Georgy Boos
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Georgy Valentinovich Boos (in , b. 22 January 1963, in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a Russia
n businessman and politician, and was the governor of Kaliningrad Oblast
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Boos was born in Moscow into a Crimean German family. His parents were both engineers. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute
in 1986 and did his military service in the Soviet Air Force between 1986 and 1988 based at Spassk-Dalny
. Between 1991 and 1995 he was a technical director at the Svetoservis lighting company.
From 1995 to 1998 and again from 1999 to 2005, he was a deputy of the State Duma
, a vice-speaker (29 December 2003—21 September 2005). Boos is known as a close ally to Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov. He was a member of centrist Fatherland party led by Luzhkov, since it merged with Unity party he became a member of United Russia
.
From 29 September until 23 December 1998, he was the Chairman of the State Tax Service of Russia (from 23 December until 25 May 1999, as the service had become a ministry, the Minister of Taxes).
On 14 September 2005 he was proposed by President Vladimir Putin
to the Kaliningrad Oblast
legislature as a governor of Kaliningrad Oblast
and was approved soon after this. Boos took office on 12 November 2005.
Boos married three times. First to Valentina Boos, secondly to Elena Vladimirovna Lerina-Boos and third to Anna Boos. He has five daughters; Ekaterina, Alyona, Nadezhda, Maria and Lyubov
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...
n businessman and politician, and was the governor of Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...
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Boos was born in Moscow into a Crimean German family. His parents were both engineers. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Moscow Power Engineering Institute is one of the largest and leading technical universities in the world in the area of power engineering, electronics and IT...
in 1986 and did his military service in the Soviet Air Force between 1986 and 1988 based at Spassk-Dalny
Spassk-Dalny
Spassk-Dalny , sometimes called Spassk, is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated on the Prikhankayskaya Flatland on the coast of Khanka Lake. Population:...
. Between 1991 and 1995 he was a technical director at the Svetoservis lighting company.
From 1995 to 1998 and again from 1999 to 2005, he was a deputy of the State Duma
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
, a vice-speaker (29 December 2003—21 September 2005). Boos is known as a close ally to Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov. He was a member of centrist Fatherland party led by Luzhkov, since it merged with Unity party he became a member of United Russia
United Russia
United Russia is a centrist political party in Russia and the largest party in the country, currently holding 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party was founded in December 2001, through a merger of the Unity and Fatherland-All Russia parties...
.
From 29 September until 23 December 1998, he was the Chairman of the State Tax Service of Russia (from 23 December until 25 May 1999, as the service had become a ministry, the Minister of Taxes).
On 14 September 2005 he was proposed by President Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
to the Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...
legislature as a governor of Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...
and was approved soon after this. Boos took office on 12 November 2005.
Boos married three times. First to Valentina Boos, secondly to Elena Vladimirovna Lerina-Boos and third to Anna Boos. He has five daughters; Ekaterina, Alyona, Nadezhda, Maria and Lyubov