Arkady Mikhaylovich Chernetsky (Russian: Арка́дий Миха́йлович Черне́цкий; born May 8, 1950) is a Russian politician who has served as Mayor of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia since January 1992 to November 2, 2010.
Arkady Chernetsky | |
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Аркадий Чернецкий | |
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| First Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2021 | |
| Russian Federation Senator from Sverdlovsk Oblast | |
| In office 27 October 2010 – 8 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Yury Osintsev |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Vysokinsky |
| Mayor of Yekaterinburg | |
| In office 30 January 1992 – 2 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Yevgeny Porunov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1950 Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
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Early life edit
Arkady Mikhailovich Chernetsky was born on May 8, 1950, in Nizhny Tagil to an engineer (his father) and a surgeon (his mother). In 1972, he graduated from the metallurgical department of the Ural Polytechnic Institute.
From 1972 to 1974 Chernetsky served as a tank platoon commander in the Soviet army. He was stationed in the Turkmenia Military District. He completed his term of service as a colonel. After leaving the army, he began working at a factory where he remained for over ten years.
Chernetsky achieved a number of Soviet government awards.
Political career edit
In 1987, Chernetsky was elected as a deputy in the Sverdlovsk City Board of People's Deputies in 1987. A year later, he became a member of the Sverdlovsk City Committee CPSU. In January 1992, he was appointed the City Administration Chief. From 1994 to 1995 he was a member of the Sverdlovsk regional government. From 1995 to 1996 he was the chair of the Yekaterinburg municipal Duma.
Chernetsky is also the president of the Ural-Siberian UNESCO Center.
Other achievements edit
- Orders of Russian Orthodox Church: Order of Prince Daniel 3rd class and Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 3rd class
- Russian Mayor of 1995
- Honored Industrial Engineer of the Russian Federation (awarded in 1997)
- Honored Citizen of Yekaterinburg (awarded in August 1999)
- Order of Honour (awarded in 2000)
- Order of Friendship (2015)[1]
- Honored Citizen of Sverdlovsk Oblast (2020)[2]
- Order of Alexander Nevsky (2021)[3]
References edit
- ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22.12.2015 № 649 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
- ^ "Указ Губернатора Свердловской области от 17 ноября 2020 года № 613-УГ «О присвоении Чернецкому А.М. почётного звания Свердловской области „Почётный гражданин Свердловской области"»" (PDF) (in Russian). Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации Свердловской области. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 5 июня 2021 года № 340 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»