11 Facts About Alexander Burkov

Alexander Leonidovich Burkov is a Russian politician who served as governor of Omsk Oblast from 2017 to 2023.

Alexander Burkov was born in 1967 in Kushva in Middle Urals.

Alexander Burkov graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute in 1989.

In 1994 Alexander Burkov was elected a deputy of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma from the Party of Russian Unity and Accord.

In 1999 Alexander Burkov ran for the governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast.

In 2000, Alexander Burkov became a deputy of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma by May's party list.

Alexander Burkov headed the "Union of government employees of the Urals" in the 2004 elections to Oblast Duma.

Alexander Burkov joined A Just Russia party in 2007 and was appointed Secretary of the Council of its regional branch in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Alexander Burkov came third in the race, surpassed by Yakov Silin of United Russia and Yevgeny Roizman of the Civic Platform.

On 9 October 2017, Alexander Burkov was appointed acting Governor of Omsk Oblast.

Alexander Burkov was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.