Valery Vasilyevich Radayev (; born 2 April 1961) is a Russian politician who served as

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from 2012 to 2022. He succeeded

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, who resigned on 23 March 2012. He was the chairman of the

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from December 2007 until April 2012.

Biography

Radaev was born 2 April 1961, in the village of Blagodatnoe that is in

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of Saratov Oblast. From 1980 to 1982 he was a conscript in the

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, and from 1983 onwards he was employed in agricultural enterprises. His first job in the sector was as a machine engineer. From 1993 to 1996 he headed Blagodatinsky state-owned farm. In 1994, he graduated from Saratov State agricultural university (). From 1996 to 2005 he was the head of Saratov Oblast’s Khvalynsky District, the birthplace of

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, the future First Deputy of the

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and Speaker of the

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. From 2005 to 2007 he was the head of the Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control in Saratov Oblast. In 2007, he was elected as a deputy to the fourth convocation of the Saratov Oblast Duma, the local legislature. The same year, he was elected speaker and chairman of the Saratov Oblast Duma. On 23 March 2012, he was appointed Acting Governor of Saratov Oblast following resignation of Governor Pavel Ipatov. On April 2, 2012,

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, the then

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, requested the Saratov Oblast Duma to appoint Valery Radaev as Governor of the region. On 5 April 2012, the Saratov Oblast Duma approved Valery Radaev as Governor of Saratov Oblast. He is a member of

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party, holds a

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degree in

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. He is married and has a son. Radaev is seen as the protégé of former deputy head of the presidential staff Vyacheslav Volodin by being his fellow countryman. In November 2013 he was elected to the Supreme Council of United Russia. On 10 May 2022, Radayev resigned from the position of Saratov Oblast governor. He was succeeded by his deputy Roman Busargin.

Sanctions

In December 2022 the EU sanctioned Valery Radayev in relation to the

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References

Sources

* This article is sourced from Russian Wikipedia
Saratov Governor's Page in Russian

Радаев Валерий Васильевич на сайте Саратовской областной думы

Радаев Валерий Васильевич на сайте Правительства Саратовской области
{{DEFAULTSORT:Radayev, Valery Governors of Saratov Oblast 1961 births Living people United Russia politicians Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class Saratov State Agrarian University alumni Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)