Artur Olegovich Parfenchikov (russian: Арту́р Оле́гович Парфе́нчиков; krl, Artur Parfenčikoff, born November 29, 1964) is a Russian politician who since February 2017, has been serving as the

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of the

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, a federal subject of

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. Parfenchikov was appointed to the post of acting governor after Aleksandr Hudilainen resigned in 2017. He was later confirmed in the position in a

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, where he was a candidate representing the ruling

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party. Prior to his appointment as governor, Parfenchikov was the head of the Federal Court Bailiff Service.

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