Alexander Khloponin

Alexander Gennadyevich Khloponin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Генна́дьевич Хлопо́нин); born March 6, 1965). Khloponin was the governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia, Russia.

Alexander Khloponin Александр Хлопонин
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office January 19, 2010 – May 7, 2018
Presidential Envoy of the North Caucasian Federal District
In office January 19, 2010 – May 12, 2014
Succeeded by	Sergey Melikov
Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai
In office October 3, 2002 – January 19, 2010
Preceded by	Alexander Lebed
Succeeded by	Edkham Akbulatov (acting)[1]
Governor of Taymyria
In office February 21, 2001 – October 10, 2002
Preceded by	Gennady Nedelin
Succeeded by	Oleg Budargin
Personal details
Born	March 6, 1965 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Russian
Political party	United Russia
Alma mater	Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation
Profession	Politician, businessman

Career

Khloponin has a finance degree from the Finance Academy (famous Russian university located in Moscow) and was chairman of the board of the Norilsk Nickel company. In 2001, he became the governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in northern Siberia, holding that position until 2002.[2] Khloponin won the election for governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai against Alexander Uss, another man with major business links. The race was relatively close, with Khloponin winning only 48% of the vote even in the runoff.[3]

In 2002 Alexander Khloponin was named Person of the Year by Expert magazine, the Russian business weekly.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in January 2010 the establishment of the North Caucasian Federal District (from Southern Federal District) and appointed Alexander Khloponin Vice-Premier of the Russian Federation and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President to the new federal district while relieving him from the governor's office.[4][5] President Vladimir Putin on May 12 replaced Khloponin as envoy with the interior ministry's Lieut Gen Sergey Melikov[6]

References

2. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Russian_republics.htm
3. http://www.viperson.ru/wind.php?ID=1610 (in Russian)
4. "Archived item". Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
6. Kremlin's reshuffle in North Caucasus shows force trend in policies, experts say, Caucasian Knot, Moscow, 13 May 2014 Archived July 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 4, 2014.