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Vyacheslav Pozgalyov

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Vyacheslav Pozgalyov
Вячеслав Позгалёв
Pozgolyov in 2010
Member of the State Duma
In office
14 December 2011 – October 2016
2nd Governor of Vologda Oblast
In office
23 March 1996 – 14 December 2011
Preceded byNikolay Podgornov
Succeeded byOleg Kuvshinnikov
1st Head of Cherepovets
In office
4 April 1990 – 23 March 1996
Succeeded byMikhail Stavrovsky
Personal details
Born
Vyacheslav Yevgenyevich Pozgalyov

(1946-11-15) 15 November 1946 (age 77)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Political partyUnited Russia

Vyacheslav Yevgenyevich Pozgalyov (Russian: Вячеслав Евгеньевич Позгалёв, born 15 November 1946) is a Russian retired politician, who served as governor of Vologda Oblast from 1996–2011. He was born in Pyongyang, North Korea to a family of Smersh officer. He was raised in the Far East and Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast.

He became the governor in 1996. Prior to that, he was the mayor of Cherepovets. He tendered his resignation on 12 December 2011.[1] He last served as a member of the State Duma until 2016.[2]

Honours and awards

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  • Order of Merit for the Fatherland;
    • 2nd class (3 December 1999) - for outstanding contribution to strengthening Russian statehood, and socio-economic development of the region
    • 3rd class (14 November 1996) - for services to the state and many years of diligent work
    • 4th class (20 September 2011) - for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and many years of honest work
  • Order of Honour (5 August 2003) - for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and years of diligent work
  • Order of Friendship (15 November 2006) - for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and years of diligent work
  • Order of the Badge of Honour (1985)
  • Honour of the sign "Public recognition" - for the efficient operation of the economy and the successful solution of the social programs of the Vologda region
  • Commemorative Medal "For Assistance" (Interior Ministry of Russia, 2011)

References

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  1. ^ "Vyacheslav Pozgalyov". Vologda Oblast Government. 15 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Депутаты". Государственная Дума (in Russian). Retrieved 4 October 2022.