Georgy Poltavchenko

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Georgy Poltavchenko
Георгий Полтавченко
Poltavchenko in 2017
Governor of Saint Petersburg
In office 22 August 2011 – 3 October 2018
Preceded by	Valentina Matvienko
Succeeded by	Alexander Beglov
1st Plenipotentiary Representative in the Central Federal District
In office 18 May 2000 – 31 August 2011
Succeeded by	Andrey Popov (acting)
Personal details
Born	Georgy Sergeevich Poltavchenko (1953-02-24) 24 February 1953 (age 71) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union (now Baku, Azerbaijan)
Nationality	Russian
Political party	Yabloko (2001-present)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party (1975-1991) Independent (1991-2001)
Spouse	Yekaterina Leonidovna Poltavchenko
Children	Aleksey Poltavchenko (b. 1985)
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Profession	Politician
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Georgy Sergeyevich Poltavchenko (Russian: Гео́ргий Серге́евич Полта́вченко, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ pɐlˈtaftɕɪnkə]; born on 24 February 1953) is a Russian politician. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.^[1]

He became Governor of Saint Petersburg in 2011. On 3 October 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced him by Alexander Beglov on an interim basis until the 2019 city election.^[2] Previously, he served as the Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District.