Sergey Morozov (politician)
Sergey Ivanovich Morozov (Russian: Сергей Иванович Морозов; born 6 September 1959, Ulyanovsk) is a Russian politician who is currently a member of parliament of the State Duma. He had served as the 3rd governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia from 6 January 2005 until 8 April 2021. He was elected in 2004; his term started in 2005.[1]
Sergey Morozov | |
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| Сергей Морозов | |
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| Member of the State Duma | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Assistant Plenipotentiary Representative in the Volga Federal District | |
| In office 19 April 2021 – 12 October 2021 | |
| 3rd Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast | |
| In office 6 January 2005 – 8 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Bolshakova (acting), Vladimir Shamanov |
| Succeeded by | Aleksey Russkikh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1959 Ulyanovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Kutafin Moscow State Law University |
After completing military service in the Soviet Pacific Fleet in 1980 he graduated from the All Union Juristic Institute in 1981. Between 1981 and 2000 he worked for the Ministry of the Interior in the Ulyanovsk Oblast later becoming head of the local Drug Enforcement Department. Morozov was elected mayor of Dimitrovgrad in 2000 and then governor of Ulyanovsk in 2004. He is married and has two sons and a daughter.[2]
Morozov took a special interest in promoting the cultural events surrounding the 2016 Bandy World Championship, which took place in Ulyanovsk.[3]
He is one of the members of the State Duma the United States Treasury sanctioned on 24 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
References
- "Ulyanovsk Region". Government of the Russian Federation.
- "The Governor of Ulyanovsk:Biography". The Government of the Ulyanovsk Region.
- bandy2016.ru: "Sergey Morozov, the Governor of the Ulyanovsk region, emphasized the importance of patriotic events during the Bandy World Championship 2016" Archived 2016-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, read 2016-01-30
- "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-10.