Vyacheslav Pozgalyov
Russian politician (1946–2026)
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Vyacheslav Yevgenyevich Pozgalyov (Russian: Вячеслав Евгеньевич Позгалёв; 15 November 1946 – 25 June 2026) was a Russian politician, who served as governor of Vologda Oblast from 1996 to 2011. He was born in Pyongyang, North Korea to a family of a Smersh officer. He was raised in the Far East and Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast.
Preceded byNikolay Podgornov
Succeeded byOleg Kuvshinnikov
Succeeded byMikhail Stavrovsky
Born15 November 1946
Pyongyang, North Korea
Vyacheslav Pozgalyov | |
|---|---|
Вячеслав Позгалёв | |
 Pozgolyov in 2010 | |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| In office 14 December 2011 – October 2016 | |
| 2nd Governor of Vologda Oblast | |
| In office 23 March 1996 – 14 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Podgornov |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Kuvshinnikov |
| 1st Head of Cherepovets | |
| In office 4 April 1990 – 23 March 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Stavrovsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1946 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Died | 25 June 2026 (aged 79) Moscow, Russia |
| Party | United Russia |
Pozgalyov became the governor in 1996. Prior to that, he had been the mayor of Cherepovets. He tendered his resignation on 12 December 2011.[1] He last served as a member of the State Duma until 2016.[2]
Pozgalyov died on 25 June 2026, at the age of 79.[3]
Honours and awards
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland;
- 2nd class (3 December 1999) – for outstanding contribution to strengthening Russian statehood, and socio-economic development of the region
- 3rd class (14 November 1996) – for services to the state and many years of diligent work
- 4th class (20 September 2011) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and many years of honest work
- Order of Honour (5 August 2003) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and years of diligent work
- Order of Friendship (15 November 2006) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and years of diligent work
- Order of the Badge of Honour (1985)
- Honour of the sign "Public recognition" – for the efficient operation of the economy and the successful solution of the social programs of the Vologda region
- Commemorative Medal "For Assistance" (Interior Ministry of Russia, 2011)
