Pyotr Mikhaylovich Latyshev (russian: Пётр Михайлович Латышев) (30 August 1948 – 2 December 2008) was the

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. Latyshev was born in 1948 in Proskurov (now Khmelnitskiy),

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

. He attended the Omsk Higher Police School of the

Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел СССР (МВД)) was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1991. The MVD was established as the successor to th ...

in 1970 and the Omsk Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1980. In 1980, Latyshev began his police career as an inspector for the Department Against Misappropriation of Socialist Property (

OBKhSS Department Against Misappropriation of Socialist Property (shortly The OBKhSS, russian: Отдел по борьбе с хищениями социалистической собственности, ОБХСС) was the Soviet financial police. I ...

) a section of the interior ministry's regional directorate for Perm. He also served as an assistant department head, department head, and head of the

Directorate of the ministry's regional directorate for Perm. From 1991–1994, Latyshev was the head of the Interior Ministry's regional directorate for

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...

. He was Deputy Minister of the Interior and simultaneously vice-chairman of the Federal Anti-Terrorism Commission from August 1994 to May 2000. Latyshev carried out security operations in

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...

in 1999 and was highly successful at defusing ethnic tensions in Karachay–Cherkessia. The main responsibility of a presidential envoy to any of the seven regions is the ensurance of presidential authority in that region. Loyalty and knowledge of the region are therefore the most highly valued traits in a prospective envoy. Latyshev died suddenly on December 2, 2008 due to

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Honours and awards

* Order of Merit for the Fatherland; **3rd class (30 August 2008) - for outstanding contribution to strengthening Russian statehood and many years of diligent work **4th class * Order of Honour (17 April 1998) - for services in the development of physical culture and sports, many years of fruitful work at the All-fiekulturno sports society "Dynamo" *

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, 1st class (Russian Orthodox Church, 2003)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Latyshev, Pyotr 1948 births 2008 deaths Politicians from Perm, Russia 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation Politicians from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)