Andrey Turchak

Andrey Anatolyevich Turchak (Russian: Андрей Анатольевич Турчак; born 20 December 1975, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR) is a Russian politician who has served Secretary of the General Council of United Russia from 12 October 2017[1] and the Senator from Pskov Oblast from 2 November 2017.[2]

Andrey Turchak
Senator from Pskov Oblast
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 November 2017
Preceded by	Alexander Borisov
In office 6 July 2007 – 16 February 2009
Preceded by	Nikolay Medvedev
Succeeded by	Alexander Borisov
Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2017
Preceded by	Sergey Neverov
Governor of Pskov Oblast
In office 27 February 2009 – 12 October 2017
President	Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Mikhail Kuznetsov
Succeeded by	Mikhail Vedernikov (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1975-12-20) 20 December 1975 Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Political party	United Russia
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

Previously, he was the fifth Governor of Pskov Oblast (2009–2017) and Senator from the Pskov Oblast (2007–2009).[3] By being appointed as Governor at the age of 33, he became one of Russia's youngest governors.[4]

In 2013, Alexei Navalny released documents showing that Turchak had neglected to declare a $1.7 million villa that he had purchased in France, an illegal omission under Russian law.[5]

In 2015, reporter Oleg Kashin accused Turchak of ordering an attack which left Kashin in a coma with a fractured skull. Kashin alleged that Turchak arranged the attack in response to a critical blog post.[6]