Oleg Nikolayevich Kozhemyako (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Кожемя́ко; born 17 March 1962) is a Russian politician serving as Governor of Primorsky Krai since 2018. Previously, he served as Governor of Sakhalin Oblast from 2015 to 2018. He also served two terms as Governor of Amur Oblast and one term as the head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug.
Oleg Kozhemyako | |
|---|---|
| Олег Кожемяко | |
 Kozhemyako in 2018 | |
| Governor of Primorsky Krai | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Miklushevsky Andrey Tarasenko (acting) |
| 6th Governor of Sakhalin Oblast | |
| In office 25 March 2015 – 26 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Khoroshavin |
| Succeeded by | Vera Shcherbina (acting) Valery Limarenko |
| Governor of Amur Oblast | |
| In office 20 October 2008 – 25 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Kolesov |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Kozlov |
| Head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug | |
| In office 9 March 2005 – 1 July 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Loginov |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1962 Chernigovka, Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Pacific State Economics University |
| Website | t |
Career
editKozhemyako was appointed as the representative of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai in the Federation Council in 2002.[1][2] Then, he was elected as the head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug on 15 April 2005 and held it until the okrug merged with Kamchatka Oblast on 30 June 2007.
On 16 October 2008 President Dmitry Medvedev appointed him to the Amur governorship to replace Nikolai Kolesov.[3] On 14 October 2012, after direct elections of governors were restored, Kozhemyako ran for re-election. He was re-elected, collecting over 76% of the votes.[4]
President Vladimir Putin appointed Kozhemyako to the governorship of Sakhalin Oblast on 25 March 2015 to replace Alexander Khoroshavin, who was arrested and charged with accepting bribes.[5]
On 26 September 2018 Kozhemyako was appointed as the acting governor of Primorsky Krai.[6] On 16 December 2018 he won the recall election for the governorship of Primorsky Krai.[7]
In May 2022, Oleg Kozhemyako was included in the Myrotvorets Ukrainian database.[8][9]
In October 2022, he was added to the Ukrainian sanctions list following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10] In February 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Kozhemyako to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.[11] In February 2024, he was added to Australia's sanctions list.[12] In May, he was sanctioned by the European Union due to weapons deliveries to North Korea.[13]
In June 2023 he led a delegation to Belarus with the goal of negotiating the release of the Vladivostok-born political prisoner Sofia Sapega.[14] President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko later pardoned and released her from prison after serving a year.[15]
References
edit- ^ "О подтверждении начала полномочий члена Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации Кожемяко Олега Николаевича". Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации (in Russian). 11 December 2002. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Приморские депутаты избрали нового сенатора". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2002-11-27. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Kolesov Out as Amur Governor". Moscow Times. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ Олег Кожемяко переизбран губернатором Амурской области (in Russian). RIA FederalPress. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Russia's Putin Fires Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges". Associated Press. 2015-03-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Врио главы Приморья назначен Кожемяко, побывавший губернатором трех регионов". Interfax. 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Два губернатора-коммуниста намерены переизбраться в 2023 году". Ведомости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Служу России: Олег Кожемяко прокомментировал попадание в базу Миротворец". primamedia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Губернатора Приморья внесли в базу сайта Миротворец за "покушение на суверенитет Украины"". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №726/2022". President of Ukraine. 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "The United States Takes Sweeping Actions on the One Year Anniversary of Russia's War Against Ukraine". U.S. Department of State. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Zhukov, Evgeny (2024-02-24). "Австралия ввела санкции против Киркорова, Баскова, Канделаки". DW. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "EU Sanctions Russian Governor for 'Arming' North Korea's Kim". The Moscow Times. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Александр Лукашенко помиловал Софью Сапегу по просьбе губернатора Приморья". Interfax. 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Belarus' Lukashenko pardons Russian citizen Sapega -Belta". Reuters. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.