Georgy Sergeyevich Poltavchenko ( rus, Гео́ргий Серге́евич Полта́вченко, p=ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ pɐlˈtaftɕɪnkə; born on 24 February 1953) is a Russian politician.
He became Governor of
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
in 2011. On 3 October 2018, Russian President
Vladimir Putin
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replaced him by
Alexander Beglov
Alexander Dmitryevich Beglov ( rus, Алекса́ндр Дми́триевич Бегло́в, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈɡlof; born 19 May 1956) is a Russian politician. He was appointed acting Governor of Saint Peters ...
on an interim basis until the 2019 city election. Previously, he served as the Presidential Envoy to the
Central Federal District
The Central Federal District ( rus, Центра́льный федера́льный о́круг, r=Tsentralny federalny okrug, p=tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Geographically, ...
.
Life
He was born in
Azerbaijan
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in 1953; his father was of
Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
descent. He studied at
Leningrad Aviation Instrument-Making Institute. After graduation he worked at Leninets Research and Production Association and at a district Komsomol (Young Communists' League) committee in Leningrad. He began service in the
KGB in 1979. From 1980 to 1990, he occupied various posts in the
KGB, ultimately becoming chief of department,
Vyborg
Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ...
directorate, regional department of
KGB in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
and the Leningrad region. Georgy was deputy of the Leningrad Regional Council from 1990 to 1993, deputy of Leningrad Regional Council. He was then chief of St. Petersburg directorate,
Federal Tax Police from 1993 to 1999. He ran for the Leningrad city council unsuccessfully in 1998. From 1999 to 2000, he was plenipotentiary representative of the Russian President to
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 1 ...
.
Controversy
LGBT Dispute
In March 2012, Poltavchenko drew the ire of the LGBT community in Russia after he approved a controversial law penalizing the propaganda of homosexuality. In retaliation, the LGBT community in Russia sent letters to the
United States
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, the
European Union
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,
Australia
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and
Canada
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asking them to ban entry for city officials behind the controversial gay propaganda ban.
Plagiarism
In May 2013, according to examination of his doctoral thesis made by
Dissernet
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, Poltavchenko was accused of plagiarism: an overwhelming part of the text had been copy-pasted from several other doctoral theses and books.
Awards
;Russian
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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class (2008)
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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class (2003)
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Order of Alexander Nevsky
The Order of Alexander Nevsky ( ''orden Alexandra Nevskogo'') is an order of merit of the Russian Federation named in honour of saint Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263) and bestowed to civil servants for twenty years or more of highly meritorious ser ...
(2013)
;Dynastic orders
*
Russian Imperial Family
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:
Order of Saint Anna
The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Hol ...
, 1st class (2013)
List of recipients: Order of St. Anna
Saintanna.ru.
References
External links
Bio on Georgy Poltavchenko
Биография на сайте Президента России
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20120119151734/http://www.politjournal.ru/index.php?action=Articles&dirid=72&tek=915&issue=26 Наместник полуцарства
Лауреаты международной премии Андрея Первозванного "За Веру и Верность" в 2003 году
Георгий Полтавченко: В ЦФО надо строить больше малоэтажного жилья
Персональный твиттер-аккаунт Георгия Сергеевича Полтавченко
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1953 births
Living people
1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation
Azerbaijani emigrants to the Soviet Union
KGB officers
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Recipients of the Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow
Medvedev Administration personnel
Russian people of Ukrainian descent
Plenipotentiary Representatives of the President of the Russian Federation in the regions
Governors of Saint Petersburg