Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin

Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin (Russian: Серге́й Семенович Собя́нин; born 21 June 1958 in Nyaksimvol, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian statesman and political figure who has served as Mayor of Moscow since 2010. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and former Head of the Administration of the President of Russia from 2005 to 2010.

He is considered to be a close ally of Vladimir Bogdanov, Director General of Surgutneftegaz.

After leaving the local school in Beryozovsky District in 1975, he matriculated into the TU of Kostroma. On graduation from university he got an assignment to the large tube-rolling factory in Chelyabinsk. Started working as a machinist there, he became a craftsman in a year and a half.

From 1982 to 1984 he worked with Komsomol in Chelyabinsk.

In 1984, he returned to Kogalym. There, he worked as a vice-chairman of the Kogalym selsovet (lowest level of administrative subdivision in rural areas), in a municipal economy department and local tax administration.

In 1989, he got a second degree in jurisprudence. His Ph.D. Thesis was titled "Legal position of the autonomous okrugs as federal subjects of Russia".

In 1991, he was elected mayor of Kogalym.

Since 1993, he is the First Deputy of the Head of the Administration of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

In 1994, he was elected chairman of Khanty-Mansi's Autonomous Okrug's Duma.
In January 1996, he became a member of the Federation Council of Russia.

Since July 1998, he is chairman of the Constitutional Law, Judicial, and Legal Problems Committee.

On 27 October 1996, he was re-elected as a delegate and a chairman of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Duma.

On 12 July 2000 he was appointed the First Deputy of Plenipotentiary of President of Russia in the Urals Federal District.

On 14 January 2001 he was elected governor of Tyumen Oblast. During the campaign, oil tycoon Vladimir Bogdanov was its confidant.

He is a member of the Supreme Council of "United Russia" political party since 2004.
In 2005, Sergey Sobyanin sent a request to the President of Russia about a vote of confidence. That was done in case of the change of the governor assignment procedure.

Vladimir Putin nominated him for election by the Duma of the Tyumen Oblast and he was finally reelected on 17 February 2005.

In November 2005, he was appointed a head of the Administration of the President of Russia.

Since 21 October 2010, he has been a the Mayor of Moscow.

Awarded with a Medal of Honour, church II-nd stage order of St. Kniaz Danil Moscowskiy, Medal of Honour in Education, French Republic Medal of Honour in Agriculture.

Laureate of the "2003 Russia's Man of the Year: Politician" prize.

Sergey Sobyanin is married to Irina Sobyanina. The couple has two daughters: Anna and Olga.