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Russian politician (born 1945) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Semyonovich Belyakov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Семёнович Беляко́в; born 20 May 1945) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Leningrad Oblast in 1991–1996 and member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation in 1999–2005.
Alexander Belyakov | |
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Александр Беляков | |
1st Head of Leningrad Oblast Administration | |
In office 20 October 1991 – 18 November 1996 | |
Succeeded by | Vadim Gustov |
Personal details | |
Born | Aleksandr Semyonovich Belyakov 20 May 1945 Sortavala, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | Our Home is Russia (1995) United Russia (2003) |
Spouse | Antonina Borisovna |
Alexander Belyakov was born in Sortavala, Karelo-Finnish SSR in 1945.
He was elected governor of Leningrad Oblast in 1991 and joined the pro-Boris Yeltsin Our Home is Russia political party in 1995. He was defeated by an independent, Communist Party of the Russian Federation-backed candidate, Vadim Gustov in the election in 1996.[1]
Belyakov served as president of the SBS Agro Bank from 1997–1998 before being elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in 1999 and serving as chairman of its national resources committee. He was re-elected as a United Russia candidate in 2003.[2]
Belyakov is currently president of the Russian Association of Paper & Pulp Organizations and Enterprises (RAO BUMPROM).[3]
He is married to Antonina Borisovna Belyakova. They have a son and a daughter. There are three grand granddaughters.[4]
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