Vladimir Solodov

Vladimir Viktorovich Solodov (; born 26 July 1982) is a Russian politician who has been the Governor of Kamchatka Krai since 21 September 2020. Previously, Solodov was Kamchatka Krai's acting governor from 3 April until 21 September 2020. He was previously the chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) from 2018 to 2020.

Biography Vladimir Solodov was born in Moscow on 26 July 1982. In 2002, he studied at the Institute of Political Science in Paris, France, and later graduated from Moscow State University's Faculty for Public Administration in 2004. From 2004 to 2007, he studied at the graduate school of Moscow State University. In 2007, Solodov defended his thesis on "Electronic government as a tool for transforming public administration." In July 2020, during the election of the governor of the Kamchatka Krai, Solodov was registered as a self-nominated candidate. In the elections held on 13 September 2020, Solodov received 80.51% of the vote with a turnout of 37.15% of the total number of registered voters and was thus elected in the first round. His inauguration took place and was sworn in office on 21 September 2020. He was reelected in 2025.

Scientific activity Solodov has authored and/or co-author of more than 30 articles on public administration, including "E-Government and the fight against corruption" (2006), "Electronic bureaucracy: post-bureaucracy or super-bureaucracy" (2007), "Mobile services as a tool to improve the quality of public services" (2009), "Modelling consumer behaviour" (2012).

Sanctions On 24 February 2023, the US State Department included Solodov in the sanctions list of persons involved in "the implementation of Russian operations and aggression against Ukraine, as well as the illegal management of occupied Ukrainian territories in the interests of the Russian Federation", in particular, for "inciting citizens to war in Ukraine.