Nikolay Denin

Nikolay Denin
Николай Денин
Denin in 2010
Governor of Bryansk Oblast
In office December 28, 2004 (2004-12-28) – September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
Preceded by	Yury Lodkin
Succeeded by	Alexander Bogomaz
Personal details
Born	(1958-05-15) May 15, 1958 (age 67) Domashovo, Bryansk Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Party	United Russia
Spouse	Nadezhda Ivanovna Denina
Children	Aleksandr Tatyana
Alma mater	Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Profession	Farmer

Nikolay Vasilyevich Denin (Russian: Николай Васильевич Денин; born 15 May 1958) is a Russian politician who served as the governor of Bryansk Oblast from 2004 to 2014.^[1] He is a member of the United Russia party.

Career

He won his election in 2004 by a wide margin after the incumbent governor, Yury Lodkin was removed from the ballot by a court, just days before the vote. Denin had previously worked as the head of a chicken processing plant and was elected to the State Duma from Bryansk constituency in Bryansk Oblast by the United Russia party in December 2003.

In the 2012 Russian gubernatorial election, he was re-elected to the governor of Bryansk before being succeeded by Alexander Bogomaz as acting governor in 2014.

In 2014 Nikolai Denin was removed from the post of governor of the Bryansk region by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin due to loss of trust.^[2]

Awards

• Order of the Badge of Honour^[3]
• Order of Honour^[3]
• Order of Friendship^[3]
• Honored Worker of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (1994) — for achievements in the field of agriculture and many years of conscientious work^[4]
• Laureate of the national award "Russian of the Year" (2004) — for dedicated service to the ideals of a just social order^[5]
• Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (2011) — for merits in the preparation and holding of events with the participation of the President of the Russian Federation^[6]
• Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 2nd class (Russian Orthodox Church, 2012) — in recognition of assistance in the construction of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Bryansk^[7]

References

1. Goble, Paul (31 December 2009). "Bryansk Governor's Call to Deliver Vodka to Isolated Villages Highlights Problems of Rural Russia". Georgian Daily. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
2. "Суд разрешил экс-губернатору Брянской области досрочно выйти из тюрьмы". РБК (in Russian). 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
3. "Денин, Николай Васильевич". ТАСС. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
4. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 3 сентября 1994 года № 1821 «О присвоении почётных званий Российской Федерации работникам сельского хозяйства Брянской области»".
5. "«Россиянин года» на сайте Российской Академии бизнеса и предпринимательства".
6. "Распоряжение Президента российской Федерации от 17 января 2011 года № 24-рп «О поощрении»".
7. "Предстоятель Русской Церкви совершил чин великого освящения Троицкого кафедрального собора в Брянске и возглавил хиротонию архимандрита Никона (Фомина) во епископа Шуйского и Тейковского".