Alexander Novak was born on August 23, 1971, in Avdeyevka.
In 1993, he graduated from Norilsk Industrial Institute, specialty Economy and Management in Metallurgy.
1988 1993: 1st category operative hydro-metallurgist; technician-technologist (trainee), manual labour technician (trainee), economist (trainee).
1993 - 1997 - economist, head of the financial bureau of the accounting department of Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Combine.
May 1997 June 1999 - Head of the tax planning department of AO Norilsk Combine.
June 1999 May 2000 - Vice-manager in economy - head of department of OAO Norilsk Mining Company.
May 2000 October 2002 - Deputy Head in finance and economy of Norilsk Administration; First Deputy Head of Norilsk Administration.
October 2002 July 2007 - Acting Head of the Main Finance Management of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Administration, Vice-Governor of Krasnoyarsk Kray - Head of the Main Finance Management of the Krasnoyarsk Kray Administration.
July 2007 July 2008 - First Vice-Governor of Krasnoyarsk Kray.
July 2008 September 2008 - First Vice-Governor of Krasnoyarsk Kray - Chairman of the Government of Krasnoyarsk Kray.
September 2008 present time - Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation; from October 2, 2008, member of the Russian Finance Ministry Board.
In 2000, Alexander Novak was rewarded with the Honorary diploma of the Economy Ministry of the Russian Federation.
In 2004, he was distinguished by the Governor of Krasnoyarsk Kray.
In 2006, he was rewarded with the medal For Distinguished Service in Organizing the All-Russia Agricultural Census 2006 of the Russian Federal Statistics Service.
In 2007, he was distinguished by the Finance Minister of the Russian Federation.