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Governor Of Penza Oblast
Governor of Penza Oblast (russian: Губернатор Пензенской области) is the head of the executive branch of the government of Penza Oblast, a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an Oblasts of Russia, oblast) of Russia. Election The procedure for the election and inauguration of the governor of Penza is determined by the federal law,Federal Law of December 11, 2004 No. 159-FZ "On Amendments to the Federal Law" On the General Principles of Organization of Legislative (Representative) and Executive Bodies of State Power of the Subjects of the Russian Federation” and the Federal Law “On the Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right to Participate in a Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation” the Charter of the Penza Region and the law on the election of a governor. For the first time, the elections of the governor (head of administration) of the Penza region were held in April 1993, then were held in April 1998, and in April ...
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Oleg Melnichenko
Oleg Vladimirovich Melnichenko (russian: Олег Владимирович Мельниченко; born 21 May 1973) is a Russian statesman and a politician. Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Northern Affairs. Member of the Presidium of the General Council of the United Russia Party. Chairman of the All-Russian public organization "All-Russian Council of Local Self-Government". Acting Governor of Penza Oblast 26 March 2021. Biography 1990–1992 Military student at Leningrad Higher Political School named after the 60th anniversary of the Komsomol of the Interior Troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, St. Petersburg 1992–1997 Student at V.G. Belinsky Penza State Pedagogical University, Penza. 1997–2001 Trainee teacher, assistant, senior teacher at the Faculty of History, V.G. Belinsky Penza State Pedagogical University 2001–2004 Deputy Head of the Zheleznodorozhny District Admi ...
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1998 Russian Gubernatorial Elections
Gubernatorial elections in 1998 took place in ten regions of the Russian Federation. Overview 1998 saw the re-election of the heads of administrations of the "first wave" elected in April 1993 in Lipetsk, Penza and Smolensk Oblasts and Krasnoyarsk Krai, as well as the presidents of Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Ingushetia and North Ossetia and the chairman of the government of Karelia. For the first time, direct elections were held in Mordovia. The transition to a presidential system was discussed in the last two parliamentary republics, Dagestan and Udmurtia. In Dagestan, on June 25, the Chairman of the State Council Magomedali Magomedov Magomedali Magomedovich Magomedov (russian: Магомедали Магомедович Магомедов; ; 15 June 1930 – 4 December 2022) was a Russian politician who served as the Head of the State Council of Dagestan from 1992 to 2006. ... was re-elected for a new term by the Constitutional Assembly, same as in 1994. In Udmurtia, membe ...
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Governors Of Penza Oblast
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments after their conquest by Rome. Plato used the metaphor of turning the Ship of State with a rudder; the Lati ...
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2021 Penza Oblast Gubernatorial Election
The 2021 Penza Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 17–19 September 2021, on common election day, coinciding with election to the State Duma. Acting Governor Oleg Melnichenko was elected for his first term. Background Governor Ivan Belozertsev in 2020 won re-election to his second term with 78.72% of the vote. On 21 March 2021, less than a year after the election, Governor Belozertsev was arrested, he was charged with accepting a ₽31 million ($0.4 million) bribe from former Senator from Penza Oblast (2003-2013) and pharmaceutical executive Boris Shpigel. Simultaneously, Investigative Committee announced that they had found facts of electoral fraud during 2020 gubernatorial election. On 26 March President Vladimir Putin fired Belozertsev for the "loss of trust" and appointed Senator Oleg Melnichenko as acting Governor of Penza Oblast. Melnichenko previously served in the Government of Penza Oblast in 2007-2009 as Minister of Education and Science, Vice Governor and De ...
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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and from 2008 to 2012, and as president from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012. Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel before resigning in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. He moved to Moscow in 1996 to join the administration of president Boris Yeltsin. He briefly served as director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and secretary of the Security Council of Russia, before being appointed as prime minister in August 1999. After the resignation of Yeltsin, Putin became Acting President of Russia and, less than four months later, was elected outright to his first term as president. He was reelected in 2004. As he was constitut ...
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Nikolay Simonov (politician)
Nikolay Petrovich Simonov (russian: Николай Петрович Симонов; born 7 November 1956), is a Russian politician, appointed Chairman of the Government of Penza Oblast, on 20 November 2015. He had served as the acting Governor of Penza Oblast from 23 March until 26 March 2021, when Oleg Melnichenko replaced him. He was the acting Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Penza Region in 2015. He was the General Director of OJSC Penzadieselmash from 2004 to 2014. He was General Director of OJSC Holding Company Kolomensky Zavod from 2014 to 2015. Biography Nikolay Simonov was born in Moscow on 7 November 1956. In 1980, he graduated from the Peoples' Friendship University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Translation. He began his career at the Kirov Kharkiv Turbine Works. Foreman of the 1st mechanical section of shop No. 53 of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor Industrial association of turbine construction "Kharkiv Turbi ...
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2020 Russian Regional Elections
The 2020 Russian regional elections took place across three days from 11 to 13 September 2020 in 28 out of the 85 federal subjects of Russia. Elected were 18 directly-elected governors, 2 indirectly-elected governors and 11 regional parliaments. The elections also coincided with local elections in many cities. A total of 156,000 candidates stood for 78,000 positions at regional, local and municipal levels. The vote was extended over three days in a move the government said was to avoid over-crowding and reduce the risk from COVID-19. Candidates for the ruling United Russia party and their allies won all 20 governorships with more than 50% of the vote, meaning they would not need to hold a second round run-off. However, the party lost their majority in the regional parliaments of Tomsk, Novosibirsk and Tambov. The elections were seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2021 State Duma elections. Campaign The election was led by incumbent candidates from the governing United Russia ...
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Ivan Belozertsev
Ivan Aleksandrovich Belozertsev (russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Белозе́рцев; born 15 September 1958) is a Russian politician who served as governor of the Penza Oblast from 21 September 2015 until 23 March 2021 (and Acting Governor from 25 May 2015 until 20 September 2015). He was elected governor on 13 September 2015, having gained 86.04% (588,265) of the votes. Belozertsev was re-elected in 2020 with a 78.7% share of the vote. Belozertsev was Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Penza Oblast in 2012–2015 and head of the Penza regional branch of the party United Russia in 2011–2015. Reserve Colonel. On 21 March 2021, Belozertsev was detained on suspicion of taking bribes from pharmaceutical company CEO Boris Spiegel, including millions of rubles, a car, and a luxury watch, and placed in pre-trial detention until at least 20 May 2021. Large sums of cash, approximately RUB 300 mln, were found in Belozertsev's place of residence shortly after ...
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Ivan Belozertsev 2018
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian and Montenegrin it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Іван. The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English ''John''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek name is in turn d ...
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Legislative Assembly Of Penza Oblast
The Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast (russian: Законодательное собрание Пензенской области, Zakonodatel'noe sobranie Penzenskoy oblasti) is the regional parliament of Penza Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The Legislative Assembly exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising the implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The assembly consists of 36 deputies, each of whom is elected for a term of 5 years. 18 members are elected from single-member constituencies and 18 deputies - on party lists. Elections 2017 2022 References Politics of Penza Oblast Penza Oblast {{Russia-gov-stub ...
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Central Election Commission (Russia)
The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation (russian: Центральная избирательная комиссия Российской Федерации, abbr. ЦИК, also Центризбирком) is the superior power body responsible for conducting federal elections and overseeing local elections in the Russian Federation founded in September 1993. It consists of 15 members. The President of Russia, State Duma and Federation Council of Russia each appoint five members. In turn, these members elect the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary. The Commission is in power for a four-year term. On 30 January 2007, amendments to the Russian election legislation, which would allow people without higher education in law to become members of the Central Election Commission, were passed by the President of Russia. History In 1917-1918 there was the All-Russian election commission for the Constituent Assembly, in the Far East in 1920-1922 - The Central El ...
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