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Nikolai Ignatovich Kondratenko (; 16 February 1940 – 23 November 2013) was a Russian politician who served as
Governor of Krasnodar Krai Head of Administration (Governor) of Krasnodar Krai is the highest post of executive power in Krasnodar Krai, a federal subject of Russia. List of Heads of Administration Elections Last elections The latest election for the office was held on ...
from 1995 to 2001. He served as a
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from 2001 to 2003 and from 2008 to 2013. He was also the runner-up candidate of the Communist Party in 2003.


Biography

Nikolai Kondratenko was born on 16 February 1940 in the village of Plastunkovskaya in
Dinskoy District Dinskoy District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Dinskoy Municipal District.Law #771-KZ It is locate ...
,
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. He graduated from the Kuban Agricultural Institute and the Rostov Higher Party School and became a candidate of agricultural sciences. From 1969, he was involved in party work. From 1984 to 1987, he was the head of the Department of Agriculture, then the Second Secretary of the Krasnodar Krai Committee of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU),. Abbreviated in Russian as КПСС, ''KPSS''. at some points known as the Russian Communist Party (RCP), All-Union Communist Party and Bolshevik Party, and sometimes referred to as the Soviet ...
. From 1987 to 1990, he was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Krasnodar Krai Soviet of People's Deputies. In 1989, he was elected to the
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. In 1990, he was elected a people's deputy and chairman of the Krasnodar Krai Soviet. In August 1991, by decision of the
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, he was relieved of his position in connection with supporting the
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; a criminal case was initiated against him, which was later declared illegal and canceled. In December 1993, he was elected to the newly established
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, and became a member of the Federation Council Committee on Agriculture and Food Policy. He was one of the organizers of the Kuban Fatherland movement. In December 1996, he received 82% of the vote and was elected
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, serving from 1997 to 2001, a position in which he was preceded by
Nikolai Yegorov Nikolay Dmitriyevich Yegorov (; 3 May 1951 – 25 April 1997) was a Russian politician. He was the Governor of Krasnodar Kray in 1992-1994 and in 1996–1997, Minister for the Ethnic Affairs of the Russian Federation in 1994–1995 and the repres ...
, and succeeded by Alexander Tkachov. In 2001, he became the representative to the Federation Council from the administration of Krasnodar Krai. He was a member of the Federation Council Committee on Agriculture and Food Policy. In 2003, he was elected to the
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of the 4th convocation. He was a member of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues. Kondratenko was criticized for public
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statements in 2003. In 2008, he was again elected to the Federation Council. He was known for his promotion of traditional values and a
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cultural revival. He died on 23 November 2013.The former governor of krasnodar krai nikolay kondratenko
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Personal life

His son Aleksey Kondratenko is also a politician, and has been a
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from
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since 22 September 2015.


References

1940 births 2013 deaths People from Dinskoy District Communist Party of the Russian Federation members Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1994–1996) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) Governors of Krasnodar Krai Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian communists Deaths from stomach cancer {{Russia-StateDuma-Deputy-stub