Governor

Born January 6, 1974, in Bereznyaki village of the Tyumen district.

Education: higher education, graduated from the Tyumen State University in 1996 with a degree in accounting and auditing as qualified economist.

Employment:

07.1994 – 04.1997: Economist of the credit resources and short-term credit department of ZAO Bank Tyumen credit.

04.1997 – 02.2000: Head of the Liquidity department, Vice-President for foreign economic activities of AOZT Investitsionny Bank “Diplomat”

05.2000 – 03.2001: Deputy Chairman of OAO Bank “Bely Sever”.

03.2001 – 07.2001: Head of control and audit management, Head of treasury of ОАО Khanty-Mansiysky Bank.

07.2001 – 07.2003: Deputy Director of Economy Department of Administration of the Tyumen region.

07.2003 – 06.2005: CEO of OAO Tyumensky TsUM.

06.2005 – 12.2005: Director of Property Relations Department of Administration of the Tyumen region.

12.2005 – 02.2011: Deputy Governor of the Tyumen region.

02.2011 – 02.2011: First Deputy Head of Administration of the Tyumen region.

02.2011 – 05.2018: Head of Administration of the Tyumen region.

On May 29, 2018 appointed interim Governor of the Tyumen region.

On September 9 he was elected as the Governor of the Tyumen region for five years term.

On September 14, 2018, he was inaugurated as the Governor of the Tyumen region.

Married, father of four children.

Awards:

Medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland of the 2nd grade.

Legal status of the Governor of the Tyumen region

Under Article 77 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Part 2 of Article 4, Article 20 and Article 31 of the Federal Law “On General Principles of the Organization of Public Power in the Subjects of the Russian Federation”, Articles 37 and 38 of the Charter of the Tyumen Region (hereinafter referred to as the Charter), the Governor of the Tyumen Region (hereinafter referred to as the Governor) is the highest official of the Tyumen Region and is the head of the permanent supreme executive authority of state power of the region – the Government of the Tyumen Region.

Powers of the Governor

According to Art. 25 of the Federal Law “On the General Principles of the Organization of Public Power in the Subjects of the Russian Federation” and Art. 38 of the Charter, the Governor shall:

 - Take measures to enforce law, human rights and freedoms; to protect property and public order; combat crime.

- Represent the region in matters to be discussed and coordinated with the President of the Russian Federation, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation, the State Council of the Russian Federation, other authorities, organizations and officials, as well as in external economic matters within the competences of the region.

- Propose nominees for the consideration by the President of the Russian Federation to be elected as the highest-ranking official of an autonomous area by the members of the legislative authority of the autonomous area incorporated into the region.

- Have the right to sign contracts and agreements on behalf of the region.

- Apply to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and other courts in accordance with the statutory procedure.

- Address the regional Duma with an annual state-of-the-region message.

- Have the right of the legislative initiative in the regional Duma and legislative authorities of autonomous areas; submit draft legislative acts to be considered as a priority.

- Present draft regulations to the President and the Government of the Russian Federation when the adoption of such regulations is within their competence.

- Sign and publish laws of the Tyumen Region; reject laws passed by the Tyumen Regional Duma.

- Coordinate the activities of the regional executive authorities with other regional public authorities; promote cooperation of the regional executive authorities with the federal executive authorities and their regional offices, local authorities and other bodies within the unified public authority system in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

- Promote cooperation between the regional executive authorities and the executive authorities of autonomous areas incorporated into the region to ensure a sustainable social and economic development of the region and the autonomous areas, as well as social well-being of the population of the region and the autonomous areas.

- Appoint a half of the Regional Election Committee members.

- Award regional prizes and honorary titles.

- Vest a representative of the executive authority of the Tyumen Region with the authority of the senator of the Russian Federation.

- Have the right to participate in the regional Duma sessions in an advisory capacity, request an extraordinary session of the Tyumen Regional Duma, and call for the first session of a newly elected regional Duma before the date defined by the Charter.

- Submit a draft regional budget and a budget performance report to the regional Duma.

- Submit conclusion reports on draft regional laws establishing, enacting, and canceling taxes/excises; revising tax/excise rates, the procedure and deadlines for the payment of taxes/excises; establishing/canceling tax/excise exemptions and the requirements for such exemptions to the Regional Duma and other draft regional laws providing for expenses financed from the regional budget.

- Head the Regional Government.

- Have the right to make a decision on the early termination of the powers of the Regional Duma in accordance with the Federal Law.

- Set up and dismiss the Regional Government; appoint and dismiss regional government members, regional government officials, and other regional executive officials; vest officials with the authority to appoint and dismiss heads of state-owned enterprises and public institutions of the Tyumen Region and define the terms and conditions of their appointment.

- Submit annual Regional Government performance reports to the Regional Duma, including the issues raised by the Regional Duma.

- Define the key development areas for the Regional Government.

- Select nominees to governing bodies of business entities fully or partly owned by the region; approve the activities of representatives in the governing bodies of business entities fully or partly owned by the region.

- Approve the chairman and the members of the Pardon Committee.

- Submit a list of nominees to the Judicial Qualifications Commission from among public members.

- Have the right to issue official warnings and reprimands to heads of municipalities and heads of local administrations for the failure to properly perform their duties associated with the exercise of the public powers of local authorities defined by federal and/or regional laws of the Russian Federation; dismiss heads of municipalities and heads of local administrations; appeal to the representative body of a municipality to dismiss the head of the municipality in accordance with the Federal Law.

- Define the system and structure of the regional executive branch in accordance with the Charter.

- Exercise other powers defined by federal and regional laws and the Charter.

Empowering the Governor

According to Art. 20 and Art. 22 of the Federal Law on the General Principles of the Organization of Public Power in the Subjects of the Russian Federation, Art. 37 of the Charter, only citizens of the Russian Federation can be elected as governors, having passive suffrage in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal law, permanently residing in the Russian Federation, not having citizenship (citizenship) of a foreign state or a residence permit or other document confirming the right to permanent residence of a citizen of the Russian Federation in the territory of a foreign state, and having reached the age of 30 years.

The governor is elected by citizens of the Russian Federation living in the Tyumen region and possessing active suffrage in accordance with federal law, on the basis of universal equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.

Elections of the Governor are held on the territory of the Tyumen region, including the territories of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in the manner determined by federal and regional legislation.

Governor is elected for a term of 5 years.

Upon taking office, the Governor must pledge allegiance to the people, the Constitution of the Russian Federation, and the Charter: «Assuming the post of Governor of the Tyumen Region, I solemnly swear to conscientiously fulfill the duties of the Governor, protect the interests of the population of the region, respect and protect human rights and freedoms, comply with the Constitution and laws of the Russian Federation, the Charter and laws of the Tyumen Region».

The allegiance is pledged during a Regional Duma session. The Governor takes office on the day the pledge is made.

The Governor is subject to prohibitions and restrictions established by federal law.

According to the federal legislation, In accordance with federal legislation, Art. 3 of the Electoral Code (Law) of the Tyumen Region do not have the right to be elected to the post of Governor by citizens of the Russian Federation:

1) convicted of imprisonment for committing grave and (or) especially grave crimes and having an unrecorded and outstanding conviction for these crimes on election day;

2) those sentenced to imprisonment for committing serious crimes, the criminal record of which has been removed or extinguished - before the expiration of ten years from the date of removal or repayment of the criminal record;

3) those sentenced to imprisonment for committing particularly serious crimes, the criminal record of which has been removed or extinguished - before the expiration of fifteen years from the date of removal or repayment of the criminal record;

4) convicted of extremist crimes under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and having an unrecorded and outstanding conviction for these crimes on election day, as well as persons convicted of the aforementioned crimes who have served their sentence or have had their criminal record expunged – within five years from the date of expiry or expungement of the conviction, if cl. 2 and 3 above do not apply to such persons;

5) subjected to administrative punishment for committing administrative offenses provided for by Articles 20.3 and 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, if voting in elections takes place before the end of the term during which a person is considered subject to administrative punishment;

6) in respect of which a court decision that entered into force established the fact of violation of restrictions, provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 56 of the Federal Law "On basic guarantees of electoral rights and the right to participate in a referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation," or the commission of the actions provided for by sub-clause "g" of clause 7 and sub-clause "g" of clause 8 of article 76 of the Federal Law "On basic guarantees of electoral rights and the right to participate in a referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation," if said violations or actions are committed before the voting day in the elections within the statutory term of office of the official whose election is scheduled;

7) sentenced to imprisonment for crimes under Article 106, part second of article 107, part third of Article 110.1, part second of Article 112, part second of Article 119, part first of Article 126, part second of Article 127, part first of Article 127.2, part second of Article 133, part first of Article 134, Article 136, parts second and third of Article 141, part first of Article 142, article 142.1, parts first and third of Article 142.2, part first of Article 150, part second of Article 158, parts second and fifth of Article 159, part second of article 159.1, part second of Article 159.2, part second of Article 159.3, part second of Article 159.5, part second of Article 159.6, part second of Article 160, part first of Article 161, part second of Article 167, part third of Article 174, part third of Article 174.1, part second of Article 189, part first of Article 200.2, part second of Article 200.3, part first of Article 205.2, part second of Article 207.2, Article 212.1, part first of Article 228.4, part first of Article 230, part first of Article 232, part first of Article 239, part second of Article 243.4, part second of Article 244, part first of Article 258.1, parts first and second of Article 273, part first of Article 274.1, part second of Article 280, part second of Article 280.1, part first of Article 282, part third of Article 296, part third of Article 309, parts first and second of Article 313, part first of Article 318, part second of Article 354, part second of Article 354.1 of Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and having on the day of voting in the elections an unrecorded and outstanding conviction for these crimes, as well as persons sentenced to imprisonment for the aforementioned crimes who have served their sentence or have had their criminal record expunged, until the expiry of five years from the date of removal or repayment of the criminal record.

For other conditions associated with the eligibility to run for governor office, please refer to the Federal Law on Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum.