Alexander Viktorovich Stranichkin (born 5 April 1955 in

Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai Chita (, ) is a city and the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway route, roughly east of Irkutsk and roughly west of Khabarovsk. Population: History Pyotr Beketov's Cossacks founded Chi ...

) is an

Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...

n politician. A former vice-speaker of the

People's Assembly of Abkhazia The People's Assembly – Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia (, ka, აფხაზეთის ე.წ რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, tr, ) is the unicameral legislature of the Abkhazia, Republic o ...

, Stranichkin currently serving as one of the four vice-premiers of the

Republic of Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It covers and has a population of around 245,000 ...

Biography

Stranichkin was born in Chita on April 5, 1955. He studied in

Rostov Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, from the Sea of Azov, directly north of t ...

, embarking on a career path as an economist."Александр Страничкин Назначен Вице-Премиером Республики Абхазия".
''APSNY Press'' No. 68. 10 March 2006. APSNY State Information Agency of Abkhazia. Retrieved 30 June 2009. Stranichkin was first elected to the

(Parliament) in 1996 for its thirteenth session in 1997 and was re-elected to its fourteenth session in 2002."Александр Страничкин назначен вице-премьером Абхазии".
''Day.Az''. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2009. He was serving his second term in the Assembly when he was named as vice-premier by

Sergei Bagapsh Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh, (4 March 1949 – 29 May 2011) was an Abkhaz politician who served as the second President of Abkhazia from 12 February 2005 until his death on 29 May 2011. He previously served as Prime Minister of Abkhazia f ...

. He was replaced as vice-speaker by Albert Ovsepyan, with Stranichkin's support."Грузия нуждается во внешней поддержке: Абхазия за неделю".
Regnum Information Agency. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2009. On 15 June 2012, Stranichkin was re-elected as head of the Russian Community of the Republic Abkhazia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stranichkin, Alexander Viktorovich 1955 births Living people People from Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai 2nd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia Vice premiers of Abkhazia 3rd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia