Vladimir Yakovlev (politician)

Vladimir Yakovlev
Vladimir Yakovlev
Владимир Яковлев
	Yakovlev in 1999
2nd Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District
	In office; 9 March 2004 – 13 September 2004
President	Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Viktor Kazantsev
Succeeded by	Dmitry Kozak
1st Governor of Saint Petersburg
	In office; 2 June 1996 – 16 June 2003
Preceded by	Office created; Anatoly Sobchak; (as Mayor of Saint Petersburg);
Succeeded by	Alexander Beglov (acting); Valentina Matviyenko
Personal details
Born	25 November 1944 (age 79); Olyokminsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Spouse	Marina Aleksandrovna
Children	Igor Vladimirovich Yakovlev
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Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev (Russian: Влади́мир Анато́льевич Я́ковлев, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjakəvlʲɪf]; born November 25, 1944) is a former Russian politician who served as the Governor of Saint Petersburg from 1996 to 2003.

Biography

Yakovlev is an ethnic Ingrian Finn according to his mother's bloodline.^[1] He is a candidate of technical sciences, a doctor of economics, a professor of the department of urban economy at Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, an honorary doctor of St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, and an academician of the International Academy of Engineering.^{[citation needed]}

During 1996–2003, he was the Governor of Saint Petersburg.^[2]

During 2003–2004, prior to the Beslan school hostage crisis, he was Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District. From 13 September 2004 until 24 September 2007, he was Russia's Minister for Regional Development in Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet.^[3]

28 April 2009 Yakovlev was elected as the president of the Russian Union of Builders and still holds this position as in July 2024.^[4]^[5]

Political offices
Preceded by Anatoly Sobchak	Governor of Saint Petersburg 1996 - 2003	Succeeded by Alexander Beglov
Preceded by Viktor Kazantsev	Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District March 9 – September 13, 2004	Succeeded by Dmitry Kozak