mechanic and his grandfather immigrated from France to Russia in 1900. On 13 March 1995, he became the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and while serving that position, he was the president of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan.

On 14 March 1996, Mette became the Vice President of Ivedon International Ltd and served that position until he was appointed as the akim of Semey Region on 10 March 1997. On 17 April 1997, Mette became the akim of East Kazakhstan Region until he was replaced by Abaidildin Talgatbek on 26 February 2003.

A month later on 13 March 2003, Mette was appointed as the president of domestic military industrial holding Kazakhstan Engineering until his death.

Death and legacy On the night of 3–4 July 2003, Mette unexpectedly died from a serious illness. He was buried in Oskemen. Mette is survived by his two daughters and one grandson.

In March 2004, a memorial plaque was installed in the building of the uranium production at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant, where Mette worked for 20 years.