Aleksey Orlov (politician)

Aleksey Maratovich Orlov (Russian: Алексей Маратович Орлов, Oirat: Орлов Алексей Маратович, Orlov Aleksey Maratoviç) is a Kalmyk statesman who served as Head of the Republic of Kalmykia from October 2010 until March 2019.[1]

Aleksey Maratovich Orlov Алексей Маратович Орлов
2nd Head of Kalmykia
In office 24 October 2010 – 20 March 2019
Preceded by	Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Succeeded by	Batu Khasikov
Personal details
Born	9 October 1961 Elista, Kalmyk ASSR, USSR
Nationality	Kalmyk
Political party	United Russia
Profession	Statesman

Early life

Orlov was born on 9 October 1961 in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia. He is ethnically Kalmyk. In 1984, he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the MFA of the USSR.

Early career

From 1984 to 1985, Orlov worked as chief inspector of the association for the export of agrarian products "Selkhozprodexport", Moscow. In 1986, he began work as a plumber at the Moscow plant "Agregat". In 1989, he became department manager, and later the head of the Trade-union center of the MFA service department. In 1991 he began to serve as Director General, Vice Manager of the Soviet-Yugoslav Joint Venture Company JSC "Sov-Yug" , a position which he held until 1994. From August 1994 to January 1995, he was Vice Manager at CJSC "Poisk". From February 1995 to July 1995 he worked as Director General of the Russian-Italian Joint Venture Company CJSC "MAG".

Political career

From May 1995 to January 2003 Orlov was Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kalmykia to the RF President and Deputy Chair of the Republic of Kalmykia, Moscow; from January 2003 to October 2010 First Deputy Chair of the Republic of Kalmykia - Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kalmykia to the Russian Federation President.[2]

On September 21, 2010 President Dmitry Medvedev proposed his candidature as Head of Kalmykia from a list of four candidates submitted by the United Russia Party. On 28 September he was confirmed by the legislature, the People's Khural of Kalmykia. On 24 October he took office, succeeding his predecessor Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.[3] He was reelected president with more than 80 percent of the vote in 2014.

References

Justin Corfield - The History of Kalmykia: from Ancient times to Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Aleksey Orlov (2015). ISBN 978-1-876586-29-4. This book covers the history of Kalmykia and the Kalmyks, and draws on a long interview with Aleksey Orlov, and also with some of his friends and colleagues in Chapter 5: Aleksey Orlov and the continued development of Kalmykia.

1. meduza.io https://meduza.io/news/2019/03/20/putin-smenil-glavu-kalmykii. Retrieved 20 March 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Alexey Orlov as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kalmykia to the President of the Russian Federation" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
3. "Medvedev proposes candidature of Aleksey Orlov to Head of Kalmykia, RIA Novosti" (in Russian). 21 September 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2013.

External links

• Official Biography of Alexey Orlov, retrieved on August 27, 2011
• - Nomination and Biography of Alexey Orlov