Yevgeny Pervyshov

Yevgeny Alexeyevich Pervyshov (, born 4 May 1976 in Krasnodar) is a Russian politician serving as Head of Tambov Oblast since September 2025. He previously served as a deputy of the 8th State Duma and mayor of Krasnodar.

Career From 2005 to 2010, Pervyshov was a deputy of the City Duma of Krasnodar of the 4th convocation. In 2006, he joined the A Just Russia — For Truth. In 2010-2012, he was the deputy of the City Duma of Krasnodar of the 5th convocation. In 2012, he joined the Rodina party, but the next year he moved to the United Russia. On 8 October 2016 he was appointed the mayor of Krasnodar. He left the post in September 2021 to become deputy of the 8th State Duma. While serving as a legislator, Pervyshov volunteered to serve in the Russian military fighting in Ukraine in 2022 and was selected into the "Time of Heroes" program, which aims to elevate war veterans into influential civil service roles.

On 4 November 2024, Pervyshov was appointed as governor of Tambov Oblast by President Vladimir Putin.

Sanctions Due to his support for the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity during the Russo-Ukrainian war, he is subject to personal international sanctions imposed by multiple countries. Since February 23, 2022, he has been under sanctions by all member states of the European Union.

On February 24, 2022, Canada included him in its sanctions list of “close associates of the regime” for voting in favor of recognizing the independence of the “so-called republics in Donetsk and Luhansk”. He has been under Swiss sanctions since February 25, 2022,

In 2024, he took part in the leadership development program Time of Heroes. On October 4, 2024, he was appointed acting governor of Tambov Oblast.