Viktor Petrovich Tomenko (; born 12 May 1971) is a Russian statesman who is currently serving as the

Governor of Altai Krai The governor of Altai Krai () is the Governor (Russia), chief executive of Altai Krai, a Federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia. History of office Before 2007 amendment to the Charter of Altai Krai the office was styled as the H ...

since 17 September 2018.

Career

Viktor Tomenko was born in Norilsk on 12 May 1971. From 1988-1996 he worked in various positions at the Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Plant. He graduated with honors from the Norilsk Industrial Institute in 1993 with a degree in Economics and Management in Non-Ferrous Metallurgy. In 1996 he became chief accountant of CJSC Polygon-Taimyr, moving on a year later to the same position at JSC Norilsk Combine, remaining with that company in various positions until 2010. In that year Lev Kuznetsov, the Governor of

Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (a krai) of Russia located in Siberia. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Krasnoyarsk, the second-largest city in Siberia after ...

, appointed him deputy governor. He also became deputy chairman. On 14 December 2011, Tomenko became acting head of the government of Krasnoyarsk Krai when the previous chairman,

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, left his post. He continued to hold various positions in the government until 2018, including First Deputy Governor, Chairman, and interim posts.

Governor of Altai Krai

On 30 May 2018, President

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appointed Tomenko the acting Governor of

Altai Krai Altai Krai (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders, clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan ( East Kazakhstan Region, Abai Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative ce ...

. In September, he was elected to the position with 53.61% of the vote. He soon extinguished inter-elite conflicts in the region. The level of trust in Tomenko as of March 2019, according to the Public Opinion Foundation, was 45%. In the Medialogy rating of March 2019, Tomenko was ranked 37th among the heads of regions with 3139 messages. At the first meeting with journalists after his election, Viktor Tomenko said, "For the rest of my life, the Altai Krai will be my destiny, and we will have a common destiny." He went on to say, “I would not want to be governor for 20 or 25 years, even if it were possible. For the sake of the health of the system, for the sake of maintaining real democracy, turnover of power and the like, we must leave.” He said he was not a fatalist, but "there is such a concept - this is how fate has developed or how life has developed." He added, “I just don't know who runs it.” On 9 May 2019, he took part in the Immortal Regiment campaign in

Barnaul Barnaul (, ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative centre of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka and Ob (river), Ob rivers in the West Siberian Plain. As of the Russian Censu ...

. He walked with portraits of his maternal grandparents, Yulia and Pavel Melchenko. Since 27 January 2020, he has been a member of the Presidium of the State Council of Russia.

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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Family

Tomenko is married to Tatyana Vladimirovna.

References

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