Alexander Vinnikov

Alexander Aronovich Vinnikov (Russian: Александр Аронович Винников; born 6 October 1955 in Khabarovsk Krai) is a Russian politician and formerly the governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.[1][2]

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Aronovich and the family name is Vinnikov.

Alexander
Александр Аронович Винников
2nd Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
In office
25 February 2010 (2010-02-25) – 24 February 2015 (2015-02-24)
Preceded byNikolay Mikhailovich Volkov
Succeeded byAlexander Levintal
Personal details
Born (1955-10-06) 6 October 1955
Khabarovsk Krai, RSFSR, USSR
NationalityRussian Jew
Political partyUnited Russia
ProfessionTeacher

Political history

Alexander Vinnikov was the mayor of Birobidzhan, the capital of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.[3][4] The 2004 Birobidzhan mayoral election was held during the same time as the 2004 Russian presidential election. On 14 March 2004, Alexander Vinnikov, the incumbent, faced professor Miron Fishbeyn, and Aleksandr Kurdyukov of the Birobidzhan municipal administration. Alexander Vinnikov won the election.[5]

Jewish community

Alexander Vinnikov is Jewish. His family arrived in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in 1947 from Belarus. In 2004, as mayor, he participated in the opening of the new Chabad House and Birobidzhan Synagogue in Birobidzhan.[6] As member of the local kehilla,[7] during the December 2005 candle-lighting of a Hanukkah Menorah, Alexander Vinnikov lit the 'shamash' candle and passed it to the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Chabad Lubavich representative, Mordechai Scheiner.[8]

Governor

According to Interfax, "Lawmakers in Russia's Jewish Autonomous Region have confirmed the appointment of Alexander Vinnikov as the region's new governor. Vinnikov, who was nominated to the post by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on February 8, was supported by 13 deputies out of a total of 16."[9]

See also
  • Jews and Judaism in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast

References
  1. http://www.interfax-news.com/newsinf.asp?pg=7&id=147451
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Jewish Communities in Russian Far East Host Series of Celebrations". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  4. Chapter of Birobidzhan city hall Alexander Vinnikov granted the best students with scholarships
  5. Alexander Vinnikov Wins 2004 Birobidzhan Mayoral Election
  6. Chabad House in Russia
  7. "Stalin Has Long Been Dead, but His Jewish Region Lives On". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  8. "Jewish Autonomous Republic Comes Alight at Chanukah". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  9. http://www.interfax-news.com/newsinf.asp?pg=7&id=14745
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