Andrey Anatolievich Alekseyenko (Russian: Андрей Анатольевич Алексеенко; born 23 April 1978) is a Russian politician and economist who served as mayor of Krasnodar from 2021 to 2022.
Alekseyenko is from Kuban. He studied engineering and economics at Kuban State Agrarian University in Krasnodar, and later obtained a degree of Candidate of Sciences in economics. Starting in 1996, he worked in a construction company, rising from being a foreman to the position of technical supervision engineer.[2] He became the director of the volleyball federation of Krasnodar Krai.[3]
Political career
Krasnodar Krai politics
He joined the political party United Russia. From 2007 to 2010, he ran Krasnodar Krai's department for economic affairs and international relations. In 2010, he became head of the administration of Tuapse. In September 2015, he briefly took a similar position in Yeysk. In September 2017, he became Deputy Governor of Krasnodar Krai, where he was responsible in part for municipal infrastructure, investment, and local government property. On October 21, 2021, he became interim mayor of Krasnodar, and was officially appointed to the position on November 17 of the same year.[2][4] In December 2021, he was charged with accepting a large bribe in the form of a very expensive gun worth 1.6 million rubles three years earlier.[3]
He was awarded a medal for his contributions to the development of Krasnodar Krai.[2]
On November 25,[8][better source needed] 2022, he was appointed Prime Minister of the Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson Oblast, where he deals with integrating the institutions of the occupied region into the legal, economic, and social system of the Russian Federation.[9] On December 12, he received the Order of Courage from the Russian government "for courage and dedication shown in rescuing people in an emergency" and "for courageous and decisive actions performed in the line of duty."[9]
