Gavriil Popov (politician)

Gavriil Popov
Гавриил Попов
Popov in 1991
1st Mayor of Moscow
In office
12 June 1991 – 6 June 1992
DeputyYury Luzhkov
Preceded byYury Luzhkov as chairman of the executive committee of the Moscow City Council
Succeeded byYury Luzhkov
Personal details
Born (1936-10-31) 31 October 1936 (age 88)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Political partyJust Russia (2007–present)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party (1959–1990)
Democratic Russia (1990–1994)
Independent (1994–2001)
Social Democratic Party (2001–2007)
SpouseIrina
ChildrenChariton
Basil
Alma materMoscow State University (1959)

Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov (Russian: Гавриил Харитонович Попов, IPA: [ɡəvrʲɪˈiɫ xərʲɪˈtonəvʲɪtɕ pɐˈpof]; born 31 October 1936), anglicised as Gabriel Popov, is a Russian politician and economist. He served as the mayor of Moscow from 1991 until he resigned in 1992.