Pyotr Sumin

Pyotr Ivanovich Sumin (Russian: Пётр Иванович Сумин; 21 June 1946 – 6 January 2011[1]) was the governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia. He was sequentially a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Communist Party of the Russian Federation and Political Party United Russia.

Pyotr Sumin Пётр Сумин
2nd Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast
In office 5 January 1997 – 22 April 2010
Preceded by	Vadim Solovyov
Succeeded by	Mikhail Yurevich
Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast
contested by Vadim Solovyov
In office 25 April 1993 – 22 October 1993
Chairman of Chelyabinsk City Executive Committee
In office 1984–1987
Preceded by	Mikhail Polozhentsev
Succeeded by	Valery Potkin
Personal details
Born	(1946-06-21)21 June 1946 Verkhnyaya Sanarka, Kochkarsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died	6 January 2011(2011-01-06) (aged 64) Chelyabinsk, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	South Ural State University
Awards

In 1993 Sumin won the first election of the Head of Administration of Chelyabinsk Oblast, gaining more than 50% of the votes. However, the results of the elections were canceled, despite the decision of the Constitutional Court of Russia recognising legality of Sumin's election. Until October 1993 there were two administrations in the region, led by Pyotr Sumin and Vadim Solovyov respectively. In October 1993, after the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet, President Boris Yeltsin confirmed Solovyov's powers.

Sumin became governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast in December 1996 receiving 58% of the vote. He complained about nuclear waste in his region.[2] Sumin was elected governor in 1996, taking office on 5 January 1997 and reelected in 2000.

In April 2005, following changes in the law, he was nominated for a third term by Russian President Vladimir Putin and unanimously confirmed by the Oblast assembly. In March 2010, Sumin said he would not apply for a new governor's term. He was succeeded by Mikhail Yurevich.