Vladimir Vladimirovich Strelchenko (russian: Владимир Владимирович Стрельченко; born 25 April 1964 in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

) was mayor of Khimki (Russian town in

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

, in the vicinity of Moscow) since 2005 to 2012. He had made his career in the Soviet and

Russian army The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �В Sukhoputnyye voyska V, also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the Army, land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Gro ...

, participating in the Soviet–Afghan War in the late 1980s and retiring in 1999 as Colonel. Subsequently, he worked as an official in the Moscow and

governments. From 2005 to 2010, he was a president of

FC Khimki FC Khimki (russian: ФК Химки) is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. The club returned to the Russian Premier League in the 2020–21 season. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, ...

Motorsport career

Since 2005, Strelchenko is competing in RTCC, he is Champion of Russia in Touring class (

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

) and Cup of Russia winner in Super Production (

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

References

Politicians from Novosibirsk Soviet military personnel of the Soviet–Afghan War 1964 births Living people People from Khimki Military personnel from Novosibirsk Russian Circuit Racing Series drivers Frunze Military Academy alumni {{Russia-politician-stub Russian racing drivers Sportspeople from Novosibirsk