Sergey Petrovich Morozov (Russian: Сергей Петрович Морозов; born 9 May 1973), is a Russian statesman and security official, who is currently an employee of the state security bodies. Morozov served as the acting Governor of

Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast (; ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,010,073. Geography Astrakhan's southern border is the ...

from 2018 to 2019. He is a major general as of 2017.

Biography

Sergey Morozov was born on 9 May 1973 in the city of Belovo,

Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast (, ), also known as Kuzbass (, ), after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Kemerovo is the administrative center and largest city of the oblast. Kemerovo Oblast is one of Rus ...

. In 1992, after graduating from the Leningrad River School, he began his career as a navigator-navigator at the Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant. From 1992 to 1994, Morozov served in the

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. In 1994, Morozov was hired by the

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. In 1999, he received a diploma of higher education from the

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of Physical Culture named after P.F. Lesgaft. During his years of service, he repeatedly underwent professional retraining at the Russian Academy of State Service under the President ofRussia, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, the Russian Academy of National Economy under the programs "State and Municipal Administration" and "State and Military Administration". From 2016 to 2017, Morozov worked as assistant to the

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. In May 2017, he was awarded the military rank of Major General. In September 2017, he worked as Deputy Head of the

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of Russia. On 26 September 2018, by decree of the President of Russia, Morozov was appointed as acting Governor of the Astrakhan Oblast. According to a study conducted by VTsIOM in April 2019, 53% of voters were ready to support him. The electoral potential was estimated at 77%. On 5 June 2019, he resigned from the post of acting Governor at his own request, which was accepted by the President of Russia on the same day. He will continue to work in one of the Russian special services.

Family

He is married to Alina, who is originally from

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, from the Sea of Azov, directly north of t ...

. They have three children, whom they have two daughters, as the eldest daughter is Kristina (born in 2009) and a son,

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(born in 2013). His paternal brother Vasily Kolesnikov (born in 1983) lives in the city of

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Hobbies

He plays a guitar. He loves music, from classics and jazz to folklore.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morozov, Sergey 1973 births Living people Governors of Astrakhan Oblast 21st-century Russian politicians Independent politicians in Russia Russian major generals 21st-century Russian military personnel Federal Security Service officers People from Belovo, Kemerovo Oblast Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration alumni