Leonid Korotkov

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Leonid Viktoryvich Korotkov (born January 10, 1965) is the governor of Amur Oblast in Siberia in Russia. He was born in Zavitinsk. He graduated from Far Eastern University in 1987.^[1] He is a member of the Communist Party of Russia. He has been governor since 2001, when he defeated the incumbent Anatoly Belogenov in a runoff. He had been a distant second with only 20% of the vote in the first round, but the incumbent got less than 50% of the vote so Korotkov could participate in the runoff, which he narrowly won.^[2] In February 2005, Korotkov was renominated by Vladimir Putin and confirmed for a second term by the local Parliament.^[1] He was one of the first governors to be elected in this way, as a law abolishing direct election of governors and presidents of the Russian republics had just taken effect.^[3]

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1. ^ ^{a b} Governor of Amur Oblast, Government of Amur Oblast website. (Russian)
2. ^ Governor elections 2001, Politics internet newspaper. (Russian)
3. ^ Why is Amur Oblast criticized?, Alpha channel. (Russian)