Alexander Borisovich Levintal (born 18 October 1957) is a Russian politician. He served as the
governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast from 2015 to 2019.
Biography
He graduated from the
Pacific National University
The Pacific National University (PNU) is a public university in Khabarovsk, Russia, established in 1958. PNU has over 12,000 students in 80 various academic majors.
Yuriy S. Marfin, the rector of the Pacific National University
History
The P ...
in
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk ( ) is the largest city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China–Russia border, at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, about north of Vladivostok. As of the 2021 Russian c ...
, in the
Russian Far East
The Russian Far East ( rus, Дальний Восток России, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in North Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asia, Asian continent, and is coextensive with the Far Easte ...
on Economics and Organization of Engineering Industry.
From 1979 to 1990, he was a researcher of the Institute of Economic Research of the
Far Eastern Branch of the
Soviet Academy of Sciences
The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union was the highest scientific institution of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991. It united the country's leading scientists and was subordinated directly to the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (un ...
with seat in Khabarovsk.
From 1990 to 1992, he worked within the General Direction of Economy of the
Territory of Khabarovsk.
In 1992 and 1993, Levintal was First Vice President of the Economic Committee. After 1993 he was President of the Economic Committee and Vice Governor of the Territory of Khabarovsk.
After 2000, Levintal was President of the Committee on Economics and First Deputy Minister of Economy of the region.
From 2002 to 2009, Levintal was Vice Governor of Khabarovsk and Minister of Economic Development and External Relations of Khabarovsk. In 2009, Levintal became Deputy
Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation in the
Far Eastern Federal District
The Far Eastern Federal District ( rus, Дальневосточный федеральный округ, p=dəlʲnʲɪvɐˈstot͡ɕnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is the largest and the least populated federal districts of Russia, federa ...
.
From October 2013 to February 2015, he was the first deputy chairman of the Khabarovsk Territory Government on economic issues.
On 24 February 2015, Levintal was appointed by Presidential Decree as Acting Governor of the
Jewish Autonomous Region
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) is a federal subject of Russia in the far east of the country, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast in Russia and Heilongjiang province in China. Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan.
The ...
. He was confirmed in the post by election in September 2015 and served until his resignation in December 2019.
Levintal is Doctor in Economics and Professor. He has the title of "Honored Economist of the Russian Federation", having been awarded with the Order of Friendship, and having received the medals: "For Merit in the All-Russia Population Census", "For Strengthening the Combat Commonwealth", the EMERCOM of Russia "Marshal Vasily Chuikov".
He is married and has a daughter.
References
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1957 births
Living people
Governors of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast