Alexander Bogdanovich Karlin (; born 29 October 1951) is a Russian politician. He has the federal state civilian service rank of

1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation 70px, Shoulder's rank 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation () is the highest federal state civilian service rank of Russia. The rank of the 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation was first introduced ...

. He served as the

Governor of Altai Krai The governor of Altai Krai () is the Governor (Russia), chief executive of Altai Krai, a Federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia. History of office Before 2007 amendment to the Charter of Altai Krai the office was styled as the H ...

from 2005 until 2018. He became Head of Altai Krai in 2005, replacing Mikhail Kozlov, who assumed the post of acting head after the death of Mikhail Yevdokimov. In December 2007, the administration changed the title of the position to the Governor of Altai Krai. In July 2014, he resigned from his post, but was immediately appointed as the acting governor and ran in the September 2014 elections. In the election, he took 73% of the vote, defeating Sergey Yurchenko, who managed on 11%. On 13 August 2010 Alexander Karlin made a controversial decision to fire the mayor of Barnaul who was legitimately elected in 2008. On 30 May 2018 Karlin resigned as Governor with immediate effect.

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1951 births Living people People from Altai Krai United Russia politicians 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation Governors of Altai Krai Heads of the federal subjects of Russia of German descent Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) Ural State Law University alumni Honoured Lawyers of the Russian Federation {{russia-politician-stub