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Igor Vasilyev (politician)

Igor Vladimirovich Vasilyev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Васильев; born 31 May 1961), from September 19, 2017 to May 10, 2022 was the 5th Governor of the Kirov Oblast.[1]

Igor Vasilyev
Игорь Васильев
Vasilyev in 2017
5th Governor of Kirov Oblast
In office
19 September 2017 – 10 May 2022
Preceded byAlexei Kuznetsov (acting)
Nikita Belykh
Succeeded byAlexander Sokolov
Governor of Kirov Oblast (acting)
In office
28 July 2016 – 19 September 2017
Head of Rosreestr
In office
27 March 2014 – 27 June 2016
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
Preceded byNatalia Antipina
Succeeded byAndrew Pridankin (acting)
Victoria Abramchenko
Auditor of the Accounts Chamber of Russia
In office
13 May 2010 – 25 September 2013
Russian Federation Senator
from the Komi Republic
In office
28 October 2004 – 3 March 2010
Preceded byAlexei Grishin
Succeeded byVladimir Torlopov
Personal details
Born
Igor Vladimirovich Vasilyev

(1961-05-31) 31 May 1961 (age 63)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
SpouseLilia Valentinovna
Alma materLeningrad State University

From 2014 to 2016, he was the Head of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr), and from 2010 to 2013, he was the Auditor of the Accounts Chamber of Russia. From 2004 to 2010, Vasilyev was a member of the Federation Council from the executive body of the Komi Republic. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party, and the Secretary of the Kirov regional branch of the United Russia party since 8 November 2019.

Biography

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Igor Vasilyev was born on 31 May 1961 in Leningrad. His father, Vladimir, was a military and polar pilot, his mother was a librarian. Vasilyiev graduated from the Physics and Mathematics School, in 1983 - the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes of the Leningrad State University,[2] and in 1990 - the Yu. V. Andropov Red Banner Institute. After that, he served for nine years in the artillery troops and in the KGB of the USSR (from 1985 to 1988 - employee of the Directorate of the KGB of the USSR for Leningrad and the Leningrad Region, from 1988 to 1992 - employee of the First Main Directorate of the KGB of the Soviet Union).[3] In the course of his political career, Vasilyev never commented on his work in the authorities, but it is known that for some time he served in the same department as Vladimir Putin.[4]

From 1992 to 2003, Vasilyev worked in various commercial enterprises; what kind of firms they were is not reported in any biographical note.[5] In 2003, he graduated from the Higher School of Business of Moscow State University with a degree in management, from 2003 to 2004 he headed the Investment Department of the Central Executive Committee of the United Russia party, then transferred to the civil service.

From 2004 to 2010, Vasilyev represented the Komi Republic in the Federation Council.[6]

He was a member of the Federation Council committees on financial markets and money circulation, on affairs of the north and small peoples, and was the deputy chairman of the commission for interaction with the Accounts Chamber.[7] On 13 May 2010, the Federation Council appointed Vasilyev as an auditor of the Accounts Chamber, as he was in charge of tax and customs services, the Federal Property Management Agency. on 25 September 2013 he was dismissed as the auditor.[8]

From 2014 to 2016, Vasilyev was the head of Rosreestr.[9]

 
Meeting with President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, July 2016

For three times, in 2006, 2010 and 2013, Vasilyev was considered as a candidate for the head of the Komi Republic.[10] However, both times the presidential administration chose a different option.

Governor of Kirov Oblast

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On July 28, 2016, President Putin dismissed the governor of the Kirov Oblast, Nikita Belykh, who was suspected of bribery, and appointed Vasilyev as the interim head of this region.[11][12]

United Russia nominated Vasilyev for early elections. His competitors were initially Nikolai Barsukov from the Communists of Russia party and the self-nominated candidate Anton Dolgikh,[13] but Dolgikh later withdrew his candidacy, and the candidates Sergei Mamaev from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and Kirill Cherkasov from the Liberal Democratic Party were added. On 10 September 2017, Vasilyev was elected governor, receiving 64.03% of the votes.[14][15] On 19 September, Vasilyev took office for a 5-year term.[16]

On 8 December 2018, on the basis of the decision taken by the delegates of the XVIII Congress of the political party "United Russia", Vasilyev was inducted into the Supreme Council of the party.[17]

Since 21 December 2020, he is a member of the Presidium of the State Council of Russia.[18]

In September 2021, Vasilyev was elected to the State Duma of the VIII convocation on the regional party list of United Russia. He was number one on the list, and the party scored the worst ever result of 29.57%. He however refused to be a deputy, as he handed over his mandate to Maria Butina, who was not elected to the State Duma.[19]

On May 10, 2022, Igor Vasilyev announced the resignation of the governor in connection with the end of his term of office.[20]

Personal life

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Igor Vasiliev graduated from music school, he plays the guitar. He plays hockey. Igor loves animals, he keeps pets like cats and dogs.[21]

Family

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Vasiliev's wife, Vasilieva Lilia Valentinovna, is, according to official data from the website of the government of the Kirov region, she used to work at MGIMO.[22] In 2017 she entered the top 10 richest wives of the heads of regions.[21]

The exact information about what she was doing now is not publicly available. Meanwhile, her income for 2016 (prior to her husband's election as governor) amounted to 17.3 million rubles, and her husband's income was only 3.8 million.[23] A year later, Vasilyev's income fell to 2.1 million, and his wife's fell to 2.5 million.[24]

They have a daughter, Olga, who graduated from MGIMO.

Criticism

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On the eve of the gubernatorial elections, the Civil Initiatives Committee stated in its report that during the year Vasilyev, being the interim head of the region, had been indirectly campaigning in his favor. In particular, the pro-government media actively covered the opening of new hospitals by Vasilyev, although they were built under the Belykhs. LDPR candidate for governor Kirill Cherkasov said on the air of Echo of Moscow: “The team of the interim governor Igor Vasilyev consists of non-professionals who absolutely do not understand the problems of the Kirov region. Key positions in the current regional government are occupied by the Vikings. Obviously, Igor Vasiliev did not fulfill his promise to rely on local personnel.".[25]

References

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  1. ^ The governor of the Kirov region Vasiliev leaves office due to the end of his term of office
  2. ^ "Биография Игоря Васильева". igor-vasiliev.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ^ "Чем известен Игорь Васильев". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. ^ "Зырянская жизнь - 1 ноября 2004 г. - Игорь Васильев: "Мы работали с Путиным в одном управлении" - Зырянская жизнь". zyryane.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  5. ^ Катерина Клепиковская, Наталья Вольная (2016-07-28). "Что известно о врио губернатора Кировской области Игоре Васильеве: чекист, единоросс, друг Путина". 7x7. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. ^ "О подтверждении начала полномочий члена Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации Васильева Игоря Владимировича". Federation Council (Russia). 2004-12-10.
  7. ^ "Игорь Васильев назначен на должность аудитора Счетной палаты". Federation Council (Russia). 2010-05-13.
  8. ^ "Об аудиторах Счетной палаты Российской Федерации". Federation Council (Russia). 2013-09-25.
  9. ^ "О руководителе Федеральной службы государственной регистрации, кадастра и картографии". Federal Information Address System (Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации-. 2014-03-27.
  10. ^ "В Коми ожидается смена власти". 7x7. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  11. ^ "Игорь Васильев назначен врио Губернатора Кировской области". Kremlin.ru. 2016-07-28.
  12. ^ Катерина Клепиковская (2016-07-28). "Владимир Путин отстранил Никиту Белых от должности губернатора Кировской области". 7x7. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  13. ^ Денис Стрелков (2017-06-14). "Избирательная кампания-2017. Кто планирует побороться за пост губернатора Кировской области". 7x7. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  14. ^ "Итоги выборов 10 сентября 2017" (in Russian). navigator-kirov.ru. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  15. ^ Катерина Клепиковская (2017-09-11). "Выборы губернатора Кировской области выиграл Игорь Васильев". 7x7. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  16. ^ Катерина Клепиковская (2017-09-19). "Плетка, мешок и пожелание "охранять спину". Как Игорь Васильев вступил в должность губернатора Кировской области". 7x7. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  17. ^ "Ротация в составе Высшего Совета "Единой России" составила 16%". er.ru. 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  18. ^ "Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 21.12.2020 № 310-рп ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов ∙ Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  19. ^ "Кировский губернатор объяснил, почему передал свой мандат Бутиной - РИА Новости, 24.09.2021". ria.ru. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  20. ^ Russian Governors Quit En Masse
  21. ^ a b "Васильев Игорь Владимирович | биография и последние новости". ФедералПресс (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  22. ^ "Васильев Игорь Владимирович". kirovreg.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  23. ^ Денис Стрелков (2017-04-21). "Доходы чиновников правительства Кировской области: кто больше". 7x7. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  24. ^ Катерина Клепиковская (2018-04-19). "Министр богаче губернатора. Члены правительства Кировского области отчитались о доходах". 7x7. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  25. ^ Катерина Клепиковская (2017-09-06). "Как проходила предвыборная агитация в Кировской области. Пересказ доклада Комитета гражданских инициатив". 7x7. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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