Igor Yuryevich Babushkin (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Бабушкин; born on 5 April 1970), is a Russian statesman and former military officer who is currently serving as the 3rd Governor of Astrakhan Oblast since 17 September 2019.

Biography

Igor Babushkin was born in Rybinsk on 5 April 1970. After school, he entered the Moscow Higher Military Command School, which he graduated in 1992. Between 1992 and 2012, he served in the

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and divisions of the

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. He graduated from the service in the Federal Agency for Special Construction with the rank of colonel. In 2002, he received additional education at the Golitsyn Border Institute of the Federal Security Service with a degree in jurisprudence. He also graduated from the Institute of Management, Economics and Innovation. In January 2013, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management. He supervised the administration of the property of the state treasury, federal authorities and organizations in the field of defense and security, the administration of branch organizations and foreign property, organizations of the industrial complex, was responsible for the transfer of religious objects to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). In September 2018, Babuskin was appointed Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative in the

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, with

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. On 5 June 2019, by decree of the President of Russia,

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, Babuskin he was appointed as acting governor of the Astrakhan Oblast. On the Single Election Day, 8 September 2019, with a result of 75.64% in the first round of elections for the Governor of the Astrakhan Region, Babushkin won the election. His term of office will end in 2024.

Family

He is married and has a daughter

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Babushkin, Igor 1970 births Living people Governors of Astrakhan Oblast 21st-century Russian politicians