Anatoly Glushenkov

Anatoly Glushenkov
Anatoly Glushenkov
2nd Governor of Smolensk Oblast
	In office; April 1993 – May 29, 1998
Preceded by	Valery Fateyev
Succeeded by	Alexander Dmitrievich Prokhorov
Personal details
Born	November 20, 1942; Sokolovo, Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, U.S.S.R.
Died	January 16, 2018 (aged 75); Smolensk, Russia
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

Anatoly Glushenkov (November 20, 1942 – January 16, 2018) was a Russian politician who served as the Governor of Smolensk Oblast from 1993 to 1998. Notably, Glushenkov was the first popularly elected Governor of Smolensk Oblast.[1]

Career

Glushenkov, a manufacturer and then-head of a refrigerator factory in Smolensk, was elected Governor on Smolensk Oblast on April 25, 1993, becoming the first democratically elected governor of the region.[1] Glushenkov defeated incumbent, acting Governor Valery Fateev, a member of Democratic Choice of Russia who had been appointed Smolensk Oblast's governor by President Boris Yeltsin.[1]

Governor Glushenkov served in office for one term from 1993 until 1998.[1] In May 1998, he lost re-election to Alexander Prokhorov of Communist Party of the Russian Federation.[1]

Shortly after leaving the governor's office, Glushenkov moved to Moscow.[1] He was elected to the national Federation Council, where he chaired the Committee on the Commonwealth of Independent States.[1] He retired from politics during the late 2000s.[1]

Death

Anatoly Glushenkov died in Smolensk on January 16, 2018, at the age of 76.[1]

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References

"Умер бывший губернатор Смоленской области Анатолий Глушенков". Kommersant. 2018-01-16. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-02-03.

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[kommersant-1] "Умер бывший губернатор Смоленской области Анатолий Глушенков". Kommersant. 2018-01-16. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-02-03.