Biography
He began his career in 1957 at the construction of the Kuibyshev hydroelectric power station. In 1966, he graduated from the Saratov Polytechnic Institute with a degree in civil engineering. In the same year he moved to Altai. He worked in the Zavyalovsky road construction department. In 1969, he was appointed head of the road construction department No. 3 of the city of Aleysk, Altai Krai, and in 1976, he was the head of the Altaiavtodor association. In 1990, he was elected Director-General of the construction and industrial concern "Altaystroy". He is fluent in German.Political career
In August 1991, he was the Chairman of the Altai Regional Council of People's Deputies. In 1994, he was elected a deputy, and then, and promoted to the chairman of the regional Legislative Assembly. In 1996, he was re-elected to this position.Governor of Altai Krai
On 1 December 1996, Surikov was the third Governor (Head) of Altai Krai, and in March 2000, he was re-elected to this position. During his term as governor, many months of salary delays began, the region dropped to 78th place in the economic rating of regions, hundreds of factories stopped their work, and the regional administration did not have enough money. The region's economy turned out to be unsuitable to the new conditions. But at the same time, a new bridge was built across the Ob River, a regional clinical hospital was opened, and many schools and kindergartens in the region were commissioned. From 17 September 2001 to 13 March 2002, he was a member of the . After Surikov lost the election to Mikhail Yevdokimov in 2004, he worked as an assistant to the plenipotentiary in the Siberian Federal District, while supervising the Altai Krai.Ambassador to Belarus
On 6 February 2006, Surikov was appointed the ambassador to Belarus. On 27 August 2007, Surikov said that in response to US plans to deploy elements of a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, "Russia and Belarus may decide to create new joint military facilities, including nuclear ones." He later said that Russia had no plans to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, and his words were “misinterpreted”. The ambassador's statement nevertheless provoked an immediate harsh reaction in the West. On 7 February 2009, theReferences
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