Anatoly Artamonov

Anatoly Dmitriyevich Artamonov (Russian: Анато́лий Дми́триевич Артамо́нов; born 1952, in Krasnoye, Kaluga Oblast, USSR) is Russian politician, former governor of Kaluga Oblast. In November 1996, Artamonov was elected vice-governor of Kaluga Oblast. On 12 November 2000 he was elected governor of Kaluga Oblast with 56.72% of the vote; and re-elected on 14 March 2004 with 66.86% of the vote. On 21 July 2005, President Vladimir Putin nominated Artamonov to retain his position; the nomination was confirmed by the Kaluga duma on 26 July. In 2002, Artamonov was named governor of the year by the Russian Biographical Institute.[1]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Dmitriyevich and the family name is Artamonov.
Anatoly Artamonov
Анатолий Артамонов
Russian Federation Senator
from Kaluga Oblast
Assumed office
14 February 2020
Preceded byYury Volkov
4th Governor of Kaluga Oblast
In office
12 November 2000 – 12 February 2020
Preceded byValery Sudarenkov
Succeeded byVladislav Shapsha
Personal details
Born (1952-05-05) 5 May 1952
Krasnoye, Khvastovichsky District, Kaluga Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
NationalityRussian
Political partyUnited Russia
SpouseZoya Iosifovna Artamonova

Artamonov has been praised for managing to promote Kaluga Oblast as a destination for foreign investors, leading to the establishment of an automotive cluster in the region,[2][3] and for creating a pro-business environment.[4] Because of this, he managed to reorient the local economy away from Soviet-era military industries and promoted infrastructure spending on projects like the reconstruction of Kaluga Airport.[5]

He is reportedly an admirer of former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.[6] In 2013 Artamonov was found guilty of defamation by a Krasnoyarsk Krai court for calling Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska "a crook".[7]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [8]

References
  1. RAP Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Russian automotive: Kaluga creates cluster template". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "Q&A: How to Make Foreign Business Love Russia". Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. "Putin's Next Move in Russia: Observations from the 8th Annual Valdai International Discussion Club | Brookings Institution". Brookings. 8 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. "Bright spark". The Economist. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. "The Curse of Lee Kuan Yew". POLITICO Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. "Russian mogul Oleg Deripaska wins 1-ruble defamation suit against governor". RAPSI. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  8. "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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