Yevgeny Mikhaylovich Khritonov (Russian: Евгений Михайлович Харитонов, born 4 October 1946) is a Russian agronomist and politician. He has served as governor of Krasnodar Krai in 1994–1996.
Yevgeny Kharitonov | |
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Евгений Харитонов | |
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| 3rd Governor of Krasnodar Krai | |
| In office 2 August 1994 – 15 July 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolai Yegorov |
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Yegorov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1946 stanitsa Mikhailovskya, Kurganinsky District, Krasnodar Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Our Home - Russia |
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In 1971, Kharitonov graduated from the Kuban Agricultural Institute as an agronomist. Since 1973 he was a Communist Party functionary, holding senior positions in Labinsky and Kurganinsky Districts of Krasnodar Krai.[1]
In 1991–94 he was the head of Kurganinsky District administration. From August 1994 to July 1996 Kharitonov was the governor of Krasnodar Krai.[1] After he was removed from office by president Boris Yeltsin, he participated in the election of October 1996. Kharitonov finished fifth with 2% of the vote.[2]
From 1996 to 1998 he was a vice-chancellor of the Kuban State Agrarian University. In 1998-2015 he headed the All-Russian Research Institute of Rice.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Academician Kharitonov Yevgeny Mikhaylovich celebrates 70th birthday". Russian Academy of Sciences (in Russian). 2016-10-04.
- ^ "Gubernatorial elections — 1996". politika.su (in Russian).