Viktor Aleksandrovich Tolokonsky (russian: Виктор Александрович Толоконский, born 27 May 1953 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian politician. He has the federal state civilian service rank of

1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation (russian: действительный государственный советник Российской Федерации 1 класса) is the highest federal state civilian servic ...

Biography

He graduated from the

Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management, NSUEM (russian: (Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Нов� ...

with

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in 1974. In 1993, he was elected as the head of the Novosibirsk administration, and as mayor of the Novosibirsk city when this position was established in 1996. He served as mayor until 2000, when he was elected as governor of

Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast (russian: Новосиби́рская о́бласть, ''Novosibirskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibir ...

. In 2003, he was reelected. On 6 July 2007, Russia's President

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 ...

reappointed him for further five-year term. ''Several governors reappointed for new terms'', Radio Free Europe, 10 July 2007
Accessed 09-28-2007. As a governor, he also had a seat on the

Federation Council The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...

of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation til 2001 when the new law regulating the order of the formation of the Federation Council entered into force. In 2010, Tolokonsky resigned as governor and was appointed to the Presidential Envoy to the

Siberian Federal District Siberian Federal District (russian: Сиби́рский федера́льный о́круг, ''Sibirsky federalny okrug'') is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 17,178,298 according to the 2010 Census, livi ...

. He was in office til 2014 when he became a governor of

Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...

. In 2017, he retired from that position voluntary. He was a member of the Presidium of the

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from 2002 to 2003, in 2008, and from 2015 to 2016. Also, as a Presidential Envoy to the

, he was a member of the

Security Council of Russia The Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF or Sovbez; russian: Совет безопасности Российской Федерации (СБРФ), Sovet bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii (SBRF)) is a constitutional consultative bo ...

from 2010 to 2014.

References

Living people 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation Governors of Novosibirsk Oblast Governors of Krasnoyarsk Krai 1953 births Mayors of Novosibirsk United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000) Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management alumni {{Russia-politician-stub