Alexander Berdnikov

Alexander Vasilyevich Berdnikov (; born April 8, 1953) is a Russian politician, and was Head of the Altai Republic from 2006 to 2019.

He took office on January 20, 2006. He was a candidate in the December 2001 election for that position, receiving 9.6% of the vote and coming in sixth place. In 2004, a new law stopped direct elections for Russian administrative division leaders. In December 2005, Berdnikov was nominated by Vladimir Putin and confirmed by the State Assembly of the Altai Republic, succeeding Mikhail Lapshin.

Scandals His 12-year term has been plagued by multiple scandals, such as the Altaigate scandal.

In 2017, the Altai newspaper Listok published a transcript of conversations between Aleksandr Berdnikov and a local blogger, in which Berdnikov used obscene and offensive language when referring to ethnic Altai people. Following the publication, Berdnikov issued a public apology, dropped to the bottom of the governors' performance rankings, and left his post two years later.

Family Alexander Vasilyevich Berdnikov is married and has a son.

Awards

2013 - Order of Friendship 2003 - Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree Medals "For Impeccable Service" I, II and III degrees Medal "For assistance to the internal troops" Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow