Alexander Sergeyevich Makarov

Who is Alexander Sergeyevich Makarov?

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Makarov is the mayor of Tomsk, Russia. He is currently suspended from his office, pending the outcome of a criminal case against him for corruption. Born in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Krasnodar Krai, his family moved to Tomsk in his childhood. After graduation from Tomsk Medical Institute, he worked as a surgeon in Krasnoyarsk Krai before returning to Tomsk to work in the local psychiatric hospital. Later, he entered the Tomsk State Pedagogical University and earned his teaching certification.

After two years of teaching, Makarov entered public service, first as the chairman of the presidium of Sovietskii rayon and later as the head of the Sovietskii raion administration. In 1994, he also ran for and won a seat in the Tomsk Oblast duma. His seat in the duma became a springboard for his run for the mayorship of the city in 1996. Makarov defeated Aleksandr Konovalov that year and won re-election in 2000 and 2004. From 1996–2001 he served simultaneously as mayor and as a duma deputy.