Elvira Nabiullina (Ýëüâèðà Ñàõèïçàäîâíà Íàáèóëëèíà) was born on Oct. 29, 1963, in Ufa.

Education: Economics, Moscow State University (1986). Ph.D., economics (1990).

1991-1992: Ñhief specialist in the Directorate of the Managing Committee of the Soviet Scientific-Industrial Union on Issues of Economic Reform

1992-1994: Ñhief specialist and consultant for the Directorate of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on Issues of Economic Policy

1994: Adviser at the Expert Institute of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

1994-1995: Deputy head of the Department for Economic Reform, head of the Department for State Regulation of Economy of the Russian Ministry of Economy

1995-1996: Deputy head of the Department for Economic Reform of the Russian Ministry of Economy

1996-1997: Head of the Department for Economic Reform of the Russian Ministry of Economy, member of the Ministry's board

1997-1998: Deputy minister of economy

1998-1999: Deputy chairwoman of the Promtorgbank board of directors

1999: Executive director of the Eurasian Ratings Service

1999-2000: Vice president of the Center for Strategic Research

2000-2003: First deputy minister of economic development and trade

2003-2005: President of the Center for Strategic Research

October 2005-present: Head of the Expert Council of the Organizing Committee for Preparing for Russia's Presidency of the Group of Eight. Head of research at the Center for Strategic Research.

Sept. 24, 2007: Appointed economic development and trade minister

May 12, 2008: Appointed economic development minister