Medetbek Kerimkulov Explained

Medetbek Temirbekovich Kerimkulov (ru|Медетбек Темирбекович Керимкулов; born January 28, 1949) was the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan between December 2005 and June 2006, when he became Minister for Industry, Trade, and Tourism.^[1] ^[2] He resigned from this position in February 2007.^[3]

He was the acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan for twenty days in 2005.^[4] He had previously been Mayor of Bishkek.^[5]

Notes and References

http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1063444.html Radio Free Europe website
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4028/print Central Asia-Caucuses Institute website
http://eng.24.kg/politic/2007/02/13/1315.html 24.kg website
http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/kyr.htm Leaders of Kyrgyzstan webpage
Lewis, David. The Temptations of Tyranny in Central Asia, Columbia University Press, 2008, p. 147