Alexander Moor

Aleksandr Viktorovich Moor (; born 6 January 1974) is a Russian politician who has served as the fifth Governor of Tyumen Oblast since 14 September 2018.

He was also the Member of the Presidium of the State Council of Russia from January 28 until 2 August 2019 and again since 21 December 2020. He is also the member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party.

Moor had also served as head of the Tyumen City Administration from 2011 to 2018.

Biography

Early years Aleksandr Moor was born on 6 January 1974, in the village of Bereznyaki, Tyumen district, Tyumen Oblast.

His mother, Alevtina Nesterovna, is a mathematics teacher at Tyumen gymnasium No. 49. His father, Viktor Aleksandrovich, is an auto mechanic.

His grandfather on the father's side, from whom he gets his surname, was a Volga German who has been executed during the Stalin's purges, while the rest of his family was sent to Tyumen Oblast in exile.

Education

In 1991, he graduated from the 49th gymnasium with a gold medal.

In 1996, he graduated from Tyumen State University with a degree in accounting and auditing with the qualification of an economist.

He also graduated from advanced training courses of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russia.

Labor activity

Business career

While studying at the university, since 1994, he began to work at the Tyumen Credit Bank. In April 1997, he moved to the Tyumen bank Diplomat, where he rose to the post of vice president. From May 2000 to March 2001 he worked as deputy chairman of the board of another Tyumen bank - "White North". Then, for 4 months, he successively headed the control and audit department and the treasury of the Khanty-Mansiysk Bank.

Work in government

The first period of work of Moor in the civil service lasted from July 2001 to July 2003, when he served as deputy director of the Department of Economics of the Tyumen Region Administration. Then there was a break for two years, during which he was the general director of the Tyumen Central Department Store. He is also the secretary of the Tyumen city branch of the United Russia party.

Governor of Tyumen Oblast

On 29 May 2018, by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moor was appointed Acting Governor of the Tyumen Region.

On 9 September 2018, Moor was elected Governor of the Tyumen Oblast for a term of five years. He took office on 14 September.

From January 28 to August 2, 2019 and from December 21, 2020, he is the Member of the Presidium of the State Council of Russia.

Family

He is married and has four children. He is of partial Volga German descent on his father's side.