Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev ( rus, Влади́мир Анато́льевич Я́ковлев, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjakəvlʲɪf; born November 25, 1944) is a former Russian politician who served as the
Governor of Saint Petersburg
The Governor of Saint Petersburg () is the head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration. The governor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforce ...
from 1996 to 2003.
Biography
Yakovlev is an ethnic
Ingrian Finn according to his mother's bloodline. He is a candidate of technical sciences, a doctor of economics, a professor of the department of urban economy at
Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, an honorary doctor of
St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, and an academician of the International Academy of Engineering.
During 1996–2003, he was the Governor of
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
.
During 2003–2004, prior to the
Beslan school hostage crisis
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, he was Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the
Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District ( rus, Южный федеральный округ, p=ˈjuʐnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic–Caspian steppe of Sou ...
. From 13 September 2004 until 24 September 2007, he was Russia's Minister for Regional Development in
Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet.
28 April 2009 Yakovlev was elected as the president of the Russian Union of Builders and still holds this position as in July 2024.
See also
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Saint Petersburg City Administration
Saint Petersburg City Administration (Администрация Санкт-Петербурга) is the superior executive body of Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russian Federation. It is located in a historic building, Smolny and known ...
References
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Official biography(in Russian)
1944 births
Living people
People from Olyokminsky District
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000)
Governors of Saint Petersburg
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Recipients of the Golden Mask
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