Oleg Kozhemyako
Oleg Kozhemyako | |
|---|---|
| Олег Кожемяко | |
 Kozhemyako in 2018 | |
| Governor of Primorsky Krai | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Miklushevsky Andrey Tarasenko (acting) |
| 6th Governor of Sakhalin Oblast | |
| In office 25 March 2015 – 26 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Khoroshavin |
| Succeeded by | Vera Shcherbina (acting) Valery Limarenko |
| Governor of Amur Oblast | |
| In office 20 October 2008 – 25 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Kolesov |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Kozlov |
| Head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug | |
| In office 9 March 2005 – 1 July 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Loginov |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1962 Chernigovka, Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Pacific State Economics University |
| Website | t.me/kozhemiakoofficial |
Oleg Nikolayevich Kozhemyako (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Кожемя́ко; born 17 March 1962) is a Russian politician serving as Governor of Primorsky Krai since 2018. Previously, he served as Governor of Sakhalin Oblast from 2015 to 2018. He also served two terms as Governor of Amur Oblast and one term as the head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug.
Career
Kozhemyako was appointed as the representative of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai in the Federation Council in 2002.[1][2] Then, he was elected as the head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug on 15 April 2005 and held it until the okrug merged with Kamchatka Oblast on 30 June 2007.
On 16 October 2008 President Dmitry Medvedev appointed him to the Amur governorship to replace Nikolai Kolesov.[3] On 14 October 2012, after direct elections of governors were restored, Kozhemyako ran for re-election. He was re-elected, collecting over 76% of the votes.[4]
President Vladimir Putin appointed Kozhemyako to the governorship of Sakhalin Oblast on 25 March 2015 to replace Alexander Khoroshavin, who was arrested and charged with accepting bribes.[5]
On 26 September 2018 Kozhemyako was appointed as the acting governor of Primorsky Krai.[6] On 16 December 2018 he won the recall election for the governorship of Primorsky Krai.[7]
Sanctions
In May 2022, Oleg Kozhemyako was included in the Myrotvorets Ukrainian database.[8][9]
In February 2023, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Kozhemyako to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List due to his involvement in the “the implementation of Russian operations and aggression against Ukraine, as well as the illegal management of the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine in the interests of the Russian Federation”, especially in enforcement of the conscription of Russian citizens to fight in the invasion. Earlier in October 2022, he was sanctioned by Ukraine due to him being "the head of a state body that supported / encouraged / publicly approved the policy of the Russian Federation aimed at conducting military operations and genocide of the civilian population in Ukraine." On February 2024, he was added to Australia’s sanctions list for involvement in the adbuctions of Ukrainian children during the war.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ "О подтверждении начала полномочий члена Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации Кожемяко Олега Николаевича". Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации (in Russian). 11 December 2002. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Приморские депутаты избрали нового сенатора". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2002-11-27. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Kolesov Out as Amur Governor". Moscow Times. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ Олег Кожемяко переизбран губернатором Амурской области (in Russian). RIA FederalPress. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Russia's Putin Fires Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges". Associated Press. 2015-03-15. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Врио главы Приморья назначен Кожемяко, побывавший губернатором трех регионов". Interfax. 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Два губернатора-коммуниста намерены переизбраться в 2023 году". Ведомости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Служу России: Олег Кожемяко прокомментировал попадание в базу Миротворец - PrimaMedia". primamedia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Губернатора Приморья внесли в базу сайта Миротворец за "покушение на суверенитет Украины" - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "The United States Takes Sweeping Actions on the One Year Anniversary of Russia's War Against Ukraine". U.S. Department of State. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №726/2022". President of Ukraine. 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Zhukov, Evgeny (2024-02-24). "Австралия ввела санкции против Киркорова, Баскова, Канделаки". DW. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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