Yevgeny Mikhaylovich Khritonov (russian: Евгений Михайлович Харитонов, born 4 October 1946) is a Russian agronomist and politician. He has served as governor of
Krasnodar Krai in 1994–1996.
In 1971, Kharitonov graduated from the Kuban Agricultural Institute as an agronomist. Since 1973 he was a Communist Party functionary, holding senior positions in
Labinsky and
Kurganinsky District
Kurganinsky District (russian: Курга́нинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as ...
s of Krasnodar Krai.
In 1991–94 he was the head of Kurganinsky District administration. From August 1994 to July 1996 Kharitonov was the governor of Krasnodar Krai.
After he was removed from office by president Boris Yeltsin, he participated in the election of October 1996. Kharitonov finished fifth with 2% of the vote.
From 1996 to 1998 he was a vice-chancellor of the
Kuban State Agrarian University
Kuban State Agrarian University is a university located in Krasnodar, a city in southern Russia.
Faculties Agriculture
* Agronomical faculty
* Agrochemistry
* Plant protection
* Veterinary medicine
* Zooengineering and managemanet
* ...
. In 1998-2015 he headed the All-Russian Research Institute of Rice.
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1946 births
Living people
People from Kurganinsky District
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Our Home – Russia politicians
20th-century Russian politicians
Governors of Krasnodar Krai
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000)