Ruslan Nikolayevich Kukharuk (; born May 8 1979) is a Russian statesman and politician. He is the current

Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, also known as Khanty-Mansia (Khantia-Mansia), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). It has a population of 1,532,243 as of the 2010 Census. Its administrative center is lo ...

since September 8, 2024.

Biography

Ruslan Kuharuk was born in

Uray Uray (; Mansi: Урай) a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located on the Konda River from Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: History It was founded as a settlement for oil field workers. It was granted town status in 1965. Administrativ ...

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, also known as Khanty-Mansia (Khantia-Mansia), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). It has a population of 1,532,243 as of the 2010 Census. Its administrative center is lo ...

Tyumen Oblast Tyumen Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is located in Western Siberia, and is administratively part of the Ural Federal District. The oblast has administrative jurisdiction over two autonomous ...

. In 2001, Kuharuk received a law degree from the University of Tyumen. After graduation, he started working as a lawyer in the department for legal and organizational and personnel work of the Tyumen district administration. From 2002 to 2011, he was the leading specialist of the legal department, head of the department of legal support of land relations, and head of the department of disposal and lease of land plots in the department of property relations of the Tyumen region. In 2011, Kuharuk was appointed Director of the Department of Land Relations and Urban Planning of the Tyumen City Administration. He left the position in 2016 to become deputy head of the Tyumen administration. By decision of the Tyumen region Duma, he temporarily acted as head of the Tyumen city administration from 31 May to 8 October 2018. On 8 October 2018, he was elected head of Tyumen. On 30 May 2024, Vladimir Putin appointed Ruslan Kuharuk as the acting Governor of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

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Executive Order on the Acting Governor of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Yugra
(Kremlin.ru) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuharuk, Ruslan 1979 births Living people Governors of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug