10 Facts About Sergei Sobyanin

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Sergey Semyonovich Sergei Sobyanin is a Russian politician, serving as the 3rd Mayor of Moscow since 21 October 2010.

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Sergei Sobyanin previously served as the Governor of Tyumen Oblast, Head of the presidential administration and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia .

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Sergei Sobyanin is a member of the ruling United Russia political party, and is elected to its higher governing bodies, current member of presidium of Regional Council of the United Russia in Moscow and the head of the party's Moscow branch from March 2011 to December 2012.

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Sergei Sobyanin is considered to be a close ally to Russian billionaire businessman Vladimir Bogdanov, Director General of Surgutneftegas.

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Sergey Sergei Sobyanin was born in an ethnic Mansi village of Nyaksimvol in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug .

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Sergei Sobyanin has been a member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia political party since 2004.

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In 2005, Sergey Sergei Sobyanin sent a request to the President of Russia about a vote of confidence.

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In March 2012, Sergei Sobyanin garnered controversy for doing little to clean up the city side walks.

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Sergei Sobyanin has in recent years become a major target of controversy in the press.

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In February 2011, Sergei Sobyanin drew the ire of LGBT groups when he deemed Gay Parades to be "illegal" in Moscow.

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