Andrey Vorobyov

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Andrey Vorobyov
Андрей Воробьёв
Republic of Adygea
In office
6 March 2002 – 7 December 2003
Preceded byAslan Dzharimov
Succeeded byVyacheslav Shverikas
Personal details
Born
Andrey Yurievich Vorobyov

(1970-04-14) 14 April 1970 (age 54)
Higher School of Economics

Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyov (Russian: Андрей Юрьевич Воробьёв, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ vərɐˈbʲjɵf]; born 14 April 1970) is the current governor of Moscow Oblast. He has previously served as the head of United Russia's Central Executive Committee, and one of the deputy chairmen of the State Duma.

Biography

Family

Andrey Vorobyov was born on 14 April 1970, in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. His father is Yuri Vorobyov, a founder of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, a close ally of Sergei Shoigu. His younger brother Maksim is a businessman. Andrey Vorobyov is married and has two children.

Education

In 1995, Andrey Vorobyov graduated from the

North Ossetian K.L. Khetagurov State University, in 1998 the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade. In 2006, he received his MBA degree in political and business communications at the Higher School of Economics. In 2005, he defended his thesis in economics at the Russian Academy of Public Service under the President of Russia.[1]

Military service

In 1988–1989, Vorobyov served in the

).

Businessman

In 1991–1998, Vorobyov was engaged in organization and development of his own business. In 1998, he founded the Russian Sea company and directed the construction of the fish-processing plant in the

Moscow region
.

Political career

Vorobyov joined the Russian civil service in 2000, and was an assistant to

Federation Council. From 2000, he was a founder and president of the Interregional Public Fund for Support of the majority party United Russia
.

In 2003, Vorobyov was elected a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. From 2005 to 2012, he directed the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the United Russia party.[2] In 2007, he was again elected a deputy of the State Duma. In 2011, he was reelected Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. On 11 February 2012, he reported that he left his post. According to him, he resigned from the party post to concentrate on his work in the Duma.

After the appointment of the

Gubernatorial Election and was elected on 8 September 2013, with 78 percent of the votes.[4]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6] then by Canada on 19 May 2023 for being involved in Russia’s ongoing human rights violations, including the transfer and custody of Ukrainian children in Russia.[7]

Honours

References

  1. ^ Vorobyov's dissertation Archived 2013-01-22 at archive.today which describes "the development of investment potential in a depressing region" as South Russia has been edited in Moscow, 2004.
  2. ^ "Александр Сидякин может получить мандат депутата Госдумы". РБК (in Russian). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. ^ Putin appoints Andrei Vorobyov acting governor of Moscow Region, November 8, 2012
  4. ^ Vorobyov has been confirmed as governor of Moscow Oblast by the elections on September 8th, 2013 (in Russian)
  5. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ "COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2477 of 16 December 2022". Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Elites and close associates of the Regime". 19 May 2023.

External links

  • Personalia on the homepage of "United Russia " party (Russian)
  • Biography on info page "Anticompormat.org" (Russian)