Alexander Bogdanovich Karlin (russian: Александр Богданович Карлин), born 29 October 1951 in the
selo of
Medvedka, located in the
Tyumentsevsky District
Tyumentsevsky District (russian: Тюме́нцевский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #32-ZS district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative cent ...
of
Altai Krai, is a Russian politician. He served as the
Governor of Altai Krai
The governor of Altai Krai (russian: Губернатор Алтайского края) is the chief executive of Altai Krai, a federal subject
The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (russ ...
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
Mikhail Sergeyevich Yevdokimov (russian: Михаил Сергеевич Евдокимов; 6 December 1957 – 7 August 2005) was a Russian comedian, actor and politician.
Biography
Yevdokimov was born in Stalinsk (now Novokuznetsk), wester ...
. 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
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, who managed on 11%.
[
On August 13, 2010, Alexander Karlin made a controversial decision to fire mayor of Barnaul who was legitimately elected in 2008.
On May 30, 2018, Karlin resigned as Governor with immediate effect.]
References
1951 births
Living people
People from Altai Krai
United Russia politicians
21st-century Russian 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
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