Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Governor of Saint Petersburg
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Place of Birth: Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia
About Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev
- Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev (Russian: ?????´??? ?????´?????? ?´??????, IPA: [vl?'d?im??r ?n?'tol??v??t? 'jak?vl??f]; born November 25, 1944, in Olyokminsk, Yakutia, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician, currently retired. In 1996–2003, he was the Governor of Saint Petersburg.
- In 2003–2004, prior to the Beslan school hostage crisis, he was Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District.
- From 13 September 2004 till 24 September 2007, he was Russia's Minister for Regional Development in Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet.
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