Yevgeny Savchenko

Yevgeny Savchenko
Евгений Савченко
Savchenko in 2016
Russian Federation Senator
from Belgorod Oblast
In office
22 September 2020 – 5 June 2024
Preceded byIvan Kulabukhov
2nd Governor of Belgorod Oblast
In office
11 October 1993 – 22 September 2020
Preceded byViktor Berestovoy
Succeeded byDenis Butsayev (acting)
Vyacheslav Gladkov
Personal details
Born (1950-04-08) 8 April 1950
Krasnaya Yaruga, Belgorod Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
PartyUnited Russia
ProfessionFarmer

Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko (Russian: Евгений Степанович Савченко; born 1950) is a Russian politician, who was a Governor and then Senator of Belgorod Oblast. He had served as the governor of Belgorod Oblast in Southern Russia from 1993 to 2020, the country’s last remaining governor from the Yeltsin era[1], and Senator from 2020 to 2024. Savchenko is a member of United Russia.[2] He was also a member of the Federation Council from 1996 to 2001.[3]

Savchenko is a supporter of President Putin and won by a clear majority against his communist challenger, Vasily Altukhov in 2003, receiving 61% of the votes. He had previously been elected in 1999, when he won against Vladimir Zhirinovsky. He initiated a campaign against swearing in his district.

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Pertsev, Andrey (2020-09-25). "The last '90s man Looking back on Evgeny Savchenko's 27-year career as governor of Russia's Belgorod region". Meduza.
  2. ↑ Vergun, Anton (2017-09-11). Биография избранного губернатора Белгородской области Евгения Савченко (in Russian). TASS.
  3. ↑ Pyatin, Alexander (2020-09-17). Последний «ельцинский» губернатор подал в отставку (in Russian). Forbes.ru.
  4. ↑ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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