Dmitry_Ovsyannikov
Dmitry Ovsyannikov
Russian politician
Dmitry Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Овсянников; born 21 February 1977) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Sevastopol from 18 September 2017 to 11 July 2019.[1][2] He is considered a protege of Sergey Chemezov.[3]
Dmitry Ovsyannikov | |
|---|---|
Дмитрий Овсянников | |
Ovsyannikov in 2016 | |
| Governor of Sevastopol | |
| In office 18 September 2017 – 11 July 2019 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Sergey Menyaylo |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Razvozhayev |
| Deputy minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation | |
| In office 23 December 2015 – 28 July 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dmitry Vladimirovich Ovsiannikov (1977-02-21) 21 February 1977 (age 47) Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent (since 2020) United Russia (until 2020) |
Dmitry Ovsiannikov was born in Omsk, Omsk Oblast, in Siberia on 21 February 1977. In August 2001, at the age of 24, he entered the Russian State staff reserve and was appointed Federal Inspector in Kirov Oblast.[4]
He served as Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Government between 23 December 2015 and 28 July 2016, when he was made the so-called Governor of Sevastopol following the resignation of Sergey Menyaylo.[5][6] He was later elected as a United Russia candidate to the office in September 2017, receiving 71% of the vote (voter turnout in this election was 34%).[7]
On 11 July 2019, Ovsiannikov resigned from his post as Governor of Sevastopol.[8]
Sanctions
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Dmitry Ovsiannikov as a result of participating in unrecognized (by the EU and others) sham elections.[9] He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2017 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[10]
On 31 January 2024, he was arrested in London by the UK’s National Crime Agency allegedly for "circumventing sanctions" to the value of £65,000 and holding cash of some £77,500. His next Court date is on 20 February. He was removed from the EU sanctions list on 7 February 2023 by the EU court, citing the fact that the position of Governor was one he no longer held.[11] On February 20, he was released from arrest on bail with a ban on leaving the country. Consideration of the case on the merits is scheduled for March 10, 2025.[12]
Ovsyannikov is married and has two children.
- "Putin coloca a oficiales de seguridad en puestos clave". Russia Beyond The Headlines. 2 August 2016.
- "Крымский федеральный округ включен в состав Южного федерального округа" (in Russian). Interfax. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- Сотников, Даниил (Sotnikov, Daniil); Чуракова, Ольга (Churakova, Olga); Badanin, Roman; Рубина, Михаила (Rubin, Mikhail); Сурначевой, Елизаветы (Surnacheva, Elizabeth) (25 December 2019). "Друзья по особым поручениям. Рассказ о том, как Сергей Чемезов связался с либералами" [Friends on special missions. The story of how Sergey Chemezov got in touch with liberals]. Проект Медиа (Proekt) (in Russian). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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- "Дмитрий Овсянников набрал 71% голосов на выборах губернатора Севастополя - Политика - ТАСС". Дмитрий Овсянников набрал 71% голосов на выборах губернатора Севастополя
- "EU slaps sanctions on top official in Ukraine's Sevastopol | Financial Post". Financial Post. 21 November 2017.
- "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- "Ex-Sevastopol 'Governor' arrested in UK over sanctions evasion". News Yahoo!. The New Voice of Ukraine. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- "Экс-губернатора Севастополя Овсянникова освободили под залог". TASS (in Russian). 20 February 2024.