Nationality Russian Jew Name Alexander Vinnikov Political party United Russia Role Russian Politician | Profession Teacher Party United Russia Religion Orthodox Judaism | |
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Preceded by Nikolay Mikhailovich Volkov Succeeded by Alexander Borisovich Levintal (acting) Born October 6, 1955 (age 68)
Khabarovsk Krai, RSFSR, USSR ( 1955-10-06 ) Education Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law, Far Eastern State University of Humanities Similar People Mintimer Shaimiev, Sergey Shoygu, Yury Luzhkov | ||
Head of NATO Representation to Ukraine: NATO Allies Are 'Committed to Supporting Ukraine'
Alexander Aronovich Vinnikov (Russian: Александр Аронович Винников, born 6 October 1955 in Khabarovsk Krai) is a Russian politician and formerly the governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.
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- Head of NATO Representation to Ukraine NATO Allies Are Committed to Supporting Ukraine
- Political history
- Jewish community
- Governor
- References
Political history
Alexander Vinnikov was the mayor of Birobidzhan, the capital of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. The 2004 Birobidzhan mayoral election was held during the same time as the Russian presidential election, 2004. On 14 March 2004, Alexander Vinnikov, the incumbent, faced professor Miron Fishbeyn, and Aleksandr Kurdyukov of the Birobidzhan municipal administration. Alexander Vinnikov won the election.
Jewish community
Alexander Vinnikov is Jewish. His family arrived in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in 1947 from Belarus. In 2004, as mayor, he participated in the opening of the new Chabad House and Birobidzhan Synagogue in Birobidzhan. As member of the local kehilla, during the December 2005 candle-lighting of a Hanukkah Menorah, Alexander Vinnikov lit the 'shamash' candle and passed it to the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Chabad Lubavich representative, Mordechai Scheiner.
Governor
According to Interfax, "Lawmakers in Russia's Jewish Autonomous Region have confirmed the appointment of Alexander Vinnikov as the region's new governor. Vinnikov, who was nominated to the post by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on February 8, was supported by 13 deputies out of a total of 16."