Yevgeny Savchenko

Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko (Russian: Евгений Степанович Савченко) (born 1950) is a Russian politician, who is currently the Senator of Belgorod Oblast on legislative authority since 22 September 2020. He had served as the governor of Belgorod Oblast in Southern Russia from 1993 to 2020. Savchenko is a member of United Russia.[1]

Yevgeny Savchenko
Евгений Савченко
Russian Federation Senator
from Belgorod Oblast
Assumed office
22 September 2020
Preceded byIvan Kulabukhov
2nd Governor of Belgorod Oblast
In office
11 October 1993  22 September 2020
Preceded byViktor Berestovoy
Succeeded byDenis Butsayev (acting)
Vyacheslav Gladkov
Personal details
Born (1950-04-08) 8 April 1950
Krasnaya Yaruga, Belgorod Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
NationalityRussian
Political partyUnited Russia
ProfessionFarmer
2010-07-13

Savchenko is a supporter of President Putin and won by a clear majority against his communist challenger, Vasily Altukhov in 2003, receiving 61% of the votes. He had previously been elected in 1999, when he won against Vladimir Zhirinovsky. He initiated a campaign against swearing in his district.

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [2]

References


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