Aleksandr Khoroshavin

Alexander Vadimovich Khoroshavin
Александр Вадимович Хорошавин
5th Governor of Sakhalin Oblast
In office
August 7, 2007 – March 25, 2015
Preceded by Ivan Malakhov
Succeeded by Oleg Kozhemyako
Personal details
Born (1959-11-26) November 26, 1959
Svobodny, Amur AO, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian
Political party United Russia
Profession Teacher

Alexander Vadimovich Khoroshavin (Russian: Александр Вадимович Хорошавин: born May 2, 1956) is a Russian politician. He was the Governor of Sakhalin Oblast, a federal subject of Russia from 2007 to 2015.

Khoroshavin was appointed to the position after Ivan Malakhov left office in 2007. On March 4, 2015, he was arrested after being accused of taking bribes, equivalent of 5.6 million USD[1] President Vladimir Putin removed him from office on March 25, 2015 as a result of the arrest.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://izvestia.ru/news/583668
  2. ↑ Latukhina, Kira (2015-03-25). "Путин досрочно прекратил полномочия Хорошавина". Rossiskaya Gazeta (in Russian).


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