Vasily Bochkaryov | |
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Василий Бочкарёв | |
 Bochkaryov in 2011 | |
| Member of the Federation Council from Penza Oblast | |
| In office 21 September 2015 – 22 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Edalov |
| Succeeded by | Alexey Dmitrienko |
| Governor of Penza Oblast | |
| In office 2 June 1998 – 25 May 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Belozertsev |
| Head of Administration of Penza Oblast | |
| In office 18 April 1998 – 2 June 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Anatoly Kovlyagin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vasily Kuzmich Bochkaryov 29 April 1949 Iva, Nizhnelomovsky District, Penza Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
| Died | 22 June 2016 (aged 67) Penza, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1967–1991) United Russia |
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Vasily Kuzmich Bochkaryov (Russian: Васи́лий Кузьми́ч Бочкарёв; 29 April 1949 – 22 June 2016) was a Russian politician. He served as Head of Zheleznodorozhny District of Penza from 1987 to 1998, and was elected Head of the Administration of Penza Oblast in April 1998.[1] He became Governor of Penza Oblast in June 1998,[2] and since then has been re-elected two times – in 2002 and 2005. He won his 2002 election by a small margin over his Communist challenger. Since 2015 until his death, Bochkaryov represented Penza Oblast in the Federation Council of Russia.
- ^ "Regional Briefing with Penza Oblast Governor". American Chamber of Commerce in Russia. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Keesing's record of world events. Vol. 44. Longman. 1998. p. xlviii.
In Penza oblast, the governor Anatoly Kovlyagin lost to Vasiliy Bochkaryov, the head of administration in the Zheleznodorozhny district, who polled 60 per cent of the vote.