Yevgeny Ivanovich Nazdratenko (Russian: Евге́ний Ива́нович Наздрате́нко; born February 16, 1949) is a Russian politician.

Yevgeny Nazdratenko
Евгений Наздратенко
2nd Governor of Primorsky Krai
In office
May 24, 1993 – February 5, 2001
Preceded byVladimir Kuznetsov
Succeeded byValentin Dubinin/Igor Belchuk/Konstantin Tolstoshein (acting)
Sergey Darkin
Personal details
Born (1949-02-16) February 16, 1949 (age 75)
on board of a ship in the area of Severo-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Political partyCommunist Party (before 1991)
Our Home – Russia (2005–2012)
Civic Platform (since 2012)
Alma materFar Eastern Technological Institute
Yevgeny Nazdratenko with Vladimir Putin, 2000

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 edit

  1. ^ "Russia's wild east.(outspoken nationalist governor Yevgeny Nazdratenko in Russia's Far East)". The Economist. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. 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". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Putin finds place for Kasyanov's arch-foe". Center for Defense Information. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
Preceded by Governor of Primorsky Krai
May 24, 1993–February 5, 2001
Succeeded by