Dmitry Vladimirovich Ovsiannikov (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Овсянников; born on 21 February 1977) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Sevastopol from 18 September 2017 to 11 July 2019. He is considered a protege of

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Biography

Dmitry Ovsiannikov was born in Omsk, Omsk Oblast, in Siberia on 21 February 1977. In August 2001, at the age of 24, he entered the Russian State staff reserve and was appointed Federal Inspector in Kirov Oblast. He served as Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Government between 23 December 2015 and 28 July 2016, when he was made the so-called Governor of Sevastopol following the resignation of Sergey Menyaylo.Заместитель Министра промышленности и торговли Российской Федерации
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United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Russian conservative political party. As the largest party in Russia, it holds 325 (or 72.22%) of the 450 seats in the State Duma , havin ...

candidate to the office in September 2017, receiving 71% of the vote (voter turnout in this

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was 34%). The

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has imposed sanctions on Dmitry Ovsiannikov as a result of participating in unrecognized (by the EU and others) elections. On 11 July 2019, Ovsiannikov resigned from his post as Governor of Sevastopol.Путин сменил губернатора Севастополя
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Personal life

Ovsyannikov is married and has two children.

References

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