Yury Zaitsev (politician)

Yury Viktorovich Zaitsev (Russian: Юрий Викторович Зайцев; born 16 December 1970) is a Russian politician and statesman, who is currently the acting Head of Mari El since 10 May 2022.^[1][2]

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovich and the family name is Zaitsev.

Yury Zaitsev
Юрий Зайцев
Zaitsev in 2022
Head of Mari El
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 September 2022
Preceded by	Alexander Yevstifeyev
Head of Mari El (acting)
In office 10 May 2022 – 23 September 2022
Chairman of the Government of Republic of Kalmykia
In office 14 October 2019 – 10 May 2022
Governor	Batu Khasikov
Preceded by	Igor Zotov
Personal details
Born	Yury Viktorovich Zaitsev (1970-12-16) 16 December 1970 (age 54) Monino, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Political party	United Russia

Biography

Zaitsev is of Russian descent. He was born on 16 December 1970 in the city of Monino, in Moscow Oblast.

He graduated from the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR with a degree in Foreign Language with the qualification of Interpreter-Referent, Specialist in the Information and Analytical Field.

He has a PhD in economics.

From February to August 2014, Zaitsev was an adviser, and then the first deputy general director of IDGC JSC of the North Caucasus. Later, he was CEO of the company for five years.

In 2019, he was appointed Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Kalmykia.^[3]

On 10 May 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Zaitsev as the acting head of Mari El in connection with the resignation of the previous head of the region Alexander Yevstifeyev.^[4]

Personal life

Zaitsev is married and has a son.^[5]

Sanctions

On February 24, 2023, Zaytsev was sanctioned by the U.S.^{[6][7][8][non-primary source needed]} On April 1, he was added to Ukraine's sanctions list.^[9][10]