Alexander Khloponin
Александр Хлопонин
Khloponin in 2015
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
19 January 2010 – 7 May 2018
Prime MinisterVladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Presidential Envoy of the North Caucasian Federal District
In office
19 January 2010 – 12 May 2014
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySergey Melikov
4th Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai
In office
17 October 2002 – 19 January 2010
Preceded byAlexander Lebed
Nikolay Ashlapov (acting)
Succeeded byEdkham Akbulatov (acting)[1]
Lev Kuznetsov
2nd Governor of Taymyr AO
In office
21 February 2001 – 10 October 2002
Preceded byGennady Nedelin
Succeeded byOleg Budargin
Personal details
Born (1965-03-06) March 6, 1965
Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
NationalityRussian
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materMoscow Financial Institute
ProfessionPolitician, 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.

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

Khloponin in 2011

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Эдхам Акбулатов временно исполняет обязанности губернатора Красноярского края". January 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Official Website of the Government of the Russian Federation". archive.government.ru. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Russian Administrative divisions".
  4. ↑ http://www.viperson.ru/wind.php?ID=1610 (in Russian)
  5. ↑ "Archived item". Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Указ о назначении Александра Хлопонина Заместителем Председателя Правительства и полномочным представителем Президента в Северо-Кавказском федеральном округе". January 19, 2010.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Don't Take Russians' Threats Seriously Until You Know Where Their Kids Live". Observer. July 24, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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