Alexander Valentinovich Novak (Russian: Александр Валентинович Нóвак) (born 23 August 1971 in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine), is a Russian politician, and the current Minister of Energy of Russia.In 1993 he graduated from Norilsk Industrial Institute as a specialist on Economy and Management in Metallurgy. Between 1993–1997 he was economist, Head of the Financial Bureau of the Accounting Department of the Norilsk Mining and Smelting Complex. In 1997 to 1999 he headed the tax planning department of the complex. Wikipedia