Vladimir Vladimirov was born in Georgievsk on 14 October 1975. At the time, his parents were sent to Kamchatka, where they parted, and Vladimir returned with his mother to the Stavropol Krai, in the city of Budennovsk.

His maternal grandmother is a cook in the Kommayak canteen, and his grandfather worked in various specialties.^[2]

His ancestors are Terek Cossacks.

Education edit

In 1992, he started secondary school in the city of Budennovsk. There is a training and production plant specializing in “3-grade cook-culinary specialist”.

In 1997, at the Ufa State Petroleum Technical University, he earned a degree in Chemical Technology of Natural Energy Carriers and Carbon Materials.

In 2006, at the Tyumen State Oil and Gas University, he earned a degree in Development and Operation of Oil and Gas Fields.

Labor activity edit

In parallel with his studies at the university, he worked at Stavrolen as a simple worker until 1996, when the plant was closed. During his education, Vladimirov also worked as a salesman, a loader, and renovated apartments.

Since 1997, he was head of the oil treatment and pumping unit at the Vatyeganneft oil and gas production department of the Kogalymneftegaz enterprise, which is part of LUKOIL-Western Siberia LLC in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

He worked at the Kogalymneftegaz production facilities until 2005.

From 2001 to 2002, he was head of the oil preparation and pumping department at Druzhbaneft NGDU.

In 2002, he was Deputy Chief Engineer for Oil Treatment and Pumping - Head of Oil Treatment Department at NGDU Povkhneft.

From 2002 to 2005, he was deputy head of the oil treatment department, deputy chief engineer for oil treatment - head of a department at the Kogalymneftegaz enterprise.

From 2005 to 2007, he was Director of Marketing and Strategy, then General Director of Geoilbent LLC.

From 2007 to 2009 he was Director of the Technical Department, then was promoted to Deputy General Director - Chief Engineer of OJSC Verkhnechonskneftegaz.

From 2009 to 2010, he held executive positions at the Muravlenkovskneft Branch of OJSC Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz.

In March 2010, Vladirmirov was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

In April 2010, the Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Dmitry Kobylkin, appointed Vladimirov to the post of the first deputy governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.^[3]

Its scope included issues of economic development, the use of natural resources, the work of the fuel and energy complex.

In 2010 he joined the United Russia party.^[4]

Governor of Stravropol Krai edit

On 27 September 2013, Vladimirov was appointed acting governor of the Stavropol Krai, replacing Valery Zerenkov.

On a single voting day on 14 September 2014, he was elected governor of the Stavropol Krai for five years, on 27 September 2014, the inauguration took place in the city of Stavropol.

In October 2013, he headed the regional government of Stavropol Krai.

In May 2017, he supervised the liquidation of a powerful flood that covered 13 districts of the Stavropol Krai.^[5]

From 7 April to 10 November 2015 and from 28 January to 2 August 2019 he was a Member of the Presidium of the State Council of the Russian Federation.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

According to a study by VTsIOM, Vladimir Vladimirov's rating as of April 2019 is 46%, and his electoral potential is 65%.^[11]

Vladimirov was nominated by the Stavropol regional branch of the United Russia party for new elections, which took place on a single voting day on 8 September 2019.^[12]

On 19 July 2019, Vladimirov was registered as a candidate for the post of governor of the Stavropol Krai.^[13]

On 8 September 2019, on a single voting day, Vladimirov was reelected as the Governor of the Stavropol Krai for the next five years. He was supported by 79.65% of the residents of the Stavropol Krai.^[14] He took office again on 27 September 2019.^[15]

On 1 November 2019, at a conference of the Stavropol regional branch of the United Russia party, he was elected secretary of the regional branch of the party,^[16] as the Deputy Secretary of the General Council of the party Yevgeny Revenko noted that the Stavropol branch is one of the best in the country.

On 16 March 2020, Vladimirov headed the regional coordination council for countering COVID-19.^[17] Using his social networks, the head of the region daily tells the residents of the region the latest operational information.^[18]

Sanctions edit

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. ^[19]

Vladimirov has three sons, Vladimir Jr., Nikolay and Ivan. His daughter Maria is the youngest. His wife Natalya is from Irkutsk, she is 7 years younger, and is in charge of the public project "Time of Stavropol".