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{{Short description|Kyrgyz politician (born 1961)}}
{{Infobox Prime Minister
| name = Igor Chudinov
| image = Igor Chudinov.jpg
| office = 12th [[Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan]]
| president = [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]]
| term_start = 24 December 2007
| term_end = 21 October 2009
| predecessor = [[Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev]] (Acting)
| successor = [[Daniar Usenov]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|8|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bishkek|Frunze]], [[Kirghiz SSR]], [[USSR]], {{small|(now [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]])}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Ak Jol]]
| caption = Chudinov in 2008
| native_name = {{nobold|Игорь Чудинов}}
| native_name_lang = ru
}}
'''Igor Vitalyevich Chudinov''' ({{langx|ru|Игорь Витальевич Чудинов}}; born 21 August 1961) is a former Prime Minister of [[Kyrgyzstan]]. He was appointed to that position on 24 December 2007, following the resignation of [[Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev]].<ref name="PM">{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/24/content_7304442.htm|title=Kyrgyzstan appoints new prime minister|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|date=2007-12-24|accessdate=2007-12-26|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110212324/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/24/content_7304442.htm|archivedate=2009-01-10}}</ref> Prior to his appointment, he was an energy and industry minister in the Kyrgyz government.

Chudinov was nominated for the position by the [[Ak Zhol (Kyrgyzstan)|Ak Zhol]] party, which won a large majority of seats in the Kyrgyz parliament - the [[Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan|Jogorku Kenesh]] - in the elections of 16 December 2007. He was confirmed as prime minister by President [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] on 24 December.<ref name="PM"/>

On 21 September 2009, Chudinov was named Honorary President of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120227075111/http://www.kyrgyztradecouncil.org/ Kyrgyz-North America Trade Council], in recognition of his role in promoting trade and investment between the USA/Canada and Kyrgyzstan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eng.24.kg/business/2009/09/22/9087.html |title="Kyrgyz premier opens joint business-trade development council in New York" |access-date=2009-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140159/http://eng.24.kg/business/2009/09/22/9087.html |archive-date=2011-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As his surname implies, he is [[Russians|Russian]] of [[Chud]] heritage, and does not speak [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]].<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/01/71e78c53-3782-43fe-aa18-7fbd80e1b442.html Kyrgyzstan: New Prime Minister Makes Economy A Priority - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY]</ref>

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