Yury Kokov
Юрий Коков
3rd Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
In office
December 6, 2013  September 26, 2018
Preceded byArsen Kanokov
Succeeded byKazbek Kokov
Personal details
Born (1955-08-13) August 13, 1955
Nalchik, RSFSR, USSR
NationalityRussian
Political partyUnited 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, in Nalchik) is a Russian politician who was 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 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

  1. "О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации". Decree No. 706 of 14 December 2021 (in Russian). President of Russia.

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