Alexey Tsydenov | |
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Алексей Цыденов | |
Head of the Republic of Buryatia | |
Assumed office February 7, 2017 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn |
Personal details | |
Born | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Chita Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 16 March 1976
Nationality | Buryat |
Political party | United Russia |
Alexey Sambuevich Tsydenov (born March 16, 1976) is a Russian politician who has been the Head of the Republic of Buryatia since 7 February 2017. He is the first ethnic Buryat to lead the republic.
On 7 February 2017, Tsydenov was appointed by President Vladimir Putin as acting Head,[1] and then on 10 September 2017, he was elected by popular vote and sworn in on 22 September 2017.[2]