Yury Savenko (; 26 May 1961 – 31 July 2020) was a Russian politician. He served as the mayor of Kaliningrad from 1998 to 2007 and was a member of the State Duma from 2007 to 2011.

Biography

Yury Savenko was born on 26 May 1961 in Kaliningrad. He graduated from the

Kiev Naval Political College Kyiv Naval Political College ( uk, Київське вище військово-морське політичне училище, КВВМПУ) was a State military institution of higher education. It was the only school in the whole Soviet Unio ...

. In 1995, he graduated from the Russian Academy of State Service under the President of Russia. In 1985, he entered the military and served as a deputy political officer for a minesweeper unit in the Soviet Navy Pacific Fleet and advanced to the rank of Captain 1st rank. He entered politics straight from the military when he was elected to the municipal council of Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, later becoming the deputy chairman of the council. In 1991, the Governor of Sakhalin Oblast appointed him as Mayor. In 1994, the mayor of Kaliningrad offered him the opportunity to return to his hometown to serve as vice mayor of the city. In 1998, Savenko was elected as mayor of Kaliningrad. He was re-elected in 2002 with 61% of the vote. In 2007, Savenko was elected to the

State Duma The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...

from Kaliningrad Oblast. He served one term in the Fifth Session. In 2010, Savenko was nominated as a candidate for

Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast The Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast (Губернатор Калининградской области) is the head of executive branch for the Kaliningrad Oblast (former Königsberg, East Prussia), considered as Prime Minister of Kaliningrad Obla ...

; however, Russian President

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

selected Nikolay Tsukanov to head the region. He was not renominated to run for the Duma in 2011, finishing second in the primary election. At the end of his term, Savenko was appointed as the head of the Kaliningrad representative office in Moscow. He served in that role until 2012. In 2012, he declined to run again for mayor. On 5 January 2020, Savenko sustained head injuries in a fall and went into a coma. On 31 July 2020, Savenko died at a hospital in Moscow at the age of 59.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Savenko, Yury 1961 births 2020 deaths People from Kaliningrad United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Mayors of Kaliningrad Soviet politicians Soviet Navy officers Kiev Naval Political College alumni Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)