Anatoly Artamonov
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Artamonov Анатолий Дмитриевич Артамонов | |
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4th Governor of Kaluga Oblast | |
In office 12 November 2000 – 12 February 2020 | |
Preceded by | Valery Sudarenkov |
Succeeded by | Vladislav Shapsha |
Personal details | |
Born | Krasnoye, Khvastovichsky District, Kaluga Oblast, RSFSR, USSR | 5 May 1952
Nationality | Russian |
Political party | United Russia |
Spouse | Zoya losifovna Artamonova |
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Artamonov (Russian: Анато́лий Дми́триевич Артамо́нов; born 1952, in Krasnoye, Kaluga Oblast, USSR) is Russian politician, former governor of Kaluga Oblast. In November, 1996, Artamonov was elected vice-governor of the Kaluga region. On November 12, 2000 he was elected governor of the Kaluga region with 56.72% of the vote; and re-elected on March 14, 2004 with 66.86% of the vote. On July 21, 2005, President Vladimir Putin nominated Artamonov to retain his position; the nomination was confirmed by the Kaluga duma on July 26. In 2002, Artamonov was named governor of the year by the Russian Biographical Institute.[1]
Artamonov has been praised for managing to promote Kaluga Oblast as a destination for foreign investors, leading to the establishment of an automotive cluster in the region,[2][3] and for creating a pro-business environment.[4] Because of this, he managed to reorient the local economy away from Soviet-era military industries and promoted infrastructure spending on projects like the reconstruction of Kaluga Airport.[5]
He is reportedly an admirer of former Singaporean president Lee Kuan Yew.[6] In 2013 Artamonov was found guilty of defamation by a Krasnoyarsk Krai court for calling Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska "a crook".[7]
References
- ^ RAP Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Russian automotive: Kaluga creates cluster template". FT. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Q&A: How to Make Foreign Business Love Russia". Moscow Times. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Putin's Next Move in Russia: Observations from the 8th Annual Valdai International Discussion Club | Brookings Institution". Brookings. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Bright spark". The Economist. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "The Curse of Lee Kuan Yew". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Russian mogul Oleg Deripaska wins 1-ruble defamation suit against governor". RAPSI. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
External links
- (in Russian) Official website
- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Khvastovichsky District
- Governors of Kaluga Oblast
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Recipients of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Order of the Dannebrog
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- United Russia politicians
- 21st-century Russian politicians
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Members of the Federation Council (Russia)
- Russian politician stubs