Alexander Khloponin Explained

Alexander Khloponin
Office:Deputy Prime Minister
Term Start:19 January 2010
Term End:7 May 2018
Primeminister:Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Office1:Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District
Term Start1:19 January 2010
Term End1:12 May 2014
President1:Dmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Predecessor1:Office established
Successor1:Sergey Melikov
Order2:4th
Office2:Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Term Start2:17 October 2002
Term End2:19 January 2010
Predecessor2:Alexander Lebed
Nikolay Ashlapov (acting)
Successor2:Edkham Akbulatov (acting)[1]
Lev Kuznetsov
Office3:2nd Governor of Taymyr AO
Term Start3:21 February 2001
Term End3:10 October 2002
Predecessor3:Gennady Nedelin
Successor3:Oleg Budargin
Birth Date:6 March 1965
Birth Place:Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
Nationality:Russian
Alma Mater:Moscow Financial Institute
Party:United Russia
Profession:Politician, businessman
Native Name Lang:ru

Alexander Gennadyevich Khloponin (Russian: link=no|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.

Background and education

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.

Political career

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]

Personal life and recognition

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Эдхам Акбулатов временно исполняет обязанности губернатора Красноярского края. January 20, 2010.
  2. Web site: Official Website of the Government of the Russian Federation . 2022-05-10 . archive.government.ru.
  3. Web site: Russian Administrative divisions.
  4. http://www.viperson.ru/wind.php?ID=1610 (in Russian)
  5. Web site: Archived item . 30 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100330230038/http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=14734418&PageNum=0 . March 30, 2010 .
  6. Web site: Указ о назначении Александра Хлопонина Заместителем Председателя Правительства и полномочным представителем Президента в Северо-Кавказском федеральном округе. January 19, 2010 .
  7. http://eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/28117/ Kremlin's reshuffle in North Caucasus shows force trend in policies, experts say, Caucasian Knot, Moscow, 13 May 2014
  8. Web site: 2017-07-24 . Don't Take Russians' Threats Seriously Until You Know Where Their Kids Live . 2022-05-10 . Observer . en-US.