Ruslan Kukharuk (Russian: Руслан Николаевич Кухарук; born May 8 1979) is a Russian statesman and politician. He is the current Governor of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug since September 8, 2024.

Ruslan Kukharuk
Руслан Кухарук
Official portrait, 2018
Governor of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Assumed office
8 September 2024
Acting: 30 May 2024 – 8 September 2024
Preceded byNatalya Komarova
Mayor of Tyumen
In office
8 October 2018 – 30 May 2024
GovernorAleksandr Moor
Preceded byDmitry Yeremeyev
Succeeded byPyotr Vagin (acting)
Personal details
Born (1979-05-08) 8 May 1979 (age 45)
Uray, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materUniversity of Tyumen

Biography

edit

Ruslan Kuharuk was born in Uray, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast.[1]

In 2001, Kuharuk received a law degree from the University of Tyumen. After graduation, he started working as a lawyer in the department for legal and organizational and personnel work of the Tyumen district administration. From 2002 to 2011, he was the leading specialist of the legal department, head of the department of legal support of land relations, and head of the department of disposal and lease of land plots in the department of property relations of the Tyumen region.[1][2]

In 2011, Kuharuk was appointed Director of the Department of Land Relations and Urban Planning of the Tyumen City Administration. He left the position in 2016 to become deputy head of the Tyumen administration.[1]

By decision of the Tyumen region Duma, he temporarily acted as head of the Tyumen city administration from 31 May to 8 October 2018.[1][3] On 8 October 2018, he was elected head of Tyumen.[1]

On 30 May 2024, Vladimir Putin appointed Ruslan Kuharuk as the acting Governor of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug.[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e f "Биография Руслана Кухарука" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  2. ^ "Кухарук Руслан Николаевич" (in Russian). Federal Press. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  3. ^ "Чем известен врио губернатора ХМАО Руслан Кухарук" (in Russian). Kommersant. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
edit