Anatoly Artamonov

Who is Anatoly Artamonov?

Anatoly Dmitriyevich Artamonov is the governor of Kaluga Oblast in the European part of Russia. In November, 1996, Artamonov was elected vice-governor of Kaluga region. On November 12, 2000 he was elected governor of Kaluga region with 56.72% of the vote; and re-elected on March 14, 2004 with 66.86% of the vote. On July 21, 2005, President Vladimir Putin nominated Artamonov to retain his position; the nomination was confirmed by the Kaluga duma on July 26. In 2002, Artamonov was named governor of the year by the Russian Biographical Institute.