Yevgeny Semyonovich Kuznetsov (; 27 December 1938 – 2 November 2005) was a

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and

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Political activity

Yevgeny Kuznetsov graduated from

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and started work in October 1960 as an engineer in the

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refrigeration plants. From 1963–1967, he worked on the fishing trawler ''Pechenga,'' and lived in the city of

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. Later, he returned to Stavropol and worked in the office of semiconductor technologies. In 1969, he joined the Elektroautomatyka firm, where, from 1983 to December 1989, he held the position of Director-General in research and production. Near the beginning of 1990, Kuznetsov was elected secretary of the

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in the Oktiabrskim region, and in April of the same year, became a deputy to the

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, followed by chairman to the city of Stavropol. From October 24, 1991, to June 30, 1995, he was governor of Stavropol Krai (he was replaced by

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). On December 12, 1993, Kuznetsov was elected deputy of the

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, where he worked in the Committee on Agrarian Policy. His resignation from the post of governor of Stavropol Krai was met with criticism from local authorities during a terrorist attack in Budyonnovsk. From 1995–2001, he worked as Russian trade representative in

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and

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. In 2002, he became an adviser to the chairman of the Stavropol City Council.

Death

He died when hit by a car in the center of Stavropol. He was married at the time. Kuznetsov was buried with honors at the cemetery in Stavropol on November 4. His funeral congregation included local self-government activists and representatives of the Russian central government.

References

1938 births 2005 deaths Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1994–1996) Governors of Stavropol Krai Road incident deaths in Russia People from Stavropol Communist Party of the Soviet Union members {{Russia-politician-stub