Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev (Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Яковлев) (born November 25, 1944, in Olyokminsk, Yakutia, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician, currently retired.
In 1996–2003, he was the Governor of Saint Petersburg. In 2003-2004, prior to the Beslan school hostage crisis, he was Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District. On September 13, 2004, - September 24, 2007, he was Russia's Minister for Regional Development in Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anatoly Sobchak |
Governor of Saint Petersburg 1996 - 2003 |
Succeeded by Alexander Beglov |
| Preceded by Viktor Kazantsev |
Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District March 9 – September 13, 2004 |
Succeeded by Dmitry Kozak |