Yevgeny Savchenko
Encyclopedia
Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko (born 1950) is the governor
of Belgorod Oblast
in Southern Russia
. He has been in office since 1993, he is a member of the
Agrarian Party. Savchenko is a supporter of President Putin
and won by a clear majority against his communist
challenger, Vasily Altukhov in 2003, receiving 61% of the vote. He had previously been elected in 1999, when he won against Vladimir Zhirinovsky
. He initiated a campaign against swearing in his district.
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,532,670 .-History:...
in Southern Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. He has been in office since 1993, he is a member of the
Agrarian Party. Savchenko is a supporter of President Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
and won by a clear majority against his communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
challenger, Vasily Altukhov in 2003, receiving 61% of the vote. He had previously been elected in 1999, when he won against Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky is a Russian politician, colonel of the Russian Army, founder and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia , Vice-Chairman of the State Duma, and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe....
. He initiated a campaign against swearing in his district.