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Vladimir Uyba

Vladimir Uyba

Current head of the Komi Republic

Vladimir Viktorovich Uyba (Russian: Владимир Викторович Уйба), born in 1958, is a Russian statesman, scientist, and doctor, who is the acting Head of the Komi Republic since April 2, 2020. Before being appointed to that position, he was deputy health minister and head of the Federal Biomedical Agency.[1][2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovich and the family name is Uyba.
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He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[3] He is a doctor of medical sciences, a professor, and was awarded a honorary titles of the Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Honored Doctor of the Chechen Republic, Honored Doctor of the Republic of Ingushetia, and Honored Doctor of the Republic of South Ossetia. He is of Estonian descent through his father.[4]

Biography

Uyba was born on October 4, 1958 (at birth he was named Valentin, but he changed his name to Vladimir between 2010 and 2019).[5][6] He was born in Omsk, in a family of engineers.[7][8] In an interview, Uiba said that his father had Estonian roots, hence his surname has only one declension and should be pronounced as "Uibo".[9]

Education

In 1982, Uyba graduated from the Sverdlovsk State Medical Institute [ru], specializing in hygiene and epidemiology.[7] In 2000, he graduated from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a degree in Economics and Enterprise Management.[10] He is a Doctor of Medicine and University Professor.[8]

Head of the Komi Republic

On April 2, 2020, President Vladimir Putin appointed Vladimir Uyba as acting Head of the Komi Republic.[11] He replaced Sergey Gaplikov, who resigned because of the grave situation in the region caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

Upon his appointment, Uyba brought several colleagues from the Federal medical-biological Agency (FMBA), where he had previously worked. He appointed Sergei Mamonov as the acting deputy head of the republican administration; and Dmitry Samovarov as the head of the regional administration. Viktoria Filina headed of the regional Ministry of Health.[10] Moreover, in April of the same year, Uyba protested against the construction of the Shiyes landfill.[13]

On April 17, 2020, Vladimir Uyba announced that he would run for the Head of the Komi Republic office in the elections scheduled for September of the same year.[14] On June 24, he officially nominated his candidacy.[15] On August 6, he was registered by the republican election commission as a candidate of the United Russia Party.[16]

In the elections of the Head of the Komi Republic in September 2020 [ru], Uyba received 73.16% of the votes with a turnout of 30.16% of the total number of registered voters.[17] His inauguration took place on September 23, 2020. Later, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation refused to recognize him as the legitimately elected candidate, with Oleg Mikhailov, the party's leader in the Komi Duma, calling him an "impostor".[18]

Since January 29, 2022, he serves as Secretary of the regional branch of the United Russia Party (previously, he was the Acting Secretary from December 3, 2021 to January 29, 2022).[19]

Sanctions

Uyba is under personal sanctions introduced by the United Kingdom, Canada and Ukraine as he supported Russian invasion of Ukraine.[20][21]

References

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    "Putin Replaces Head of Remote Russian Region After Coronavirus Outbreak". The New York Times. 2020-04-04. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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    "Russia to introduce genotype based technology for selecting astronauts in 2020-2021". TASS. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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    О присвоении классного чина государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации Уйбе В.В. (Decree 569) (in Russian). President of Russia. 3 May 2012.
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    "Владимир Уйба рассказал, почему не склоняется его фамилия". komiinform.ru.
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    "Родню не выбирают". Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru (in Russian). 1990-07-28. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Как зовут господина Уйбу?". pressaobninsk.ru. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    Новости, Р. И. А. (2020-04-02). "Биография Владимира Уйбы". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Биография врио главы Коми Владимира Уйбы - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    СЕРГЕЕВА, Елена (2020-05-10). "Врио главы Коми Владимир Уйба настаивает на том, что его фамилия не склоняется". komi.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Уйба Владимир Викторович | биография и последние новости". ФедералПресс (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Путин назначил замглавы Минздрава Уйбу врио губернатора Коми". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Полпред президента в СЗФО Гуцан представил врио главы Коми Владимира Уйбу - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Глава Коми высказался против строительства мусорного полигона в Шиесе". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    ""Единая Россия" в Коми поддержала выдвижение Владимира Уйбы на пост главы региона - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Владимир Уйба выдвинул свою кандидатуру на пост главы Коми - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Избирком Коми зарегистрировал для участия в выборах главы региона четверых кандидатов - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Избирком Коми утвердил победу Уйбы на выборах главы региона - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "После скандала Олег Михайлов вызвал Владимира Уйбу на телевизионные дебаты". AiF (in Russian). 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Главы ещё 12 субъектов РФ возглавили региональные отделения "Единой России"". Единая Россия (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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    "Против 29 губернаторов ввели санкции из-за поддержки Донбасса". Ведомости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  21. [21]
    "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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