Yevgeny Nazdratenko

Yevgeny Nazdratenko with Vladimir Putin, 2000

Yevgeny Ivanovich Nazdratenko (Russian: Евге́ний Ива́нович Наздрате́нко) (b. February 16, 1949 on board of a ship in the area of Severo-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Oblast) is a Russian politician.

In 1983, he graduated from the Far Eastern Technological Institute where he specialized in economics.

Nazdratenko was a Governor of Primorsky Krai from 1993[1] until his resignation on February 5, 2001 following a heart attack.[2] It was speculated that he was forced to resign from his office, as he was blamed for an energy crisis.[3]

Nazdratenko was appointed deputy secretary of the Security Council of Russia in 2003.[4]

Nazdratenko is married and has two sons.

References

  1. "Russia's wild east.(outspoken nationalist governor Yevgeny Nazdratenko in Russia's Far East)". The Economist. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  2. "Putin fires energy minister". BBC News. 5 February 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. Cockburn, Patrick (6 February 2001). "Putin fires minister over power crisis in Far East". London: The Independent. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  4. "Putin finds place for Kasyanov's arch-foe". Center for Defense Information. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
Preceded by
Vladimir Sergeyevich Kuznetsov
Governor of Primorsky Krai
May 24, 1993February 5, 2001
Succeeded by
Konstantin Tolstoshein (acting)


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