Anatoly Glushenkov

Anatoly Glushenkov (20 November 1942 – 16 January 2018) was a Russian politician who served as the Governor of Smolensk Oblast from 1993 to 1998. Notably, Glushenkov was the first popularly elected Governor of Smolensk Oblast.[1]

Anatoly Glushenkov
2nd Governor of Smolensk Oblast
In office April 1993 – 29 May 1998
Preceded by	Valery Fateyev
Succeeded by	Alexander Dmitrievich Prokhorov
Personal details
Born	20 November 1942 Sokolovo, Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, U.S.S.R.
Died	16 January 2018 (aged 75) Smolensk, Russia
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

Career

Glushenkov, a manufacturer and then-head of a refrigerator factory in Smolensk, was elected Governor on Smolensk Oblast on 25 April 1993, becoming the first democratically elected governor of the region.[1] Glushenkov defeated incumbent, acting Governor Valery Fateev, a member of Democratic Choice of Russia who had been appointed Smolensk Oblast's governor by President Boris Yeltsin.[1]

Governor Glushenkov served in office for one term from 1993 until 1998.[1] In May 1998, he lost re-election to Alexander Prokhorov of Communist Party of the Russian Federation.[1]

Shortly after leaving the governor's office, Glushenkov moved to Moscow.[1] He was elected to the national Federation Council, where he chaired the Committee on the Commonwealth of Independent States.[1] He retired from politics during the late 2000s.[1]

Death

Anatoly Glushenkov died in Smolensk on 16 January 2018, at the age of 76.[1]

References

1. "Умер бывший губернатор Смоленской области Анатолий Глушенков". Kommersant. 2018-01-16. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-02-03.