Alexander Kolmakov

Alexander Kolmakov
Kolmakov in 2006
First Deputy Minister of Defense
In office
25 September 2007  21 June 2010
President2007-2008 Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev
MinisterAnatoly Serdyukov
Preceded byAleksandr Belousov
Succeeded byVladimir Popovkin
Personal details
Born (1955-07-31) 31 July 1955
Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Years of service1976–2010
RankColonel general
Commands
Battles/warsSoviet-Afghan War

Alexander Petrovich Kolmakov (Russian: Александр Петрович Колмаков, born 31 July 1955) is a retired Russian Airborne Forces colonel general who served as the commander of the Airborne Forces from 2003 to 2007. He was also the First Deputy Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2010.