Vladimir Yegorov (politician, born 1938)

Vladimir Yegorov
Vladimir Yegorov
Native name	Владимир Григорьевич Егоров
Born	November 26, 1938 (age 78); Moscow
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia;
Service / branch	Soviet Navy, Russian Navy
Years of service	1961–1992
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Baltic Fleet
Awards	Order of Merit for the Fatherland; Order of Military Merit; Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd and 2nd class.;
Other work	governor of Kaliningrad Oblast 2001–2005

Vladimir Grigor'evich Yegorov (Russian: Владимир Григорьевич Егоров) was the governor of Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia in 2001–2005. He was Admiral commanding the Baltic Fleet before he became governor. He was born in Moscow in 1938.^[1]

Naval service

Yegorov was born in Moscow in 1938, after completing high school he worked as a lathe operator in a factory in Leningrad before entering the M.V. Frunze Higher Naval School. Yegorov graduated with the gold medal in 1962 and joined the Northern Fleet. In 1964 he transferred to the Baltic fleet and was torpedo officer on a destroyer. He completed the higher officers course in 1971 and commanded the Krivak class frigate Bditelnny and the Kashin class destroyer Obraztsovy. Between 1974 and 1984 Yegorov commanded squadrons of destroyers and a flotilla of missile boats of the Baltic Fleet. In 1984 he completed the General Staff Academy and was subsequently base commander at Baltiysk and commander of the Soviet Mediterranean squadron of the Black Sea Fleet. Yegorov was promoted to Admiral and commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1991.

Politics

Yegorov was elected Governor of the Kaliningrad Oblast in November 2000, defeating incumbent Governor Leonid Gorbenko in the gubernatorial election.^[2] Yegorov's candidacy was supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin.^[2] He retired from office in 2005.

Yegorov was seriously injured in a car accident on 7 May 2009 Ref

Yegorov is an honorary citizen of Kaliningrad and an honorary member of the Swedish Royal Marine Society. He is also an honorary member of the St Petersburg Maritime Council and the Society of Military Attaches.

Honours and awards

References

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^ ^a ^b Huisman, Sander (March 2002). "A new European Union policy for Kalinigrad" (PDF). Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved 2010-08-10.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), undated (accessed 2 February 2007)

[iss-2] Huisman, Sander (March 2002). "A new European Union policy for Kalinigrad" (PDF). Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved 2010-08-10.

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