Olga Vasilyeva (politician)

Olga Vasilyeva
Ольга Васильева
Official portrait, 2016
Minister of Education
In office
18 May 2018 – 15 January 2020
Acting: 15–21 January 2020
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded bySergey Kravtsov
Minister of Education and Science
In office
19 August 2016 – 7 May 2018
Preceded byDmitry Livanov
Succeeded byherself (as Minister of Education)
Mikhail Kotyukov (as Minister of Science and Higher Education)
Personal details
Born (1960-01-13) 13 January 1960
Alma mater1. Moscow State Art and Cultural University;
2. Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities;
3. Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
ProfessionDoctor of Sciences in Historical science
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Olga Yuryevna Vasilyeva (sometimes transliterated as Vasilieva, Russian: О́льга Ю́рьевна Васи́льева; born 13 January 1960) is a Russian politician and historian, who served in Vladimir Putin's government as Minister of Education and Science (2016—2018), and as Minister of Education from May 2018 to January 2020.