Dmitry Nikolayevich Kobylkin (russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Кобылкин, born 7 July 1971 in
Astrakhan
Astrakhan ( rus, Астрахань, p=ˈastrəxənʲ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in Southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the ...
) is a Russian politician who served as
Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
of
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YaNAO; russian: Яма́ло-Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг (ЯНАО), ; yrk, Ямалы-Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, ) or Yamalia (russian: Ямалия) is a fed ...
from 4 May 2012 until 29 May 2018. and as Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation since May 2018 until November 2020.
Biography
Born July 7, 1971 in Astrakhan.
1993: Graduated from the Ufa Oil Institute specialising in mining engineering and geophysics.
2003: Graduated from the occupational retraining institute at the Ural Academy of Public Administration specialising in State and Municipal Management.
1994-1995: Geologist with the Tarkosalinskoye oil and gas exploration expedition.
1996-2001: Personnel Director, First Deputy General Director at Purneftegazgeologiya. Starting in 2000, led the development of the Khancheiskoye field and managed oil and gas exploration there.
May 2001: Appointed General Director of Khancheineftegaz.
From 2002: First Deputy Head of the Administration of the Purovsky District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.
2005: Elected Head of the Purovsky District.
2009: Included in the personnel pool of the President of the Russian Federation.
March 2010: Nominated by the Russian President and confirmed as Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region's Legislative Assembly.
March 12, 2015: Appointed Acting Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by Presidential Executive Order.
October 1, 2015: Elected Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region's Legislative Assembly.
May 18, 2018: Appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment by Presidential Executive Order and re-appointed on 21 January 2020 in
Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet
The Mikhail Mishustin Cabinet (russian: Правительство Мишустина) is the federal government of Russia, formed in 2020, led by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. It succeeded the previous one led by Dmitry Medvedev.
The Cabi ...
.
Married, with three children.
Sanctions
In December 2022 the
EU sanctioned Dmitry Kobylkin in relation to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
.
References
External links
Official Website
1971 births
People from Astrakhan
United Russia politicians
21st-century Russian politicians
Governors of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Living people
Russian engineers
Russian geophysicists
Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
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