Alexey Tsydenov

Russian politician
Алексей Цыденов
Tsydenov in 2017
Head of the Republic of Buryatia
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 7, 2017PresidentVladimir PutinPreceded byVyacheslav Nagovitsyn Personal detailsBorn (1976-03-16) 16 March 1976 (age 48)
Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Chita Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionNationalityBuryatPolitical partyUnited Russia

Alexey Sambuevich Tsydenov (born March 16, 1976) is a Russian politician who has been acting Head of the Republic of Buryatia since his appointment by Vladimir Putin on February 7, 2017.[1]

Early life and education

Tsydenov was born in Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Chita Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR. His father was a Buryat, while his mother was ethnic Russian. He is a graduate of the Far Eastern State University of Communications [ru]. From 1998 to 2001 he worked for the Far Eastern Railway as an accountant, sector chief and department head.[2] From 2002 to 2004 he was general director of "Dalneftetrans" LLC and from 2004 to 2006 general director of "Far Eastern Transport Group" OJSC.[3]

Career

From 2006 to 2009 he worked as deputy director of the railway policy department of the Ministry of Transport. From 2009 to 2012 he was a deputy director at the Department of Industry and Infrastructure. In 2011, he retrained at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

From December 2011 to May 2012, Tsydenov was the head of the Federal Agency for Railway Transport. From June 18, 2012, to February 7, 2017, he was Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation. In 2016, he joined the board of directors of Russian Railways.

On February 7, 2017, Vladimir Putin appointed him acting head of the Republic of Buryatia "before taking office the person elected by the Head of the Republic of Buryatia".

Tsydenov was sanctioned by the United States on February 24, 2023, the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, for his role in conscripting citizens to fight in Ukraine.[4]

His civil service "class rate" is "Active State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 2nd class adviser". His total declared income for 2015 was 3.3 million rubles. He is married and has four children.

References

  1. ^ "Алексей Цыденов вступил в должность главы Бурятии - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  2. ^ "Алексей Цыденов: из огня да в полымя - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  3. ^ "Цыденов Алексей , Заместитель министра, Министерство транспорта РФ". events.vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  4. ^ Office of The Spokesperson (February 24, 2023). "The United States Takes Sweeping Actions on the One Year Anniversary of Russia's War Against Ukraine". state.gov. United States Department of State. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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