Viktor Tolokonsky
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the Governor of Krasnoyarsk region Victor Tolokonsky. The acting head of the region appointed the Chairman of the regional legislative Assembly Alexander USS, the press service of the Kremlin.
Tolokonsky was the head of Krasnoyarsk region from September 2014, previously held the post of presidential envoy in the Siberian Federal district. Also 10 years was Governor of the Novosibirsk region and four years as mayor of Novosibirsk.
USS, who in November will celebrate 63 years, almost 20 years held the post of speaker of the regional Parliament for the first time in this position he was elected in January 1998. In the first half of the 1990s was part of the Federation Council. A lawyer by training.
Krasnoyarsk Krai became the fourth Russian region, which this week was replaced by the Governor. Prior to this reshuffle has affected the Samara and Nizhny Novgorod oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug. In addition, the intention to retire was declared by the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov. In the Kremlin a wave of resignations of heads of regions called popular, a normal and expected process.