Alexander Alexandrovich Kozlov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Козло́в; born 2 January 1981 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk[1]) is a Russian politician serving as the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia since 10 November 2020.

Alexander Kozlov
Александр Козлов
Kozlov in 2019
4th Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
Assumed office
10 November 2020
Prime MinisterMikhail Mishustin
Preceded byDmitry Kobylkin
3rd Minister for Development of the Far East and Arctic
In office
18 May 2018 – 10 November 2020
Prime Minister
Preceded byAleksandr Galushka
Succeeded byAleksey Chekunkov
Personal details
Born (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 (age 43)
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia

Previously he served as Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic from 2018 to 2020,[2] Governor of Amur Oblast from 2015 to 2018, and Mayor of Blagoveshchensk from 2014 to 2015.[3]

Sanctions

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In December 2022 the EU sanctioned Alexander Kozlov in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Alexander Kozlov - The Russian Government
  2. ^ Козлов сохранил пост министра по развитию Дальнего Востока и Арктики
  3. ^ Манусян, Роберт (4 October 2022). "Александр Козлов — министр природопользования и экологии". White Square Journal | Деловой интернет-журнал | WHITE NEWS | National Business | Онлайн Журнал Белая Площадь | Wsjournal | wsj. (in Russian). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ "COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2477 of 16 December 2022". Retrieved 8 February 2023.