Alexander Beglov

Alexander Dmitriyevich Beglov (; , born 19 May 1956) is a Russian politician who has been the governor of Saint Petersburg from 18 September 2019.

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. . In the 2019 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election, Beglov won with 64.43% of the votes.

Early life Beglov was born in Baku on 19 May 1956. In 1983, he graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering with a degree in Industrial and Civil Engineering, and in 2003, the North-West Academy of Public Administration.

His wife chairs the Civil Registration Department within the St. Petersburg City Administration. His daughter is head of the Legal Culture Committee of St. Petersburg.

In September 2010 the case against Yuri Luzhkov was dismissed. Beglova was named among the main contenders for the mayor of Moscow.

In 2012 Beglov presented his doctoral dissertation on "Management of the production of agricultural products in Cossack communities as a potential for sustainable socio-economic development of regions".

On 23 May 2012, Putin appointed Beglov Presidential Plenipotentiary to Russia in Central Federal District. On 25 December 2017, a Decree of the President of Russia, appointing Beglov as Plenipotentiary Representative of the President Russia in North-West Federal District.

On 3 October 2018 Beglov was appointed as a Governor of Saint Petersburg. In September 2019 he won the gubernatorial election (with a result of over 60% votes leaving the other candidates far behind) and assumed the office on 18 September 2019.

He clashed with Wagner Group head Yevgeniy Prigozhin in November 2022, when his officials refused a permit for an office in Saint Petersburg. Prigozhin accused Beglov of "financially supporting Ukrainian nationalists” and "betraying Russia" and demanded his resignation as governor.

About the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he has explained that "There's no need to explain what values we're defending to these guys who, instead of two bathrooms in schools (one for girls and one for boys), have seen three bathrooms: one for girls, one for boys, and one for gender-neutral people".

Awards

2006, 2012, 2021 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II, III and IV degree 2006 - Certificate of Honor of the Government of the Russian Federation and by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 April 2022 the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Beglov to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant to .

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