Andrey Turchak

Andrey Anatolyevich Turchak (Russian: Андрей Анатольевич Турчак; born 20 December 1975, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR) is a Russian politician who has served Secretary of the General Council of United Russia from 12 October 2017[1] and the Senator from Pskov Oblast from 2 November 2017.[2]

Andrey Turchak
Senator from Pskov Oblast
Assumed office
2 November 2017
Preceded byAlexander Borisov
In office
6 July 2007 – 16 February 2009
Preceded byNikolay Medvedev
Succeeded byAlexander Borisov
Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia
Assumed office
12 October 2017
Preceded bySergey Neverov
Governor of Pskov Oblast
In office
27 February 2009 – 12 October 2017
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byMikhail Kuznetsov
Succeeded byMikhail Vedernikov (acting)
Personal details
Born (1975-12-20) 20 December 1975
Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materSaint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

Previously, he was the fifth Governor of Pskov Oblast (2009–2017) and Senator from the Pskov Oblast (2007–2009).[3] By being appointed as Governor at the age of 33, he became one of Russia's youngest governors.[4]

In 2013, Alexei Navalny released documents showing that Turchak had neglected to declare a $1.7 million villa that he had purchased in France, an illegal omission under Russian law.[5]

In 2015, reporter Oleg Kashin accused Turchak of ordering an attack which left Kashin in a coma with a fractured skull. Kashin alleged that Turchak arranged the attack in response to a critical blog post.[6]

References
  1. "the acting Secretary of the General Council "United Russia" became Turchak". RBC. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  2. Турчака наделили полномочиями члена Совета Федерации
  3. Губернатором Псковской области стал Андрей Турчак
  4. Результаты выборов губернаторов-2014 в Волгоградской, Псковской, Тюменской областях и в Ставропольском крае: уже известно, кто победил Фонтанка.ру
  5. "Pskov Governor Didn't Declare French Villa, Navalny Says". The Moscow Times. 6 March 2013.
  6. Roth, Andrew (18 September 2015). "Journalist Oleg Kashin knows who tried to kill him". The Washington Post.
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