13 Facts About Vitaly Likhachyov

Vitaly Likhachyov had served as the mayor of Volgograd from 2018 to 2021, and had been a member of the Volgograd Oblast Duma of the third and fourth convocations, and was its chairman from 2005 to 2009.

Vitaly Likhachyov was born on 22 February 1964 in Volgograd.

Vitaly Likhachyov graduated from the Faculty of Electrification of the Volgograd Agricultural Institute in 1986 with a degree in electrification of agriculture and the Faculty of Economics of the Volgograd State Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering in 1999 with a degree in Economics and Management at Enterprises in Construction.

In December 2003, Likhachyov was elected a deputy of the Volgograd Oblast Duma of the III convocation, was a vice-speaker.

Vitaly Likhachyov retained the position of the chairman until the next elections in 2009.

Vitaly Likhachyov headed the regional branch from 2006 to 2009.

Vitaly Likhachyov had been the vice-governor of the Volgograd Oblast and the head of the governor's office.

Vitaly Likhachyov became the acting head of administration of Volgograd from 29 June 2016, after the resignation of Aleksander Chunakov.

Subsequently, the prosecutor's office repeatedly revealed violations in terms of unauthorized dumps, and in September 2020, a proposal was submitted to the mayor Vitaly Likhachyov, to eliminate violations of the law.

Political scientist Vitaly Likhachyov Arkov drew attention to the non-publicity of formerly one of the most prominent media characters of the local political beau monde.

Vitaly Likhachyov was known, as a member of parliament, for not voting for a bill on exemption from payment for housing and utilities for veterans of the Great Patriotic War.

Vitaly Likhachyov is married to his wife, Lyudmila, has two children: son, Aleksandr, and daughter, Tatyana.

From 2007 to 2017, the Vitaly Likhachyov family were the founders of a company registered in the Czech Republic.