Alexander Viktorovich Stranichkin (born 5 April 1955 in

Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai Chita ( rus, Чита, p=tɕɪˈta, , ) is a city and the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway route, roughly east of Irkutsk. Geography Chita lies at the confluence of the Chita and Ingoda R ...

) is an

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

n politician. A former vice-speaker of the

People's Assembly of Abkhazia The People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia ( ab, Аҧсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент, ka, აფხაზეთის რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, russi ...

, Stranichkin currently serving as one of the four vice-premiers of the

Republic of Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

Biography

Stranichkin was born in Chita on April 5, 1955. He studied in

Rostov Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population: While t ...

, embarking on a career path as an economist."Александр Страничкин Назначен Вице-Премиером Республики Абхазия".
''APSNY Press'' No. 68. 10 March 2006. APSNY State Information Agency of Abkhazia. Retrieved 30 June 2009. Stranichkin was first elected to the

(Parliament) in 1996 for its thirteenth session in 1997 and was re-elected to its fourteenth session in 2002."Александр Страничкин назначен вице-премьером Абхазии".
''Day.Az''. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2009. He was serving his second term in the Assembly when he was named as vice-premier by

Sergei Bagapsh Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh, ka, სერგეი ბაგაფში, russian: Сергей Васильевич Багапш, translit=Sergey Vasilyevich Bagapsh (4 March 1949 – 29 May 2011) was an Abkhaz politician who served as th ...

. He was replaced as vice-speaker by Albert Ovsepyan, with Stranichkin's support."Грузия нуждается во внешней поддержке: Абхазия за неделю".
Regnum Information Agency. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2009. On 15 June 2012, Stranichkin was re-elected as head of the Russian Community of the Republic Abkhazia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stranichkin, Alexander Viktorovich 1955 births Living people People from Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai 2nd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia Vice Premiers of Abkhazia 3rd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia