Artur Parfenchikov | |
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| Артур Парфенчиков | |
.jpg) Parfenchikov in 2017 | |
| Head of the Republic of Karelia | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Hudilainen |
| Director of theFederal Bailiff Service and Chief Bailiff of Russia | |
| In office 29 December 2008 – 15 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Vinnichenko |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Aristov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-11-29)November 29, 1964 (age 60) Petrozavodsk,RSFSR,USSR |
| Nationality | Karelian |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Artur Olegovich Parfenchikov (Russian:Арту́р Оле́гович Парфе́нчиков;Karelian:Artur Parfenčikov, born November 29, 1964) is a Russian politician serving asHead of the Republic of Karelia since February 2017. Parfenchikov was appointed to the post ofactinggovernor afterAleksandr Hudilainen resigned in 2017.[1] He was later confirmed in the position in ageneral election, where he was a candidate representing the rulingUnited Russia party.[2] Prior to his appointment as governor, Parfenchikov was the director of theFederal Court Bailiff Service (Chief Bailiff of Russia).
Born inPetrozavodsk, he spent his childhood in the village ofKirkkoeki,Pitkyarantsky District.[3] In 1982 he graduated from school No. 17 in Petrozavodsk. During his school years, he was fond ofspeed skating, fulfilled the standard of a candidate formaster of sports of the USSR, played for theDynamo Sports Club.
In1987 he graduated from the full-time department of theLaw Faculty ofAndrei Zhdanov Leningrad State University (nowSaint Petersburg State University), where he was classmates withDmitry Medvedev,Nikolai Vinnichenko,Anton Ivanov, andKonstantin Chuichenko.[3]
In 1987–1988, Parfenchikov was a trainee at the Prosecutor's Office ofSoviet Karelia. In 1988, he became an assistant to the prosecutor in theOlonetsky District. From 1988 to 1991, he worked as an investigator for the Olonetsky District prosecutor's office. Between 1991 and 1995, he served as deputy prosecutor of the town ofSortavala. During 1995–2000, Parfenchikov held the position of deputy prosecutor of the city ofPetrozavodsk. From 2000 to 2006, he served as prosecutor of Petrozavodsk. At that time Parfenchikov advocated for replacing the direct mayoral election in Petrozavodsk with appointment.[4]
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In July 2006, Parfenchikov was appointed chief of the Department of theFederal Bailiff Service inSaint Petersburg, becoming the Chief Bailiff of St. Petersburg. In 2007, he was promoted to Deputy Chief Bailiff of Russia, where he oversaw the Directorate for the Organization of Enforcement Proceedings and the Directorate for the Realization of Debtors' Property.[5] From 29 December 2008 to 15 February 2017, he served as Director of the Federal Bailiff Service (Chief Bailiff of the Russian Federation).[6]
On 15 February 2017, Parfenchikov was appointedActingHead of Karelia.[7]
On 10 September 2017, he won theelection of the head of Karelia as aUnited Russia candidate, gaining 61.34% of the votes.[8][9]
He assumed the office of Head of the Republic of Karelia on 25 September 2017.[1]
Parfenchikov was reelected as Head of Karelia in2022, gaining 69.15% of the votes.
On 24 February 2023, theUS Department of State added Parfenchikov to itssanctions list in relation to theRusso-Ukrainian war.[10][11] On 1 April 2023, Parfenchikov was also added to the sanctions list maintained byUkraine as the head of a government entity that supports, encourages, or publicly approves the policies of the Russian Federation that lead to military operations and the genocide of civilians in Ukraine.[12][13]
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