Anatoly Lisitsyn
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Anatoly Ivanovich Lisitsyn ' onMouseout='HidePop("21261")' href="/topics/Tver_Oblast">Tver Oblast
, then-called Kalinin Oblast, Russia
) is the governor of Yaroslavl Oblast
, Russia
. He graduated from the Leningrad Forestry Academy in 1977. He became mayor in Rybinsk
in 1990. He was appointed acting governor, then governor in 1991. He was elected again on December 17, 1994, with 51.5% of the vote; and re-elected on December 19, 1999 with 63.8% of the vote; and again on December 7, 2003, with 73.1% of the vote. He is a member of the State Council
, and in 2001 was the inaugural recipient of the Russian National Olymp "Governor of the Year" award.http://russiaprofile.org/resources/whoiswho/alphabet/l/lisistsyn.wbp
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast after Mikhail Kalinin. Population: Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno...
, then-called Kalinin Oblast, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) is the governor of Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. He graduated from the Leningrad Forestry Academy in 1977. He became mayor in Rybinsk
Rybinsk
Rybinsk is the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, which lies at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna Rivers. Population: It is served by Rybinsk Staroselye airport.-Early history:...
in 1990. He was appointed acting governor, then governor in 1991. He was elected again on December 17, 1994, with 51.5% of the vote; and re-elected on December 19, 1999 with 63.8% of the vote; and again on December 7, 2003, with 73.1% of the vote. He is a member of the State Council
State Council of the Russian Federation
The State Council of the Russian Federation is an advisory body to the Head of State, which deals with issues of the highest importance to the state as a whole. The council was established by a decree of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on September 1, 2000.The current State Council is the...
, and in 2001 was the inaugural recipient of the Russian National Olymp "Governor of the Year" award.http://russiaprofile.org/resources/whoiswho/alphabet/l/lisistsyn.wbp