Yevgeny Pervyshov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alexeyevich and the family name is Pervyshov.

Yevgeny Pervyshov
Евгений Первышов
Acting Head of Tambov Oblast
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2024
Preceded by	Maksim Yegorov
Member of the State Duma for Krasnodar Krai
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2021
Preceded by	Vladimir Yevlanov
Constituency	Krasnodar (No. 46)
Mayor of Krasnodar
In office 8 October 2016 – 23 September 2021
Preceded by	Vladimir Yevlanov
Succeeded by	Andrey Alekseyenko
Personal details
Born	(1976-05-04) 4 May 1976 (age 48) Krasnodar, Russian SFSR USSR
Political party	United Russia
Alma mater	Kuban State Technological University

Yevgeny Alexeyevich Pervyshov (Russian: Евгений Алексеевич Первышов, born 4 May 1976 in Krasnodar) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]

Career

From 2005 to 2010, Pervyshov was a deputy of the City Duma of Krasnodar of the 4th convocation. In 2006, he joined the A Just Russia — For Truth. In 2010-2012, he was the deputy of the City Duma of Krasnodar of the 5th convocation. In 2012, he joined the Rodina party, but the next year he moved to the United Russia. On 8 October 2016 he was appointed the mayor of Krasnodar. He left the post in September 2021 to become deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1][2][3][4] While serving as a legislator, Pervyshov volunteered to serve in the Russian military fighting in Ukraine in 2022 and was selected into the "Time of Heroes" program, which aims to elevate war veterans into influential civil service roles.[5]

On 4 November 2024, Pervyshov was appointed as governor of Tambov Oblast by President Vladimir Putin.[6]

Sanctions

Pervyshov was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[7]

References

1. "Первышов, Евгений Алексеевич" (in Russian). ТАСС. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
2. "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
3. "Евгений Первышов покинул пост мэра Краснодара" (in Russian). РБК. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
4. "Мэр Краснодара решил сложить полномочия в связи с избранием в Госдуму" (in Russian). Интерфакс. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
5. "Putin appoints Ukraine war veteran as governor of Tambov region". The Kyiv Independent. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
6. "Governors of Russia's Rostov, Tambov Regions Resign, Kicking Off Regional Shake-Up". The Moscow Times. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
7. "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.