Who is Alexander Khloponin?
He is Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. He was born on March 6, 1965, in Sri Lanka. He is married to Natalya. He has one daughter (Lyubov Khloponina).
He is closely related to Russian President Putin and has close ties with oligarchs as Mikhail Prokhorov and Vladimir Potanin.
International Financial Company
In the early 90’s Khloponin was Chairman of the International Financial Company.
IFC is the investment banking branch of Interros, owned by Vladimir Potanin. He is the owner of 3 superyachts.
Norilsk Nickel
In the late 90’s Khloponin became CEO of Norilsk Nickel. Norilsk Nickel is a Russian nickel and palladium mining and smelting company.
Norilsk Nickel is owned by Vladimir Potanin, Oleg Deripaska, and Roman Abramovich. Mikhail Prokhorov (owner of the yacht Palladium) used to be involved but he sold all his shares.
Politics
Later he became governor of the Taimyr Region (in Siberia) and from 2002 until 2010 he was Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (in East Siberia).
In 2012 Khloponin was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, which makes him one of the most influential people in the Russian Government.
Alexander Khloponin Net Worth
We estimate his net worth at US$ 1 billion.
Resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlexanderKhloponin
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53982
http://government.ru/en/gov/persons/141/events/