Alexander Khloponin | |
|---|---|
Александр Хлопонин | |
Khloponin in 2015 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office19 January 2010 – 7 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir PutinDmitry Medvedev |
| Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District | |
| In office19 January 2010 – 12 May 2014 | |
| President | Dmitry MedvedevVladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Sergey Melikov |
| 4th Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
| In office17 October 2002 – 19 January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander LebedNikolay Ashlapov (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Edkham Akbulatov (acting)[1]Lev Kuznetsov |
| 2nd Governor of Taymyr AO | |
| In office21 February 2001 – 10 October 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Gennady Nedelin |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Budargin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-03-06) March 6, 1965 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Moscow Financial Institute |
| Profession | Politician, businessman |
Alexander Gennadyevich Khloponin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Генна́дьевич Хлопо́нин; born March 6, 1965) is a Russian ex politician. Khloponin served Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, a krai located in Siberia, from October 2002 to January 2010. From 2010 to 2018, Khlonopin served as Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. He was a member of United Russia.
Khloponin was born on March 6, 1965, in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He received a finance degree from the Moscow Finance Institute.[2] He later served as chairman of the board of the Norilsk Nickel company.
In 2001, he became the governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in northern Siberia, holding that position until 2002.[3] Khloponin won the election for governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai against Alexander Uss, another man with major business links. The race was relatively close, with Khloponin winning only 48% of the vote even in the runoff.[4]
Russian presidentDmitry Medvedev in January 2010 ordered the establishment of the North Caucasian Federal District (from Southern Federal District) and appointed Khloponin Vice-Premier of the Russian Federation and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President to the new federal district while relieving him from the governor's office.[5][6] President Vladimir Putin on May 12 replaced Khloponin as envoy with the Interior Ministry Lt. Gen. Sergey Melikov[7]

In 2002, Alexander Khloponin was named Person of the Year by Expert magazine, a Russian business weekly. Khloponin's daughter, Lyubov Khloponina, studied at the London School of Economics.[8]