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Russian politician (born 1973)
Alexei Smirnov
Алексей Смирнов
Smirnov in 2024
Governor of Kursk Oblast
In office
16 September – 5 December 2024
Acting: 15 May 2024 – 16 September 2024
Preceded byRoman Starovoyt
DeputyAlexander Khinshtein (acting)
Personal details
BornAlexei Borisovich Smirnov
(1973-05-27) 27 May 1973 (age 51)
Political partyUnited Russia (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (until 2024)
Alma materKursk State Agrarian University [ru]

Alexei Smirnov (Russian: Алексей Борисович Смирнов; born 27 May 1973) is a Russian statesman and politician. He was the Governor of Kursk Oblast from 16 September 2024 to 5 December 2024.

Biography

In 1995, Alexei Smirnov graduated from the Kursk State Agrarian University [ru]. In 2001, he also obtained a degree from the Oryol Regional Academy of Public Administration. From 1998 to 2004, Smirnov held various positions in the Housing and Utilities Committee of the Kursk Oblast. Initially, he worked as a consultant in the department of development of household and communal services and licensing. Later, he was appointed head of the economic department, deputy chairman of the committee, and first deputy chairman of the committee.

From 2010 to 2011, Smirnov worked at the non-profit partnership "Association of Construction Organizations of Small and Medium-sized Businesses" as director of the Kursk branch and advisor to the president. He left the position to become the deputy head of Sergiyev Posad's administration. From 2011 to 2012, he was also an advisor to the Minister of Housing and Communal Services of Moscow Oblast, and head of the department for standardization and reconstruction of objects of housing and communal purpose.

From 2012 to 2015, he served as deputy minister of Moscow Oblast's construction complex. On 4 July 2016, he was appointed first deputy general director of the Fund for the Capital Repair of Multi-Apartment Buildings in Moscow.

Alexei Smirnov was appointed deputy governor of Kursk Oblast on 3 November 2018 and first deputy governor in March 2021.

From 2022 to 2024, Smirnov also held the position of chairman of the government of Kursk Oblast.

On 12 May 2024, by decree of Vladimir Putin, he was appointed acting governor of Kursk Oblast. His predecessor, Roman Starovoyt, took the position of the Minister of Transport. Smirnov resigned on 5 December amid criticism over his handling of the 2024 Kursk offensive.

References

  1. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6790749 Глава Курской области Алексей Смирнов вступил в «Единую Россию»
  2. Zadorozhnyy, Tim (6 December 2024). "Putin replaces Kursk Oblast governor due to management 'chaos' after Ukraine incursion, media reports". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Биография Алексея Смирнова" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  4. "Что известно о врио губернатора Курской области Алексее Смирнове" (in Russian). TASS. 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  5. Elena Mukhametshina; Maksym Ivanov (2024-05-14). "Одним из кандидатов на пост губернатора Курской области стал Алексей Смирнов" (in Russian). Vedomosti. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  6. "В Курске официально представили врио губернатора Алексея Смирнова" (in Russian). RBC. 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  7. "Putin Replaces Head of Partly Occupied Kursk Region". The Moscow Times. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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