Andrei Shevelyov

Andrey Vladimirovich Shevelyov (; born 24 May 1970) is a Russian politician and former military officer. He served as governor of Tver Oblast from 2011 to 2016.

Biography Andrey Shevelyov was born in 1970 in Leningrad. Then he moved with his parents to the town of Bely, Kalinin Oblast. He educated at the Kalinin Suvorov Military School and Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School. After graduating from Ryazan School in 1991,

In December 1994, Shevelyov was wounded while combating Chechen separatists in Oktyabrskoye near Grozny. In January 1995 senior lieutenant Andrey Shevelyov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, becoming one of the first recipients of that title for service in the Chechen campaign. As well as his predecessor Dmitry Zelenin, Shevelyov enjoyed low public approval. He resigned in March 2016, succeeded by Igor Rudenya.

Shevelyov is married and has three children.