Oleg Kozhemyako

Oleg Nikolayevich Kozhemyako (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Кожемя́ко), born 17 March 1962, is the Governor of Primorsky Krai since 2018.[1] Previously he was the Governor of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. President Vladimir Putin appointed him to the position on March 25, 2015 to replace former Governor Alexander Khoroshavin who was arrested and charged with accepting bribes.[2] Previously, Kozhemyako served two terms as Governor of Amur Oblast and one term as the Head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug.

Oleg Kozhemyako
Олег Николаевич Кожемяко
Governor of Primorsky Krai
Assumed office
20 December 2018
Preceded byVladimir Miklushevsky
Andrey Tarasenko (acting)
6th Governor of Sakhalin Oblast
In office
March 25, 2015 – September 26, 2018
Preceded byAleksandr Khoroshavin
Succeeded byVera Shcherbina (acting)
Valery Limarenko
Governor of Amur Oblast
In office
October 20, 2008 – March 25, 2015
Preceded byNikolay Kolesov
Succeeded byAlexander Kozlov
Head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug
In office
March 9, 2005 – July 1, 2007
Preceded byVladimir Aleksandrovich Loginov
Succeeded byPost abolished
Personal details
Born (1962-03-17) March 17, 1962
Chernigovka, Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR
NationalityRussian
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materPacific State Economics University

Kozhemyako was elected as the Head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug on April 15, 2005, and held it until the okrug merged with Kamchatka Oblast on June 30, 2007. On October 16, 2008, President Dmitry Medvedev appointed him to the Amur governorship to replace Nikolai Kolesov.[3] On October 14, 2012, after direct elections of governors were restored, Kozhemyako run for re-election. He was re-elected, collecting over 76% of the votes.[4]

On December 16, 2018 he won the recall election of the Governor of Primorsky Krai.[5]

References
  1. Приморье возглавит губернатор Сахалина Олег Кожемяко
  2. "Russia's Putin Fires Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges". Associated Press. 2015-03-15. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  3. "Kolesov Out as Amur Governor". Moscow Times. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  4. Олег Кожемяко переизбран губернатором Амурской области (in Russian). RIA FederalPress. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. Kozhemyako leads: 60,09%.


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