Sergey Furgal

Sergey Ivanovich Furgal (Russian: Сергей Иванович Фургал; born January 12, 1970, Poyarkovo, Mikhaylovsky District, Amur Oblast) is a Russian politician, who serves as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai since 2018.[1] Previously, he served as a Member of the State Duma from 2007 to 2018. He is a member of the LDPR party.[2]

Sergey Furgal
Governor of Khabarovsk Krai
Assumed office
28 September 2018
Preceded byVyacheslav Shport
Member of the State Duma
In office
2 December 2007 – 27 September 2018
Personal details
Born
Sergey Ivanovich Furgal

(1970-02-12) 12 February 1970
Poyarkovo, Amur Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyLDPR
Websitesfurgal.ru

Biography

In 2008, he was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Chairman of the State Duma for his contributions to the development of legislation and parliamentarism in the Russia.[3]

In the 6th State Duma he held the position of Chairman of the committee on health protection from October 2015 to October 2016.[4] From 2005 to 2007 he was a deputy of the Legislative Duma of the Khabarovsk Krai on a temporary basis. He holds a master's degree in Economics.[4]

Governorship

Election
Main article: 2018 Khabarovsk Krai gubernatorial election

When Furgal announced his candidacy in the 2018 gubernatorial election, he was widely seen as having little chance of victory, as incumbent Vyacheslav Shport was expected to win. In the first round, however, Furgal gained a surprise 35.81%, whilst Shport gained 35.62%.[5] In the second round, Sergey Furgal was elected Governor of Khabarovsk Krai in a landslide, gaining 69.57%.[6] His win was largely attributed to anti-establishment sentiment shared on both the left and right of the political spectrums.

He took office on 28 September 2018.[7] Since then, his party has won a number of statewide and local elections. With the LDPR gaining a majority in the Legislative Duma of the Khabarovsk Territory, the City Duma of Khabarovsk, the City Duma of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and two seats in the State Duma in 2019.[8]

Family

His son Anton Furgal (born August 2, 1991)[9] is also a member of the LDPR.[10]

References
  1. В Хабаровском крае в должность вступил новый глава региона
  2. Врачей для государственных больниц и поликлиник предлагают обучать бесплатно
  3. Сергей Иванович Фургал. ЛДПР
  4. Сергей Фургал избран председателем комитета Государственной думы по охране здоровья.
  5. Russians Vote In Gubernatorial Runoffs As Kremlin Candidates Face Pushback
  6. 100% голосов подсчитано: губернатором Хабаровского края стал Фургал
  7. Фургал вступил в должность губернатора Хабаровского края
  8. "LDPR Became the "Party in Power" in the Khabarovsk Territory". VostokMedia (in Russian). September 9, 2019.
  9. Сергей Иванович Фургал. ТАСС
  10. Три Фургала и все — кандидаты.
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