Viktor Shershunov
Viktor Shershunov (Russian: Виктор Андреевич Шершунов) (16 October 1950 – 20 September 2007) was the governor of Kostroma Oblast, Russia from 1997 to 2007. He previously worked at the Prosecutor's Office of Kostroma Oblast.
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Viktor Shershunov
Born in Lenger (Kazakhstan), Shershunov was elected governor in 1996 and re-elected in 2000 with a large majority. In 2005, he was reappointed by Vladimir Putin after direct elections for governors was replaced with presidential appointment.
He was a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He was also a member of the Federation Soviet until the time of his death. He died on 20 September 2007, aged 56, in a car crash in Moscow Oblast.
References
- Viktor Shershunov profile on Russia Profile
- Putin nominates Viktor Shershunov as head of the administration of Kostroma oblast
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