Name Viktor Tolokonsky Preceded by Vitaly Mukha | Preceded by Office established Nationality Russian | |
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Preceded by Lev Vladimirovich Kuznetsov Spouse Natalya Petrovna Tolokonskaya Education Novosibirsk State University Similar People Mintimer Shaimiev, Sergey Shoygu, Yury Luzhkov, Vladimir Lenin | ||
Viktor Aleksandrovich Tolokonsky (Russian: Виктор Александрович Толоконский, born 27 May 1953 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian politician. He has served as governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia since 2014.
Previously, Tolokonsky was the mayor of Novosibirsk, governor of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Presidential Envoy to the Siberian Federal District.
In 1993, he was elected as the head of the Novosibirsk administration, and mayor when the position was established in 1996. He served until 2000, when he was elected as governor of Novosibirsk Oblast. On 6 July 2007, Russia's President Vladimir Putin reappointed him for further five-year term. As a governor, he also had a seat on the State Council of the Russian Federation.
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