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MATVIYENKO, Valentina Ivanovna
Governor of St. Petersburg,
Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation,
Former Presidential Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District
Born in Ukraine in 1949.
Graduated from Leningrad Chemistry and Pharmaceutics Institute (1972), Social Sciences Academy of CPSU Central Committee (1985). Retrained at the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1991.
Chief of Petrogradsky District Komsomol Committee, later First Secretary Leningrad Regional Komsomol Committee and by 1986 was Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Leningrad City Council.
1989-Elected to the Soviet Parliament, chairing the Soviet Supreme Council Committee for Women, Families, Maternity and Childhood.
1991-94-Ambassador of the Soviet Union/Russia to the Republic of Malta.
1995-97-Head of the Foreign Ministry's Department for Liaison with Regions, Parliament, Non-Governmental and Political Organizations.
1997-98-Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Greece.
1998-2003-Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation for Social Policy.
2003-Appointed Plenipotentiary Presidential Representative in Northwest Russia.
October 5, 2003-Elected Governor of St.Petersburg with 63% of the vote.
Married with one son-Sergei, who is married to singer Zara.
Official website of St. Petersburg: http://www.gov.spb.ru
Contact information
Governor's Office, St. Petersburg
Tel.: +7 (812) 276 45 01; 315 98 83
Fax: +7 (812) 276 18 27
last updated December 5th 2006
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