1. Valery Pavlinovich Shantsev is the former governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast from 8 August 2005, when he replaced Gennady Khodyrev until his resignation on 26 September 2017.
13 Facts About Valery Shantsev
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Valery Shantsev led Moscow's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Valery Shantsev was born in 1947, and was a factory worker.
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Valery Shantsev was born on 29 June 1947 in the village of Susanino, Kostroma Region.
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Valery Shantsev graduated from the 8th form of school No 743, after which he entered the aviation technical school.
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In 1968 Valery Shantsev got a job at the Salyut defense plant.
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At the Salyut factory, Valery Shantsev first worked as an assistant to the master, then as the head of the workshop preparation department, as a senior engineer-technologist.
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Valery Shantsev was the secretary of the Komsomol organization of the plant.
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Valery Shantsev was deputy secretary of the party committee of the Salyut plant, instructor, deputy head of the industrial and transport department of the Perovski district committee of the CPSU, instructor, deputy head of the machine building department of the Moscow City Committee of the CPSU.
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In 1983, Valery Shantsev became a deputy of the Perovskiy District Soviet of People's Deputies.
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In 1987, Valery Shantsev was first elected to the Moscow City Council, in 1990 he was reelected.
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In 1990, Valery Shantsev became secretary of the Moscow City Counsel.
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On 2 February 2018, the press office of the hockey club Dynamo announced that Valery Shantsev had become a member of the board of directors of the club.