Anatoly Guzhvin

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Anatoly Guzhvin
Анатолий Гужвин
Guzhvin in 2002
1st Governor of Astrakhan Oblast
In office
August 28, 1991 (1991-08-28) – August 17, 2004 (2004-08-17)
Succeeded byAlexander Zhilkin
Personal details
Born(1946-03-25)March 25, 1946
Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Died(2004-08-17)August 17, 2004 (aged 58)
Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
NationalityRussian
Political partyUnited Russia
ProfessionElectrical Engineer

Anatoly Petrovich Guzhvin (Russian: Анатолий Петрович Гужвин; March 25, 1946 – August 17, 2004) was a Russian politician and governor of Astrakhan Oblast.[1]

Career

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Between 1988 and the breakup of the Soviet Union, Guzhvin was a regional deputy in the Soviet Supreme Council. He assumed the governorship of the Astrakhan Oblast region in 1991, and re-elected on December 11, 1996.[1] He was a member of the United Russia party.

Death

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He died of a heart attack aged 58 while holidaying in the resort town of Sochi on the Black Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Persons - NUPI". Archived from the original on 2006-05-05. Retrieved 2006-02-14.