Oksana Lut

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolaevna and the family name is Lut.

Oksana Lut
Оксана Лут
Lut in 2024
Minister of Agriculture
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 May 2024
President	Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister	Mikhail Mishustin
Preceded by	Dmitry Patrushev
First Deputy Minister of Agriculture
In office 24 December 2021 – 14 May 2024
President	Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister	Mikhail Mishustin
Preceded by	Dzhambulat Khatuov
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
In office 12 July 2018 – 24 December 2021
President	Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister	Dmitry Medvedev Mikhail Mishustin
Personal details
Born	(1979-02-25) 25 February 1979 (age 45) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Education	Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Awards	Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (2015) Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II Class (2021)

Oksana Nikolaevna Lut (Russian: Окса́на Никола́евна Лут; born 25 February 1979) is a Russian economist and politician serving as the Minister of Agriculture since May 2024. She previously served as First Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 2021 and Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 2018 until 2021.^[1]

Biography

Oksana Lut was born on 25 February, 1979 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

In 2001, she graduated from the Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation with a degree in finance and credit.^[2]

From 1999 to 2000, she held various positions in banking organizations.

From 2000 to 2003, she worked as an economist of the department of credit and promising products and a senior economist of the Regional Business Lending Department of ALFA-BANK.

From 2003 to 2010, she worked in various departments as Managing Director within the state-owned VTB Bank.

From January to October 2010, she served as Head of the Department of Investment Programs and Head of the Non-Core Assets Service of the Department of Investment Projects within the state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec.

From October 2010 to July 2018, she served as Director of the Department for Client Services Department; Director of the Corporate Business Development Department; Director of the Large Business Department, and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the state agriculture bank, RusAg.

From July 2018 to December 2021, she served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture.

From December 2021 to 14 May, 2024, she served as First Deputy Minister of Agriculture.

On 14 May, 2024, she was appointed Minister of Agriculture within the new government.^[3][4] In her candidacy speech before the State Duma she announced the Ministry's new project “Technological support for food security,” which she believes will allow Russia to achieve higher production within the agro-industrial complex.^[5][6][7]

In 2015, she was given the Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour by President Vladimir Putin.

In 2021, she was awarded the Medal of the order For Merit to the Fatherland, II Class.^[8]

References

1. Новости, Р. И. А. (14 May 2024). "Биография Оксаны Лут". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
2. "Новым министром сельского хозяйства России стала Оксана Лут | Горский государственный аграрный университет". www.gorskigau.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
3. "Оксана Николаевна Лут - Правительство России". government.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
4. "Подписаны указы о назначении в руководстве Администрации Президента". Президент России (in Russian). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
5. "Госдума утвердила кандидатуру Оксаны Лут на должность Министра сельского хозяйства". РГАУ-МСХА (in Russian). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
6. "Оксана Лут: российский АПК полностью обеспечен отечественными ветеринарными вакцинами". dairynews.today (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-16.
7. "Оксана Лут утверждена на должность Министра сельского хозяйства РФ". mgavm.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
8. "Что известно об Оксане Лут". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-15.