Alexander Tkachov (politician)

Alexander Tkachov
Александр Ткачёв
Tkachov in 2015
Minister of Agriculture
In office
22 April 2015 – 7 May 2018
PresidentVladimir Putin
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
Preceded byNikolay Fyodorov
Succeeded byDmitry Patrushev
6th Governor of Krasnodar Krai
In office
5 January 2001 – 22 April 2015
Preceded byNikolai Kondratenko
Succeeded byVeniamin Kondratyev
Deputy of the State Duma
from Krasnodar Krai
In office
17 December 1995 – 5 January 2001
ConstituencyTikhoretsk
Personal details
Born (1960-12-23) 23 December 1960 (age 63)
Vyselki, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
SpouseOlga Tkachyova
ChildrenTatiana
Lyubov
Alma materKrasnodar Polytechnic Institute
Kuban State Agrarian University
ProfessionMechanical engineer

Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Ткачёв; born 23 December 1960) is businessman of the agribusiness group Tkachev Agrocomplex.[1][2][3][4] He was a Russian politician who has served as Minister of Agriculture of Russia in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet from April 2015 to May 2018. Previously he was Governor of Krasnodar Krai in the southern European part of Russia from 2001 to 2015.