Alexander Khloponin

Who is Alexander Khloponin?

Alexander Gennadyevich Khloponin was born on March 6, 1965 in Colombo, Ceylon. Khloponin was the governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia, Russia.

Khloponin has a finance degree from the Finance Academy and was chairman of the board of the Norilsk Nickel company. In 2001, he became the governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in northern Siberia, holding that position until 2002. Khloponin won the election for governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai against Alexander Uss, another man with major business links. The race was relatively close, with Khloponin winning only 48% of the vote even in the runoff.

In 2002 Alexander Khloponin was named Person of the Year by Expert magazine, the Russian business weekly.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved the establishment of the North Caucasian Federal District and appointed Alexander Khloponin Vice-Premier of the Russian Federation and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President to the new federal district while relieving him from the governor's office.