Alexander Khloponin | |
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Александр Хлопонин | |
Deputy Prime Minister | |
In office 19 January 2010 – 7 May 2018 | |
Prime Minister |
Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev |
Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District | |
In office 19 January 2010 – 12 May 2014 | |
President |
Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Sergey Melikov |
4th Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
In office 17 October 2002 – 19 January 2010 | |
Preceded by |
Alexander Lebed Nikolay Ashlapov (acting) |
Succeeded by |
Edkham Akbulatov (acting)
[1] Lev Kuznetsov |
2nd Governor of Taymyr AO | |
In office 21 February 2001 – 10 October 2002 | |
Preceded by | Gennady Nedelin |
Succeeded by | Oleg Budargin |
Personal details | |
Born | Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon | March 6, 1965
Nationality | Russian |
Political party | United Russia |
Alma mater | Moscow Financial Institute |
Profession | Politician, businessman |
Alexander Gennadyevich Khloponin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Генна́дьевич Хлопо́нин; born March 6, 1965) is a Russian politician. Khloponin served Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, a krai located in Siberia, from October 2002 to January 2010. From 2010 to 2018, Khlonopin served as Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. He is a member of United Russia.
Khloponin was born on March 6, 1965, in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He received a finance degree from the Moscow Finance Institute. [2] He later served as 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. [3] 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. [4]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in January 2010 ordered the establishment of the North Caucasian Federal District (from Southern Federal District) and appointed 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. [5] [6] President Vladimir Putin on May 12 replaced Khloponin as envoy with the Interior Ministry Lt. Gen. Sergey Melikov [7]
In 2002, Alexander Khloponin was named Person of the Year by Expert magazine, a Russian business weekly. Khloponin's daughter, Lyubov Khloponina, studied at the London School of Economics. [8]