Alexander Semyonovich Belyakov (; born 20 May 1945) is a Russian

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who served as

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Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast (, ; ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). The oblast has an area of and a population of 2,000,997 (2021 Russian census, 2021 Census); up from 1,716,868 recorded in the 2010 Russian census ...

in 1991–1996 and member of the

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in 1999–2005.

Biography

Alexander Belyakov was born in

Sortavala Sortavala (; Finnish language, Finnish and ; ), previously known as Serdobol () until 1918, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finland, Finni ...

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in 1945. He was elected governor of

in 1991 and joined the pro-

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Our Home is Russia political party in 1995. He was defeated by an independent,

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-backed candidate,

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in the election in 1996. Belyakov served as president of the SBS Agro Bank from 1997–1998 before being elected to the

in 1999 and serving as chairman of its national resources committee. He was re-elected as a

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candidate in 2003. Belyakov is currently president of the Russian Association of Paper & Pulp Organizations and Enterprises (RAO BUMPROM).

Family

He is married to Antonina Borisovna Belyakova. They have a son and a daughter. There are three grand granddaughters.

Honours and awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

, 4th class * Order of Honour (26 June 1995) - for services to the state, achievements in work, a great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation among peoples and selfless actions in rescuing the dying

References

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