Anton Viktorovich Koltsov (; born 24 June 1973) is a Russian politician, former chairman of the government of

Vologda Oblast Vologda Oblast (, ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is Vologda. The oblast has a population of 1,202,444 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census). The largest city is Cherepovets, t ...

(2017–2022), and head of the government of the occupation Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military–Civilian Administration during the

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Biography

Koltsov was born on 24 June 1973 in

Cherepovets Cherepovets ( rus, Череповец, p=tɕɪrʲɪpɐˈvʲets) is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River (a tributary of the Volga River) and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir. ...

. In 1996 he graduated from the Yaroslavl State Medical Academy, and in 2003 from Cherepovets State University. In 2010, he received the qualification "Master of Business Administration" at the

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. Graduated from the Higher School of Public Administration of the RANEPA (“School of Governors”). Previously worked in the steel industry. In 2015–2016, he was the Director for Health, Safety and Environment at

Severstal Severstal () is a Russian company mainly operating in the steel and mining industry, headquartered in Cherepovets. Severstal is listed on the Moscow Exchange and LSE and is the largest steel company in Russia. The company is majority-owned and ...

. In 2016, he was appointed First Deputy Governor of the

. In 2017–2022, he was the Chairman of the Government of the Vologda Oblast. On July 18, 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it became known that he was appointed head of the government of the Russian occupation Civil-Military Administration of the Zaporozhye region.

International sanctions

In September 2022 he was

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ed by the

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. He was also sanctioned by the

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in October 2022 for involvement in the referendum for Zaporizhzhia to become part of Russia, which the European Union has stated is illegitimate and undermines the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Similarly, he was economically sanctioned and had his assets frozen by

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in October 2022.

References

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