Alexander Alexandrovich Zhilkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Жи́лкин; born August 26, 1959) is a Russian politician who served as the

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of Astrakhan Oblast between 2004 and 2018.Высокопоставленные наследники – 2
/ref> He became acting governor in August 2004, when governor

Anatoly Guzhvin Anatoly Petrovich Guzhvin (russian: Анатолий Петрович Гужвин; March 25, 1946 – August 17, 2004) was a Russian politician and governor of Astrakhan Oblast. Career Between 1988 and the breakup of the Soviet Union, Guzhvin wa ...

, who had been the leader of the oblast for over a decade, died. Zhilkin was elected governor as a candidate of the

United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...

party in 2004, receiving 65% of the vote; an overall majority. He was the first deputy before he became the governor. On 26 October 2018, he resigned and was replaced by Sergey Morozov

Awards

Order For Merit to the Fatherland Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

4th (2008) * Order of Honour (2003) *

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (russian: Орден Дружбы, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds ...

(1998) Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11 ноября 1998 года № 1350 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
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References

External links

* Official website of Alexander Zhilkin
Biography
* Official website of Astrakhan Oblast
Biography of Alexander Zhilkin
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhilkin, Alexander 1959 births Living people Governors of Astrakhan Oblast United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)