Yury Savenko

Yury Savenko (Russian: Юрий Алексеевич Савенко, 26 May 1961—31 July 2020) was a Russian politician. He served as the Mayor of Kaliningrad from 1998 to 2007 and was a member of the State Duma from 2007 to 2011.

Yury Savchenko
3rd Mayor of Kaliningrad
In office
11 November 1998 – 7 November 2007
Preceded byIgor Kozhemyakin
Succeeded byAlexander Yaroshuk
Deputy of the 5th State Duma
In office
2007–2011
Personal details
Born
Yury Alekseyevich Savenko

(1961-05-26)26 May 1961
Kaliningrad, U.S.S.R
Died31 July 2020(2020-07-31) (aged 59)
Moscow, Russia
Political partyUnited Russia
ProfessionPolitician, Military Officer

Biography

Yury Savenko was born on 26 May 1961 in Kaliningrad. He graduated from the Kiev Naval Political College. In 1995, he graduated from the Russian Academy of State Service under the President of Russia.

In 1985, he entered the military and served as a deputy political officer for a minesweeper unit in the Soviet Navy Pacific Fleet and advanced to the rank of Captain 1st rank.[1][2]

He entered politics straight from the military when he was elected to the municipal council of Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, later becoming the deputy chairman of the council. In 1991, the Governor of Sakhalin Oblast appointed him as Mayor. In 1994, the mayor of Kaliningrad offered him the opportunity to return to his hometown to serve as vice mayor of the city.[2]

In 1998, Savenko was elected as mayor of Kaliningrad. He was re-elected in 2002 with 61% of the vote.[3]

In 2007, Savenko was elected to the State Duma from Kaliningrad Oblast. He served one term in the Fifth Session.[4]

In 2010, Savenko was nominated as a candidate for Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast; however, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev selected Nikolay Tsukanov to head the region.[5] He was not renominated to run for the Duma in 2011, finishing second in the primary election.[6] At the end of his term, Savenko was appointed as the head of the Kaliningrad representative office in Moscow. He served in that role until 2012.[4]

In 2012, he declined to run again for mayor.[7]

On 5 January 2020, Savenko sustained head injuries in a fall and went into a coma.[8] On 31 July 2020, Savenko died at a hospital in Moscow at the age of 59.[4]

References
  1. "Скончался экс-мэр Калининграда Юрий Савенко" (in Russian). Interfax. 2020-07-31.
  2. "Савенко Юрий Алексеевич" (in Russian). Municipal Council of Kaliningrad. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  3. "Мэром Калининграда избран Юрий Савенко" (in Russian). RBC. 2002-10-07.
  4. "Умер бывший мэр Калининграда Юрий Савенко" (in Russian). RIA News.
  5. "Медведев предложил Цуканова на пост главы Калининградской области" (in Russian). RIA News. 2010-08-23.
  6. "Юрий Савенко возглавит представительство Калининградской области в Москве". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). 2011-12-06.
  7. "Праймериз ЕР Выявили Кандидата на Выборы Мэра Калининграда". Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). 2012-07-10.
  8. "Бывший мэр Калининграда Юрий Савенко находится в коме" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 2020-01-17.
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