Alexander Beglov

Alexander Dmitrievich Beglov
Governor of Saint Petersburg (acting)
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 October 2018
Preceded by	Georgy Poltavchenko
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-19) 19 May 1956 Baku, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union
Political party	United Russia
Spouse(s)	Natalia Beglova
Children	3 daughters

Alexander Dmitryevich Beglov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Дми́триевич Бегло́в, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ bʲɪˈglof]); born 19 May 1956) is a Russian politician. He was appointed acting Governor of Saint Petersburg on 3 October 2018.

Education and family

In 1983, he graduated from the Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering and in 2003 – North-West Academy of Public Administration.

His wife is the chairman of the Civil Registration Department, St. Petersburg City Administration.^[1] His daughter is head of Legal Culture Committee of St. Petersburg.^[1]

Career

Alexander Dmitrievich Beglov was born 19 May 1956 and in Baku.

He graduated from vocational school and industrial-pedagogical college.

In the years 1976–1978, he underwent military service in the Armed Forces of the USSR.

In 1983 he graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering with a degree in Industrial and Civil Engineering.

In 1979–1985 he worked in engineering and management positions in construction organizations Leningrad a.

1985–1988 – Head of the Department of Construction and Building Materials Industry of the Lensovet Executive Committee.

1989–1990 – Head of the Social and Economic Department of the Leningrad Regional Committee CPSU. According to media reports, Beglov oversaw the housing development of the Kupchino, Rybatskoye, Lake Dolgoe microdistricts, the construction of the Aluminum Structures Plant, the Belayia Mel city urban wastewater treatment plant, the Olginsky wastewater treatment plant and the water pumping station in Rybatsky. In addition, Beglov took part in the aftermath of the 1988 earthquake in Armenia] and supervised the construction of special structures in different regions of Russia.

In 1990–1991 he was deputy head of the capital construction department of the executive committee of the Leningrad Council.

In 1991–1997, he was the chief engineer and co-owner of the German-Russian joint venture Melazel. The company had partnerships with the Committee on Foreign Economic Relations of St. Petersburg, which was headed by Vladimir Putin, elected President of the Russian Federation in 2000 (at the same time, "Melazel" was re-registered as "Olympia-2000"). According to media reports, Beglov also acted as a co-founder of the Aero Record, Ecotech, Baltikstroy enterprises, the Styk production and transport company, and the Business Partner publishing house.

In 1994 he defended his thesis on the topic "Stability of reinforced concrete elements from the plane of bending", candidate of technical sciences.

1997–1999 – Senior Researcher at the Department of Theoretical Mechanics, doctoral student St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

In 1999–2002, he was the head of the administration Kurortny Administrative District of St. Petersburg. In this post, he initiated the reconstruction of Freedom Square in Sestroretsk e, monuments Peter I and the creator of the three-line rifle to the designer Sergey Mosin, as well as the fountain "Girl with a fish".

In 2002–2003 – Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg – Head of the Office of the Administration of St. Petersburg. According to observers, this appointment was a compromise between the governor of the city Vladimir Yakovlev and the plenipotentiary representative of the Russian president in the North-West Federal District (NWFD) Viktor Cherkesov. It was also alleged that Sergei Sviridov, deputy plenipotentiary representative for cadres, petitioned Beglov's nomination. The media noted that the legislative assembly approved the new vice-governor only the second time.

In 2003, he graduated from North-West Academy of Public Administration.

Since 21 May 2003 – member of the party "United Russia". From 9 June 2003 – secretary of the political council of the St. Petersburg regional branch of the United Russia party (replaced Yuri Solonin); The initiator of the election of Beglov to this post was the head of the Central Executive Committee of the ER Yury Volkov. 28 April 2004 re-elected secretary of the political council of the regional office.

After in June 2003 Vladimir Yakovlev prematurely resigned the powers of the governor, Beglov was exercising powers the governor of St. Petersburg three months before the elections, in which Valentina Matvienko.In the fall of 2003, he was nominated by the party "United Russia" as a candidate for deputies of the State Duma of the fourth convocation on the federal list of the party (No. 1 in the regional group "Petersburg"). On 7 December 2003, he was elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation and refused the mandate.

2003–2004 – First Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in North-West Federal District.

Since May 2004, he has been presidential aide – head of the control department of the President of the Russian Federation. In November 2004, at the V Congress of United Russia, he was elected a member of the supreme council of the party. In October 2005, Beglov became a member of the presidential council for the implementation of priority national projects and demographic policy, and in July 2006 he became a member of the presidium of the council. In December 2005, speaking at a meeting with the heads of the subjects of the Russian Federation within the Ural Federal District, Beglov said that the governors would be personally responsible for the implementation of priority projects.

24 July 2004, freed the post of secretary of the political council of the St. Petersburg regional branch of United Russia, remaining a member of the political council (the new secretary of the political council – Vadim Tulips).

12 May 2008 – 23 May 2012 – Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia, the post of the head of the administration was taken by the former Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Government Sergey Naryshkin.

At the end of July 2008, Beglov replaced Viktor Ivanov as chairman of the board of directors "Almaz-Antei".

From 12 January 2009 – Chairman Council under the President of the Russian Federation on the Affairs of the Cossacks^[2].

When in September 2010 Yuri Luzhkov was dismissed, Beglova was named among the main contenders for the mayor of Moscow.^[3]

In June 2011, Beglov was considered as the main candidate for the post of governor of St. Petersburg, after Valentina Matvienko left for work in Federation Council.^[3]

In 2012, Beglov presented his doctoral dissertation on the topic "Management of the production of agricultural products in Cossack communities as a potential for sustainable socio-economic development of regions"^[4].

On 23 May 2012, Vladimir Putin, after taking office, appointed Beglov Presidential Plenipotentiary to Russia in Central Federal District^[5].25 December 2017 a, Decree of the President of Russia, dismissed and appointed Plenipotentiary Representative of the President Russia in North-West Federal District^[6]

From 3 October 2018 – Acting Officer of Governor of Saint Petersburg^[7].

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