| Arkady Chernetsky | |
|---|---|
| Аркадий Чернецкий | |
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| First Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2021 | |
| Russian Federation Senator from Sverdlovsk Oblast | |
| In office 27 October 2010 – 8 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Yury Osintsev |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Vysokinsky |
| Mayor of Yekaterinburg | |
| In office 30 January 1992 – 2 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Yevgeny Porunov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-05-08) 8 May 1950 (age 74) Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Awards |    |
Arkady Mikhaylovich Chernetsky (Russian: Арка́дий Миха́йлович Черне́цкий; born May 8, 1950) is a Russian politician who has served as Mayor of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia since January 1992 to November 2, 2010.
Early life
Arkady Mikhailovich Chernetsky was born on May 8, 1950, in Nizhny Tagil to an engineer (his father) and a surgeon (his mother). In 1972, he graduated from the metallurgical department of the Ural Polytechnic Institute.
From 1972 to 1974 Chernetsky served as a tank platoon commander in the Soviet army. He was stationed in the Turkmenia Military District. He completed his term of service as a colonel. After leaving the army, he began working at a factory where he remained for over ten years.
Chernetsky achieved a number of Soviet government awards.
Political career
In 1987, Chernetsky was elected as a deputy in the Sverdlovsk City Board of People's Deputies in 1987. A year later, he became a member of the Sverdlovsk City Committee CPSU. In January 1992, he was appointed the City Administration Chief. From 1994 to 1995 he was a member of the Sverdlovsk regional government. From 1995 to 1996 he was the chair of the Yekaterinburg municipal Duma.
Chernetsky is also the president of the Ural-Siberian UNESCO Center.
Other achievements
- Orders of Russian Orthodox Church: Order of Prince Daniel 3rd class and Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 3rd class
- Russian Mayor of 1995
- Honored Industrial Engineer of the Russian Federation (awarded in 1997)
- Honored Citizen of Yekaterinburg (awarded in August 1999)
- Order of Honour (awarded in 2000)
- Order of Friendship (2015)
- Honored Citizen of Sverdlovsk Oblast (2020)
- Order of Alexander Nevsky (2021)
References
- Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22.12.2015 № 649 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
- "Указ Губернатора Свердловской области от 17 ноября 2020 года № 613-УГ «О присвоении Чернецкому А.М. почётного звания Свердловской области "Почётный гражданин Свердловской области"»" (PDF) (in Russian). Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации Свердловской области. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 5 июня 2021 года № 340 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»