Nikita Belykh

Nikita Belykh
Никита Белых
Belykh in 2013
4th Governor of Kirov Oblast
In office January 15, 2009 – July 28, 2016
Preceded by	Nikolay Shaklein
Succeeded by	Aleksey Kuznetsov (acting) Igor Vasilyev
Leader of the Union of Right Forces
In office May 28, 2005 – September 26, 2008
Preceded by	Viktor Nekrutenko
Succeeded by	Leonid Gozman (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1975-06-13) June 13, 1975 (age 49) Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Union of Right Forces (2001–2008)
Alma mater	Perm State University

Nikita Yuryevich Belykh (Russian: Ники́та Ю́рьевич Белы́х, born June 13, 1975) is a Russian politician and former leader of the Union of Rightist Forces party. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Perm Krai until 2008, and the governor of Kirov Oblast from January 2009 until his arrest in July 2016.