Vyacheslav Shtyrov

Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Shtyrov
2nd President of the Republic of Sakha
In office January 27, 2002 – May 31, 2010
Vice President	Evgeniya Isaevna Mikhailova
Preceded by	Mikhail Efimovich Nikolayev
Succeeded by	Yegor Borisov
Personal details
Born	(1953-05-23) May 23, 1953 Khandyga, Tomponsky ulus of the Yakut ASSR
Nationality	Yakut
Political party	United Russia (2007- Present)
Spouse(s)	Lidiya Ivanovna Shtyrova
Religion	Eastern Orthodoxy

Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Shtyrov (Russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Штыров) (born May 23, 1953) is a Russian businessman who ran the diamond mining giant Almazy Rossii-Sakha (ALROSA ) from 1996 to 2002. He joined ALROSA in 1975. In 2004 it was reported that he owns 0.14% of ALROSA.^[1] In 2002 he became a politician and was elected the president of the Sakha Republic, a federal subject of Russia. He took office on January 27, 2002 after being elected in an election which took two rounds. He received 52.25% of the vote in the runoff. He left office on May 31, 2010 for personal reasons. Later he became the Chairman of the Federation Council at the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.^[2]

Family

Shtyrov is married to Liliya Ivanovna Shtyrova, They have two daughters.

Wealth

In 2004, his wealth was estimated to be $410 million (12.5 Billion Rubles) ^[1]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Russia's Richest 100 2004". Forbes. Retrieved 2011-05-22. 
2. ↑ "ALROSA". http://www.rough-polished.com. Retrieved September 14, 2011. 

External links

• Official website of the government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)