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Yury Zaitsev | |
|---|---|
Юрий Зайцев | |
_(cropped).jpg) Zaitsev in 2022 | |
| Head of Mari El | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Yevstifeyev |
| Head of Mari El (acting) | |
| In office 10 May 2022 – 23 September 2022 | |
| Chairman of the Government of Republic ofKalmykia | |
| In office 14 October 2019 – 10 May 2022 | |
| Governor | Batu Khasikov |
| Preceded by | Igor Zotov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yury Viktorovich Zaitsev (1970-12-16)16 December 1970 (age 54) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | United Russia |
Yury Viktorovich Zaitsev (Russian:Юрий Викторович Зайцев; born 16 December 1970) is aRussian politician and statesman, who is currently the actingHead of Mari El since 10 May 2022.[1][2]
Zaitsev is ofRussian descent. He was born on 16 December 1970 in the city ofMonino, inMoscow Oblast.
He graduated from the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR with a degree in Foreign Language with the qualification of Interpreter-Referent, Specialist in the Information and Analytical Field.
He has a PhD in economics.
From February to August 2014, Zaitsev was an adviser, and then the first deputy general director of IDGC JSC of the North Caucasus. Later, he was CEO of the company for five years.
In 2019, he was appointed Chairman of the Government of the Republic ofKalmykia.[3]
On 10 May 2022, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin appointed Zaitsev as the actinghead of Mari El in connection with the resignation of the previous head of the regionAlexander Yevstifeyev.[4]
Zaitsev is married and has a son.[5]
On February 24, 2023, Zaytsev was sanctioned by the U.S.[6][7][8][non-primary source needed] On April 1, he was added to Ukraine's sanctions list.[9][10]