Alexey Tsydenov

Alexey Sambuevich Tsydenov (born March 16, 1976, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Chita Oblast, RSFSR, USSR) is a Buryat politician who has been acting Head of the Republic of Buryatia since his appointment by Vladimir Putin on February 7, 2017.

Alexey Sambuevich Tsydenov Алексей Самбуевич Цыденов
Head of the Republic of Buryatia
Incumbent
Assumed office February 7, 2017
President	Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn
Personal details
Born	(1976-03-16) 16 March 1976 Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Chita Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Nationality	Buryat
Political party	United Russia

Tsydenov's father was a Buryat, while his mother was ethnic Russian. He is a graduate of the Far Eastern State University of Communications. From 1998 to 2001 he worked for the Far Eastern Railway as an accountant, sector chief and department head. From 2002 to 2004 he was General Director of "Dalneftetrans" LLC and from 2004 to 2006 General Director of "Far Eastern Transport Group" OJSC.

From 2006 to 2009 he worked as Deputy Director of the railway policy department of the Ministry of Transport. From 2009 to 2012 he was a Deputy Director at the Department of Industry and Infrastructure. In 2011, he retrained at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

From December 2011 to May 2012 he was the head of the Federal Agency for Railway Transport. From June 18, 2012 to February 7, 2017 he was Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation. In 2016, he joined the Board of Directors of Russian Railways.

On February 7, 2017, Vladimir Putin appointed him Acting Head of the Republic of Buryatia "before taking office the person elected by the Head of the Republic of Buryatia".

His civil service "class rate" is "Active State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 2nd class adviser". His total declared income for 2015 was 3.3 million rubles. He is married and has four children.