Vladimir Alexandrovich Torlopov (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович То́рлопов; Komi: Торлопов Ӧльӧксан Володь, Torlopov Öľöksan Voloď; born 1949) is a Russian politician, who was the head of the Komi Republic,[1] a federal subject of Russia. In December 2001, he won elections with 40% of the vote, defeating incumbent head Yury Spiridonov. Torlopov took office in January 2002 and left on 15 January 2010.
Vladimir Torlopov | |
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| Владимир Торлопов | |
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| Russian Federation Senator from the Komi Republic | |
| In office 3 March 2010 – January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Igor Vasilyev |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Shatokhin |
| 2nd Head of the Komi Republic | |
| In office January 15, 2002 – January 15, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Yury Spiridonov |
| Succeeded by | Vyacheslav Gayzer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 14, 1949 Syktyvkar, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Komi |
| Profession | Senator |
In 1995 he became Chairman of the State Council of the Komi Republic.
On October 6, 2016 it has been under house arrest for the creation and leadership of a criminal association in conjunction with the "grouping" Gayzer and fraud on a large scale using his official position. Torlopov pleaded guilty.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Paxton, Robin (Jan 31, 2009). "Three dead, 20 missing in Russian care home fire". Reuters. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ Экс-глава Коми Владимир Торлопов признал свою вину
- ^ Басманный суд отправил бывшего главу Коми Владимира Торлопова под домашний арест