Oleg Kozhemyako

Samstag, 17. März 1962

Oleg Nikolayevich Kozhemyako (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Кожемя́ко), born 17 March 1962, is the Governor of Primorsky Krai since 2018. Previously he was the Governor of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. President Vladimir Putin appointed him to the position on March 25, 2015 to replace former Governor Alexander Khoroshavin who was arrested and charged with accepting bribes. Previously, Kozhemyako served two terms as Governor of Amur Oblast and one term as the Head of Koryak Autonomous Okrug. On December 16, 2018 he won the recall election of the Governor of Primorsky Krai.