Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev (born November 25, 1944, in Olyokminsk

Olyokminsk

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, Yakutia, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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) is a Russia

Russia

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n politician, currently retired.

In 1996–2003, he was the Governor of Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

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. In 2003-2004, prior to the Beslan school hostage crisis

Beslan school hostage crisis

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, he was Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District

Southern Federal District

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. On September 13, 2004, - September 24, 2007, he was Russia's Minister for Regional Development in Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet

Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet

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External links

• Official biography (in Russian)