Yury Kokov

Yury Kokov
Yury Kokov
Юрий Коков; КӀуэкӀуэ Юрэ
	Kokov in 2016
3rd Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
	In office; December 6, 2013 – September 26, 2018
Preceded by	Arsen Kanokov
Succeeded by	Kazbek Kokov
Personal details
Born	August 13, 1955 (age 69); Nalchik, RSFSR, USSR
Nationality	Russian
Political party	United Russia
Awards	Order of Courage; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"

Yury Alexandrovich Kokov (Kabardian: КӀуэкӀуэ Александр и къуэ Юрэ, romanized: K'uək'uə Aleksandr yi quə Yurə; Russian: Юрий Александрович Коков; born August 13, 1955) is a Russian politician who served as Head of Kabardino-Balkaria from 2013 to 2018.

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.^[1]

Biography

Kokov graduated from the Law Department of Rostov State University and joined the agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR in 1979.

Until 1999, he held various positions in criminal investigation units, in the Council of Ministers, and in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In 1999, he was transferred to work in Moscow.

On December 6, 2013, he was appointed Acting Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

On October 9, 2014, deputies of the parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria unanimously elected Kokov as head of the republic.

In September 2018, Vladimir Putin appointed Yuri Kokov as Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia.

Family

Married. Wife Zhanna Kokova (Babaeva), notary. Has two daughters.

References

^ О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 706) (in Russian). President of Russia. 14 December 2021.

Sources

Официальный сайт Главы и Правительства Кабарди́но-Балка́рская Республики

External links

Media related to Yury Kokov at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Arsen Kanokov	Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic 2013-2018	Succeeded by Kazbek Kokov

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[1] О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 706) (in Russian). President of Russia. 14 December 2021.

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