Mikhail Vedernikov | |
|---|---|
Михаил Ведерников | |
 Vedernikov in 2018 | |
| 6th Governor of Pskov Oblast | |
| Assumed office 17 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Andrey Turchak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1975-03-07)7 March 1975 (age 50) Vyborg,Leningrad Oblast,RSFSR, Soviet Union |
Mikhail Yuryevich Vedernikov (Russian:Михаил Юрьевич Ведерников; born 7 March 1975) is a Russian politician and thegovernor of Pskov Oblast since 2017.
Mikhail Vedernikov was born in 1975 inVyborg,Leningrad Oblast. In 1998 he graduated from theNorthwestern Academy of Public Administration. In 2000 he joinedUnity party and became secretary of its provincial youth organization.[1] In 2001–2005, he was a member ofVyborgsky District council, and then member of Vyborg city council to 2009. At the time he was co-owning wholesale business and travel agency in Vyborg.[2]
Since 2007 Vedernikov held the positions of deputy, and then first deputy head of the regional executive committee ofUnited Russia party in Leningrad Oblast. In 2010s he worked in the regional policy department of thePresidential Administration of Russia.[1]
On 12 October 2017, Vedernikov was appointed acting governor ofPskov Oblast, replacingAndrey Turchak. On 17 September 2018, he was sworn in as governor after gaining 70% of the vote in theelection.[3] His administration enacted a number of programs developing historical tourism and reversing decades-long depopulation in Pskov Oblast.[4][5] In July 2021 Vedernikov announced his intention to run for a second term in 2023.[6]
Mikhail Vedernikov is married, has two daughters and a son.[2]