1. Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Gladkov is a Russian politician serving as the governor of Belgorod Oblast since 27 September 2021.
17 Facts About Vyacheslav Gladkov
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Vyacheslav Gladkov served as the acting governor from 18 November 2020 before his election.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov is a member of the ruling United Russia party.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov served as Deputy Governor of Sevastopol from 28 July 2016 to 16 April 2018 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Stavropol Krai from 13 June 2018 to 18 November 2020.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov later received additional education, graduating from Penza State University with a degree in municipal administration.
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In 2012, Vyacheslav Gladkov defended a thesis entitled "Formation and development of regional agricultural cooperative markets " at the Grozny State Oil Technical University.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov is a graduate of the third stream of the Program for training the personnel management reserve of the civil service, the so-called "school of governors".
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Vyacheslav Gladkov first worked as a deputy head, and then as head of the economic department for economics and development of market relations.
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From 24 April 2009 to 23 September 2016, Vyacheslav Gladkov was the mayor of Zarechny.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov then stated that "this is categorically impossible to do," and eventually managed to lobby for the preservation of the status of ZATO with all its benefits.
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From September 2016, to the end of March 2018, Vyacheslav Gladkov worked as Deputy Governor of Sevastopol under Dmitry Ovsyannikov for domestic policy.
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On 18 November 2020, by decree of president Putin, Vyacheslav Gladkov was appointed acting governor of the Belgorod Oblast until a person elected head of the region takes office.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov replaced Denis Butsayev, the acting governor from 22 September to 18 November 2020, after Yevgeny Savchenko, who had headed the Belgorod Oblast for almost 27 years, who had resigned voluntarily.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov has served as governor during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov is prominently involved with the government response the ongoing 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov agreed to the request, but according to the partisans, did not attend the meeting.
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Vyacheslav Gladkov is married, and has four children and one granddaughter.