Anatoly Stepanovich Tyazhlov (Russian: Анатолий Степанович Тяжлов; October 11, 1942 – July 28, 2008) was a Russian politician who served as the Governor of Moscow Oblast from 1991 until 2000.
Anatoly Tyazhlov | |
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Анатолий Тяжлов | |
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| 1st Governor of Moscow Oblast | |
| In office 16 October 1991 – 19 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Vasily Golubev (acting) Boris Gromov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1942 Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 28 July 2008 (aged 65) Nikiforovskoye, Odintsovsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Political party | Fatherland – All Russia (1999–2003) |
| Other political affiliations | Our Home – Russia (1995–99) |
| Alma mater | Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute |
| Awards |    |
Tyazhlov was born in the city of Kopeysk in the South Ural. Before entering politics, he worked in construction organizations in the Chelyabinsk, Orenburg and Moscow regions. He graduated from the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute in 1964. From 1959 to 1969 he worked as a fitter at the Kopeysk Coal trust, as a bricklayer at the Chelyabinsk Civil Construction trust, then as a foreman, technologist, shop manager, head of department, chief engineer of the Orenburg precast concrete plant.
Until August 1991 he was a member of the CPSU. In 1990–91 — Chairman of the executive committee of the Moscow Regional Council. On 16 October 1991, by decree of the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin, Tyazhlov was appointed Head of Administration of Moscow Oblast. On 17 December 1995, he was elected Governor of Moscow Oblast. Tyazhlov was politically close to Boris Yeltsin, Viktor Chernomyrdin and Yury Luzhkov, and he supported the integration between Moscow City and Moscow Oblast.[1]
In 1993 he was elected as a deputy of the first Federation Council (1994–96). In 1996–99 he was an ex officio member of the second Federation Council. On 19 December 1999, at the second gubernatorial elections, he came fourth (13% of the vote) and dropped out of the race. Tyazhlov also ran for the 3rd State Duma from the Fatherland – All Russia bloc and became one of the deputies of the lower house (1999–2003).[2]
He died on July 28, 2008, at the age of 65.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Анатолий Тяжлов: "Я не рвался во власть, я врастал в нее"" [I did not break into the government, I grew into it]. Business Press (in Russian). 1999-12-09.
- ^ "Tyazhlov Anatoly Stepanovich". State Duma of the Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Скончался бывший губернатор Московской области Анатолий Тяжлов" [Former governor of Moscow Oblast Anatoly Tyazhlov dies]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 2008-07-28.
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