Grigory Rapota

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Grigory Alekseevich Rapota (Russian: Григорий Алексеевич Рапота) (born February 5, 1944) is a Russian politician and current special representative of the Russian president in the Volga Federal District (since May 12, 2008). Before that he was the special representative of the Russian president in the Southern Federal District (North Caucasus and southern European Russia).

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Rapota was born in Moscow in 1944. His father was an army officer and his mother an educator. Rapota graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University and completed KGB re-training courses. He worked for KGB at the First Chief Directorate and in the USA 1971-1975, Sweden 1979-1983 (he was expelled from Sweden on December 20, the Cheka Day), and Finland 1987-1990. In 1992-1993, Rapota was head of the Third Geographical Department, and 1993-1998, he was head of the First Chief Directorate. Since 1998 he has worked in different governmental posts.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by ?	Secretary-General of the Eurasian Economic Community October 2002 - October 2007	Succeeded by Tair Mansurov
Preceded by Dmitry Kozak	Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District October 92007 - May 12, 2008	Succeeded by Vladimir Ustinov
Preceded by Alexandr Konovalov	Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District May 12, 2008	Succeeded by incumbent