Vladimir Viktorovich Uyba (russian: Владимир Викторович Уйба), born in 1958, is a Russian statesman, scientist, and doctor, who is the acting

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since April 2, 2020. Before being appointed to that position, he was deputy health minister and head of the

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. He is a doctor of medical sciences, a

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, and acting State Advisor to the Russian Federation, Grade 1 (2012). He was made an Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation (1998), Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Honored Doctor of the Chechen Republic, Honored Doctor of the Republic of Ingushetia, and Honored Doctor of the Republic of South Ossetia. He is of

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descent through his father. Uyba is under personal sanctions introduced by the

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and

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as he supported Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Biography

Uyba was born on October 4, 1958 (at birth he was named Valentin, but he changed his name to Vladimir between 2010 and 2019). He was born in Omsk, in a family of engineers. In an interview, Uiba said that his father had

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roots, hence his surname has only one declention and should be pronounced as "Uibo".

Education

In 1982, Uyba graduated from the , specializing in hygiene and epidemiology. In 2000, he graduated from the

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with a degree in Economics and Enterprise Management. He is a Doctor of Medicine and University Professor.

Head of the Komi Republic

On April 2, 2020, President

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appointed Vladimir Uyba as acting Head of the Komi Republic. He replaced Sergey Gaplikov, who resigned because of the grave situation in the region caused by the

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. Upon his appointment, Uyba brought several colleagues from the Federal medical-biological Agency (FMBA), where he had previously worked. He appointed Sergei Mamonov as the acting deputy head of the republican administration; and Dmitry Samovarov as the head of the regional administration. Viktoria Filina headed of the regional Ministry of Health. Moreover, in April of the same year, Uyba protested against the construction of the Shiyes

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. On April 17, 2020, Vladimir Uyba announced that he would run for the Head of the Komi Republic office in the elections scheduled for September of the same year. On June 24, he officially nominated his candidacy. On August 6, he was registered by the republican election commission as a candidate of the United Russia Party. In the , Uyba got 73,16% of the votes with a turnout of 30,16% of the total number of registered voters. His inauguration took place on September 23, 2020. Later, the

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refused to recognize him as the legitimately electedcandidate and called him an "impostor". Since January 29, 2022, he serves as Secretary of the regional branch of the United Russia Party (previously, he was the Acting Secretary from December 3, 2021 to January 29, 2022).

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Living people 1958 births 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation Heads of the Komi Republic Russian people of Estonian descent Politicians from Omsk Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration alumni Russian physicians {{Russia-politician-stub