Georgy Poltavchenko

Georgy Poltavchenko
Георгий Сергеевич Полтавченко
Poltavchenko in 2011
Governor of Saint Petersburg
Acting
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 August 2011
Preceded by Valentina Matvienko
Personal details
Born Georgy Sergeevich Poltavchenko
24 February 1953
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russia Russian
Political party United Russia (2001-present)
Other political
affiliations		 Communist Party (1975-1991)
Independent (1991-2001)
Spouse(s) Yekaterina Leonidovna Poltavchenko
Children Aleksey Poltavchenko (b. 1985)
Alma mater University of Saint Petersburg
Profession Politician
Religion Christian (Eastern Orthodox)
Signature

Georgy Sergeyevich Poltavchenko (Russian: Гео́ргий Серге́евич Полта́вченко; IPA: [ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ pɐlˈtaftɕɪnkə]; born on 24 February 1953, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union (today Azerbaijan)) was the Russian Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District. He was assigned acting governor of Saint Petersburg in August 2011.

Life

He was born in Azerbaijan in 1953; his father was of Ukrainian descent. He studied at Leningrad Aviation Instrument-Making Institute. After graduation he worked at Leninets Research and Production Association and at a district Komsomol (Young Communists' League) committee in Leningrad. He began service in the KGB in 1979. From 1980–1990, he occupied various posts in the KGB, ultimately becoming chief of department, Vyborg directorate, regional department of KGB in Leningrad and the Leningrad region. Georgy was deputy of the Leningrad Regional Council from 1990–1993, deputy of Leningrad Regional Council. He was then chief of St. Petersburg directorate, Federal Tax Police from 1993–1999. He ran for the Leningrad city council unsuccessfully in 1998. From 1999–2000, he was plenipotentiary representative of the Russian President in Leningrad region.

Controversy

LGBT Dispute

On March 2012, Poltavchenko drew the ire of the LGBT community in Russia after he approved a controversial law penalizing the propaganda of homosexuality.[1] In retaliation, the LGBT community in Russia sent letters to the United States, the European Union, Australia and Canada asking them to ban entry for city officials behind the controversial gay propaganda ban.[2]

Plagiarism

In May 2013, according to examination of his doctoral thesis made by Dissernet, Poltavchenko was accused of plagiarism: an overwhelming part of the text had been copy-pasted from several other doctoral theses and books.[3][4]

References

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  3. ↑ Published results of the expertise of Georgy Poltavchenko’s thesis on Dissernet server
  4. ↑ Russian authorities to put an end to ‘cribbing’ in theses

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