Valeriy Serdyukov
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Valery Pavlovich Serdyukov ' onMouseout='HidePop("99576")' href="/topics/Homiel_Voblast">Homiel Voblast
, Byelorussian SSR) is the current governor of Leningrad Oblast
in Russia
.
Serdyukov graduated from the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
with a degree in economics
.
He was appointed by the oblast Governor as Vice-Governor in charge of industry, energy, and the environment in 1996, made Lieutenant Governor in December 1997, and served as Acting Governor since September 18, 1998. Serdyukov was elected Governor in 1999 and again in 2003. In 2007, he was reappointed as Governor by Vladimir Putin
, the then-President of Russia, following a Kremlin-sponsored law which made regional governors appointed by the President instead of being popularly elected.
. He is married and has two adult sons and three grandchildren.
Homiel Voblast
Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Homyel.Important cities within the voblasts include: Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svetlahorsk, Rechytsia, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow, Dobrush...
, Byelorussian SSR) is the current governor of Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
in 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...
.
Serdyukov graduated from the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
The G. V. Plekhanov Saint Petersburg State Mining Institute and Technical University is Russia's oldest higher education institute devoted to engineering...
with a degree in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
.
He was appointed by the oblast Governor as Vice-Governor in charge of industry, energy, and the environment in 1996, made Lieutenant Governor in December 1997, and served as Acting Governor since September 18, 1998. Serdyukov was elected Governor in 1999 and again in 2003. In 2007, he was reappointed as Governor by 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...
, the then-President of Russia, following a Kremlin-sponsored law which made regional governors appointed by the President instead of being popularly elected.
Personal
Serdyukov enjoys chessChess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
. He is married and has two adult sons and three grandchildren.