Alexander Chernogorov
Alexander Leonidovich Chernogorov (born 13 July 1959) is a Russian politician who served as the Governor of Stavropol Krai in the Southern Russia.
Alexander Chernogorov | |
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Александр Черногоров | |
.jpg.webp) Chernogorov in 2005 | |
| Governor of Stavropol Krai | |
| In office 28 November 1996 – 16 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Pyotr Marchenko |
| Succeeded by | Valery Gayevsky |
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| Born | Alexander Leonidovich Chernogorov July 13, 1959 Vozdvizhenskoye, Apanasenkovsky District, Stavropol Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | КПРФ (1993–2006), ЛДПР (2011_2016), Партия Роста ( 2016-2019 гг). |
| Other political affiliations | United Russia (2006–07), CPSU (1983–91) |
| Alma mater | Kuban State Agrarian University |
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Chernogorov was born in Vozdvizhenskoye, Stavropol Krai. From 1982 to 1990 he was a Komsomol functionary. In 1995 Chernogorov was elected member of the State Duma.
As candidate for the Communists he defeated his predecessor Pyotr Marchenko in 1996, and was re-elected governor in 2000. He holds the military rank of captain. Chernogorov has decried Jehovah's Witnesses (calling them "Jehovists", the Soviet derogatory term for the religion) and Wahhabism as "dangerous cults" that threaten state order. Stavropol Krai is not far from Chechnya.
In late 2005, news media in Russia were reporting that Chernogorov may not continue as governor after his current term. Chernogorov resigned in May 2008, moving to the Ministry of Agriculture as deputy minister. He left this post in 2013.
