Valery Pavlovich Serdyukov (russian: Вале́рий Па́влович Сердюко́в; born 9 November 1945, in
Kharashouka,
Homiel Voblast
Gomel Region or Gomel Oblast or Homiel Voblasts ( be, Го́мельская во́бласць, Homielskaja vobłasć, russian: Гомельская область, Gomelskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center i ...
,
Byelorussian SSR) is 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
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 194 ...
in Russia (1998–2012).
Serdyukov graduated from the
Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
Saint Petersburg Mining University (russian: Санкт-Петербургский горный университет), is Russia's oldest technical university, and one of the oldest technical colleges in Europe. It was founded on October 21, ...
with a degree in economics.
He was appointed by the oblast Governor as Vice-Governor in charge of industry, energy, and the environment in 1996, made Lieutenant Governor in December 1997, and served as Acting Governor since September 18, 1998. Serdyukov was elected Governor in 1999 and again in 2003. In 2007, he was reappointed as Governor by
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
, the then-
President of Russia
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, following a Kremlin-sponsored law which allowed regional governors to be appointed by the President instead of being popularly elected.
In 2012, he was replaced by Alexander Drozdenko as Governor.
Personal life
Serdyukov enjoys chess. He is married and has two adult sons and three grandchildren.
Honours and awards
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Order of Merit for the Fatherland 3rd class
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Order of Honour
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Order of Labour Glory 3rd class
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* Order of Merit (Belarus)
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Order of Merit 3rd class (Ukraine)
* Order of Civil Merit
External links
* Official website of Leningrad Oblast
Biography of Valery Serdyukov*
Valery Serdyukov's blog
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1945 births
Living people
People from Buda-Kashalyowa District
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Governors of Leningrad Oblast
Russian people of Belarusian descent
United Russia politicians
21st-century Russian politicians