Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin (; born 21 June 1958) is a Russian politician, serving as the 3rd
mayor of Moscow
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Moscow is both a city and separate federal subject, according to the Constitution of ...
since 21 October 2010. Sobyanin previously served as the governor of
Tyumen Oblast
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(2001–2005), Head of the
presidential administration (2005–2008) and Deputy
Prime Minister of Russia
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(2008–2010 in
Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet
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). He has the federal state civilian service rank of
1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation
70px, Shoulder's rank
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The rank of the 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation was first introduced ...
.
Sobyanin is a member of the ruling
United Russia
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political party, and is elected to its higher governing bodies,
current member of presidium of Regional Council of the United Russia in Moscow and the head (political council secretary) of the party's Moscow branch from March 2011 to December 2012.
He is considered to be a close ally to Russian billionaire businessman
Vladimir Bogdanov
Vladimir Leonidovich Bogdanov (; born 28 May 1951) is a Russian businessman and oil business magnate, tycoon.
Biography and career
In 1973, he graduated from Industrial University of Tyumen, Tyumen Industrial Institute with a degree in oil an ...
, Director General of
Surgutneftegas
Surgutneftegas ( rus, ПАО «Сургутнефтегаз», p=sʊrɡʊtnʲɪftʲɪˈɡas) is a Russian oil and gas company created by merging several previously state-owned companies owning large oil and gas reserves in Western Siberia. The c ...
.
As the Mayor of Moscow, Sobyanin has gradually relaxed the massive construction projects of his predecessor
Yury Luzhkov
Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov ( rus, Юрий Михайлович Лужков, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʊˈʂkof; 1936 – 10 December 2019) was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. Before the elect ...
, for which he has won acclaim for the "most sane piece of city planning in years." As mayor, Sobyanin created
Moscow Media, a holding company for a number of TV channels, radio stations, and newspapers, owned and controlled by the
Moscow government
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The members of the Government of Moscow are the ...
. At the same time, Sobyanin was criticized for the banning of
pride parades in the city, for which he was strongly condemned by
LGBT
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groups.
Early life and career
Sergey Sobyanin was born in an ethnic
Mansi
Mansi may refer to:
* Mansi people, an Indigenous people of Russia
** Mansi language
*Mansi (name), given name and surname
*Mansi Junction railway station
* Mansi Township, Myanmar
** Mansi, Myanmar, a town in the Kachin State of Myanmar (Burma)
* ...
village of
Nyaksimvol in the
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, also known as Khanty-Mansia (Khantia-Mansia), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). It has a population of 1,532,243 as of the 2010 Census. Its administrative center is lo ...
(then in the
Russian SFSR
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of the
Soviet Union
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).
In 1989, he got a second degree in jurisprudence (
All-Union Correspondence Institute of Law). His PhD thesis was titled "Legal position of the autonomous okrugs as
federal subjects of Russia
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". On 23 May 2007, at the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Jurisprudence at
Government of Russia
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, defence of Sobyanin's higher doctoral thesis "RF subject in economical and social development of the state" were to take place on the basis of his monograph published shortly before the event. But the defence was cancelled due to an unknown reason. Examination of
Dissernet
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of Sobyanin's doctoral thesis and the monograph of 2007 exposed high level of plagiarism.
Political career
In 1991, he was elected mayor of
Kogalym.
Since 1993, he has been the First Deputy of the Head of the Administration of the Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
On 27 October 1996, he was re-elected as a delegate and a chairman of the Khanty–Mansi Duma.
On 12 July 2000 he was appointed the First Deputy of Plenipotentiary of President of Russia in the
Urals Federal District.
On 14 January 2001 he was elected governor of
Tyumen Oblast
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. During the campaign, oil tycoon
Vladimir Bogdanov
Vladimir Leonidovich Bogdanov (; born 28 May 1951) is a Russian businessman and oil business magnate, tycoon.
Biography and career
In 1973, he graduated from Industrial University of Tyumen, Tyumen Industrial Institute with a degree in oil an ...
was its confidant.
He has been a member of the Supreme Council of the
United Russia
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political party since 2004.
In 2005, Sergey Sobyanin sent a request to the
President of Russia
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about a vote of confidence. That was done in case of the change of the governor assignment procedure.
Vladimir Putin
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nominated him for election by the Duma of the Tyumen Oblast and he was finally reelected on 17 February 2005.
In November 2005, he was appointed a head of the Administration of the President of Russia.
Since 21 October 2010, he has been the
Mayor of Moscow
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Moscow is both a city and separate federal subject, according to the Constitution of ...
.
Mayor of Moscow
City planning
The preservation organization Archnadzor criticized Sobyanin for his razing of historical landmarks to make way for contemporary buildings. In March 2012, Sobyanin garnered controversy for doing little to clean up the city side walks. The City of Moscow has invested considerable resources in beautification and pedestrianization of the City Center. Under the plan, 12,500 trees were planted, sidewalks were widened and redone in granite pavers, the city center got 20 km of protected cycling lanes, decorative street lighting and
Velobike
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History
The system was opened in 2013. In 2015 the 1st generation of the system was fully replaced by the Smoove-based solution using B’TWIN bicycles.
In 2016, e-bik ...
a new public bike share system. A total of 2,600 private building facades were renovated as part of the beautification initiative.
Moscow Urban Renewal Initiative
Moscow Urban Renewal Initiative involves the demolition of dilapidated five-story blocks of flats known as
Khrushchevka
''Khrushchevkas'' ( rus, хрущёвка, khrushchyovka, p=xrʊˈɕːɵfkə) are a type of low-cost, concrete-Panel building, paneled or brick three- to five-storied apartment buildings (and apartments in these buildings) which were designed ...
and the relocation of their residents to modern high-rise housing. The project's aim is to identify and demolish
Khrushchevka
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which are often hazardous and unfit for living and replace them with higher density modern and safe structures. The program stipulates providing the residents of buildings put on the demolition list with equivalent living space with amenities in new buildings in their district.
The list of buildings in the program includes the demolition and replacement more than 5,000 housing blocks with a total area of about 16,000,000 square metres and about 1.6 million residents.
Moscow gay parades
In February 2011, Sobyanin drew the ire of LGBT groups when he deemed
Pride Parades to be "illegal" in Moscow.
In response, several gay organizers ran a parade without approval in May 2011, during which 30 gay supporters were arrested, including several foreigners.
British actor
Ian McKellen
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criticised Sobyanin for the ban on parades, describing Sobyanin as a "coward".
Public perception
According to an independent poll, most Muscovites believe that since coming to power, Sobyanin's leadership has not differed from that of
Yury Luzhkov
Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov ( rus, Юрий Михайлович Лужков, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʊˈʂkof; 1936 – 10 December 2019) was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. Before the elect ...
.
Personal life
Sergey Sobyanin was married to Irina Sobyanina, a cousin of the Minister for Energy in
Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet, Alexander Gavrin. They divorced on 21 February 2014.
The couple have two daughters. He is of Russian and
Mansi
Mansi may refer to:
* Mansi people, an Indigenous people of Russia
** Mansi language
*Mansi (name), given name and surname
*Mansi Junction railway station
* Mansi Township, Myanmar
** Mansi, Myanmar, a town in the Kachin State of Myanmar (Burma)
* ...
ancestry.
Sanctions
In response to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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, on 6 April 2022 the
Office of Foreign Assets Control
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of the
United States Department of the Treasury
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...
added Sobyanin to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant to , followed by the
United Kingdom
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, and European Union.
Notes
External links
Official biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sobyanin, Sergey
1958 births
Living people
1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation
People from Beryozovsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
United Russia politicians
Russian nationalists
Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Russia
Kremlin chiefs of staff
Mayors of Moscow
Governors of Tyumen Oblast
Russian engineers
Soviet politicians
Komsomol
Mansi people
Kutafin Moscow State Law University alumni
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
Russian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions
Russian individuals subject to European Union sanctions