Pyotr Marchenko

Pyotr Petrovich Marchenko (; born 2 January 1948) is a retired Russian politician. He was the deputy of the Stavropol Krai Duma, a chairman of the Stavropol Krai Duma committee on security, inter-parliamentary relations, veteran organizations and the Cossacks in 2011–2021. He is also a member of the Political Council and Presidium of the Stavropol regional branch of the United Russia party.

Marchenko served as the 2nd Governor of Stavropol Krai from 20 July 1995 to 27 October 1996. From 2005 to 2011, he worked as a Federal Inspector for Stavropol Krai of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the President of Russia in the South and North Caucasus Federal Districts.

Biography

Pyotr Marchenko was born in the village of Shpakovskoye (present dat Mikhailovsk) on 2 January 1948. He was educated at the Rostov Civil Engineering Institute in 1972, and the Stavropol Institute of Cooperation in 2002, where he worked at Shpakovsky DSK in positions from foreman to director.

From 1974 to 1989, he worked as a deputy head of the construction department in the city of Mineralnye Vody.

From 1989 to 1991, he was a Chairman of the executive committee of the Stavropol City Council of People's Deputies.

In 1997, the institution of plenipotentiary representatives of the President in the constituent entities of Russia was transformed into the institution of plenipotentiaries of the President in the regions of Russia. In the same year, Marchenko was reappointed to the post of Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus.

On 15 February 1999, Marchenko was dismissed from office at his own request.

Other careers

From 1999 to 2004 he worked as deputy director of the department of the joint venture "Basalt-Invest" in the Stavropol Krai and deputy general director of LLC "STAR".

Public acceptance

In 2019, Marchenko was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the Stavropol Krai".