Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn
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Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Nagovitsyn (; ); born 2 March 1956) is a Russian politician serving as a
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from
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since 2017. He was previously the Head of Buryatia from 2007 to 2017 and Prime Minister of
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from 1999 to 2007.


Early life and education

Nagovitsyn was born in
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, a village in the
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of the
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,
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. He moved to
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at a young age. In 1978, he graduated from Tomsk Polytechnical Institute, specialising in Mechanical Engineering. He had, during university, received higher education in economics.


Career

Nagovistyn took a series of low paying class jobs until he was employed as an engineer. In 1986 he was appointed as the chief engineer of a factory in Tomsk, later becoming the general director. In December 1999, Nagovistyn was appointed Prime Minister of
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, the second-highest office after the
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. In 2007, by which time Nagovistyn was an experienced statewide politician, he moved to Buryatia to fill in the vacancy created by the stepping down of Leonid Potapov from the office of President of Buryatia. He was duly elected that year and re-elected in 2012 (with the word 'Head' now being used instead of 'President'). He resigned in 2017 after announcing he would not be seeking a third term. His successor
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then appointed Nagovistyn to the
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. A member of the ruling
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party, Nagovistyn was placed on the personal sanctions list of the
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following the launch of the
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.


Personal life

Nagovistyn is married and has two sons and one daughter. He also has two grandchildren.


References


Biography of Nagovitsyn

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nagovitsyn, Vyacheslav 1956 births Living people People from Glazov United Russia politicians Tomsk Polytechnic University alumni Heads of the Republic of Buryatia Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)