Vadim Gustov (russian: Вадим Анатольевич Густов; born 26 December 1948) is a

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politician who served as

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from 1998 to 1999 and a regional leader.

Early life and education

Gustov was born in Kalinino, Alexandrovsky District, Vladimir Oblast in 1948. He was educated in

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Career

Gustov was the head of the Leningrad Oblast Council of People's Deputies until it was dissolved in October 1993. In 1994, he served as chairman of the

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affairs committee. He was elected as the

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in September 1996, taking 53% of the votes. He was independent, but supported by the

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. He replaced Alexander Belyakov in the aforementioned post. Gustov served as governor until his appointment as first deputy prime minister on 18 September 1998. He was succeeded by Valery Serdyukov as the governor of Leningrad Oblast. Gustov, an independent politician, was one of two first deputy prime ministers in the

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and was in charge of regional affairs and the relations with former Soviet republics. Gustov's tenure lasted until 27 April 1999 when he was removed from post by

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. Gustov was succeeded by

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in the post. In the 1999 and 2003 elections Gustov ran for the governorship of Leningrad Oblast, but he lost both elections. In January 2002 he became a senator at the Federation Council, representing

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. He was again the chairman of the council's CIS affairs committee during this period. Since December 2011 Vadim Gustov is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. He ran on the list of the

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party. On 4 July 2012, he was elected vice-speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Views

Gustov was an anti-Yeltsin figure in the 1990s. He was not a communist and did not support the concept of a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gustov, Vadim 20th-century Russian politicians 2003 Tuzla Island conflict 1948 births Deputy heads of government of the Russian Federation Government ministers of Russia Governors of Leningrad Oblast Living people Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1994–1996) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)