Oleg Belaventsev | |
|---|---|
Олег Белавенцев | |
 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Presidential Envoy to theNorth Caucasian Federal District | |
| In office 28 July 2016 – 26 June 2018 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Sergey Melikov |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Matovnikov |
| Presidential Envoy to theCrimean Federal District | |
| In office 21 March 2014 – 28 July 2016 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-09-15)15 September 1949 (age 76) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Sevastopol Naval School |
| Profession | Military officer,diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1971–1991) Russia (1991–present) |
| Branch/service | .svg) Soviet Navy Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1971–present |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
Oleg Yevgenyvich Belaventsev (Russian:Олег Евгеньевич Белавенцев; born 15 September 1949) is a Russian military figure and statesman. He has the military rank ofVice-admiral and the federal state civilian service rank of1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[1]
Belaventsev served as an officer in theRussian Navy, rising to the rank of vice-admiral. He was the third Secretary for Science and Technology at theSoviet embassy in London. On 24 April 1985 Belaventsev was among six Soviet diplomats deported from the United Kingdom on suspicion of spying.[2][3] Following thedissolution of the Soviet Union, Belaventsev became deputy director ofRosvooruzhenie, Russia's primary arms trading agency.[2]
From 2001 to 2012, Belaventsev was director of EMERCOM, a Russian state agency that manages the humanitarian efforts of theMinistry of Emergency Situations. He served under Minister of Emergency SituationsSergey Shoygu.[a] During his tenure, Belaventsev founded private companies that were awarded ministry contracts to implement international humanitarian projects. According to theOrganized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Belaventsev's companies received hundreds of millions in state contracts from the government agencies where he was employed.[2] Belaventsev owns a 60% stake in Zarubezhtehcomproekt (ZTPP); others with 10% stakes include current EMERCOM director Alexander Mordovskiy, EMERCOM accountant Tamara Mikhailova, and Sergey Ivanov, who was Belaventsev first deputy at EMERCOM.[2]
In 2012, Belaventsev followed Shoygu to Moscow, where he led the General Affairs Department of the Moscow Region Governor and Moscow Region Government. After Shoygu was named Minister of Defense, Belaventsev became general director of Slavyanka, among the largest ministry-controlled companies. Crimean officials reported that Shoygu advised Vladimir Putin to appoint Belaventsev as his envoy to Crimea.[2]
On 21 March 2014, Belaventsev was appointed Presidential envoy (Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to a Federal District) of the newly createdCrimean Federal District.[7] His appointment coincided with the formation of the new federal district.[8] Belaventsev is considered politically close to theRussian Defense MinisterSergey Shoygu.[9]
On 28 July 2016, the Crimean Federal District was abolished and merged into theSouthern Federal District in order to "improve the governance". On the same day, Belaventsev was appointed the presidential envoy inNorth Caucasian Federal District.[10] On 26 June 2018, he was replaced byAleksandr Matovnikov.[11]
He was sanctioned by theUK government in 2014 in relation to theRusso-Ukrainian War.[12]
He was soon added to the lists of people sanctioned by the European Union and United States for theRussian invasion of Crimea.[13][14]
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