Anatoly Yegorovich Glushenkov (, 20 November 1942 – 16 January 2018) was a Russian politician who served as the

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from 1993 to 1998. Notably, Glushenkov was the first popularly elected Governor of Smolensk Oblast.

Career

Glushenkov, a manufacturer and then-head of a

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factory in Smolensk, was elected Governor on Smolensk Oblast on 25 April 1993, becoming the first democratically elected governor of the

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. Glushenkov defeated incumbent, Governor Valery Fateyev, a member of

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who had been appointed Smolensk Oblast's governor by

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. Governor Glushenkov served in office for one term from 1993 until 1998. In May 1998, he lost re-election to

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. Shortly after leaving the governor's office, Glushenkov moved to

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. He was elected to the national

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, where he chaired the Committee on the Commonwealth of Independent States. He retired from politics during the late 2000s.

Death

Anatoly Glushenkov died in

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on 16 January 2018, at the age of 76.

References

1942 births 2018 deaths Governors of Smolensk Oblast Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1994–1996) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000) People from Smolensk {{Russia-politician-stub