Veniamin Kondratiev, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory: biography, personal life

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:41

Undoubtedly, for most residents of the Kuban, the news that their "long-lived" governor Alexander Tkachev is leaving his responsible post was a complete surprise. At the same time, the Kremlin authorities, represented by the president, did not appoint a successor to the leadership of the Krasnodar Territory from the Varangians, opting for a man who was Tkachev's closest assistant. And despite the fact that the new head of the Kuban, Veniamin Kondratyev, served as vice president in the team of Alexander Nikolayevich for almost twenty years, an ordinary Krasnodar resident can hardly know the details of his career growth. And there is not so much information about the biography of this regional politician. He himself tried not to show his ambitions in public, preferring to calmly do the work that was assigned to him. Nevertheless, the question on the topic of how Veniamin Kondratiev was able to achieve great heights on the political Olympus of the Kuban,will be of interest to many. Let's take a closer look at it.

Childhood and youth

Veniamin Kondratiev, whose biography, at first glance, is a dry set of dates and positions, is a native of the Kemerovo region (Prokopyevsk).

He was born on September 1, 1970. From a young age, Veniamin dreamed of a career as an investigator, but after he received a high school diploma, he decided to become a teacher of literature and entered the Kuban State University, the philological faculty. In 1993, the diploma of this university was already in his pocket. But the childhood dream haunted the young man, and he decided to study in absentia as a lawyer at his native university. Today, Veniamin Kondratiev is already a candidate of legal sciences.

Choice

Already after the second year of law school, a young man finds a job in a company in his speci alty, because he wanted to be financially independent from his parents. At first he worked in commercial structures. The young man excelled in both philological and legal disciplines, and employers were pleased with him, because he coped well with his duties. Naturally, the young man's career prospects were very bright.

Soon, Veniamin Kondratyev was already solving the dilemma of where to go to work. He faced a choice: to become an investigator of the regional prosecutor's office or to deal with legal issues in the apparatus of the Kuban government. The young man chose the second option, which also promised his own living space.

Careermanager

In 1994, Veniamin Kondratyev, whose biography is not known to everyone, was enrolled in the staff of the legal department of the regional administration, and after some time moved to work in the legal department of the Kuban administration.

At the beginning of the 2000s, Veniamin Ivanovich sat in the chair of the assistant chief of staff, becoming head of the legal department of the Krasnodar administration.

In the summer of 2003, Kondratiev was approved as assistant to the head of the Kuban administration, instructing him to oversee issues of property, land relations, as well as aspects of their legal regulation.

A graduate of KubSU has been gaining experience for several years working in the public administration system.

Tkachev's Companion

From 2007 to 2014, Veniamin Ivanovich worked as an assistant to the governor of Kuban, supervising property relations in the regional department.

Political experts note that in this post Kondratiev supports any undertakings of his boss, who had high confidence in him. The entire career of the then vice-governor was focused on implementing all the tasks set by Alexander Tkachev. At the same time, there was not even a hint of playing their own behind-the-scenes game. At the same time, as part of the governor's assistants, Veniamin Ivanovich kept himself apart, not participating in any conspiracies and intrigues. He tried not to judge the work of his colleagues.

Experts also note that Tkachev's future successor was closest tothe political establishment of the capital, due to the fact that he was in charge of property affairs in the resort region.

A new round in my career

In the summer of 2014, Veniamin Ivanovich Kondratiev was enrolled in the staff of the Main Directorate of the Federal Property of Russia of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation and after a short time became at the helm of this structure. But these were far from all the milestones of a career take-off.

In the spring of 2015, a philologist and a lawyer in one person receives the position of Assistant to the President of the Russian President. A week and a half later, Veniamin Ivanovich Kondratyev was appointed acting head of the Krasnodar region.

On duty and. o

Having received a responsible post, the first thing he did was a personnel rotation. Several lieutenant governors wrote letters of resignation. Veniamin Kondratyev explained this measure simply: he is not satisfied with the work of his colleagues. Of the "old guard" of Alexander Tkachev, only the vice-mayor of Krasnodar Natalya Makhanko and the mayor of Goryachiy Klyuch Nikolai Shvartsman remained. The rest he offered a job in the apparatus of the regional administration.

Rating of confidence in and. about. the head of the region rose significantly after Veniamin Ivanovich reacted in a harsh manner to the unsatisfactory work of the Sochi police. He brought order to the issues of land relations in the region, eradicating such problems as unauthorized seizure of territories and illegally erected buildings. In addition, he regulated the work of the gambling business.

Victory in elections

In the fall of 2015, it became known that Veniamin Ivanovich, having secured 84% of the votes, would become the governor of the Krasnodar Territory.

His work as acting acting was recognized by the majority of Kuban residents as effective.

Scandals and criticism of the new governor

Issues of land relations, which are within the scope of contradictions between the regional and municipal authorities, have also affected the person of the new head of the Kuban.

Back in 2012, he allegedly signed a document that legalized the transfer of a land plot in Gelendzhik to Patriarch Kirill. Subordinates Kondratiev were subjected to criminal prosecution, and he himself became a witness in the case. After the judge read out the verdict, Veniamin Ivanovich went to the capital: he had to prepare for a promotion initiated by the Russian president. Opposition representatives believe that by doing so, he secured himself from the pressure of law enforcement agencies, which launched an active investigation of the above-mentioned case after the Olympics.

After Veniamin Kondratiev became the head of the Krasnodar Territory, the rating of trust in him from the side of citizens was somewhat shaken. The thing is that the workers of the machine-tool plant named after. Sedin (Krasnodar), who was declared bankrupt, complained that the authorities did not react in any way to the non-payment of their wages.

Also, officials ignored their rally held inmid autumn 2015. Shortly before the protest, the new governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Veniamin Kondratiev, wrote on his social network page that the debts would be repaid, but in practice the problem remained unresolved.

Another blow to the authority of the new head of the Kuban was recorded in November 2015: Sochi residents accused the authorities of inaction and ignoring the consequences of the flood that occurred in the summer of that year in the capital of the Olympic Games. Residents have lamented that commercial construction within the city and unequipped storm drains continue to exacerbate damage from natural disasters. New facilities have disrupted the system of natural and artificial drains, and instead of rivers and the sea, water flows along city streets. According to Sochi residents, the authorities turn a blind eye to all this, despite the fact that there is a reception of Veniamin Kondratiev (tel.: 8 (861) 268-60-44), which should respond to such cases.

Another surge of dissatisfaction with the regional authorities occurred at the beginning of this year. This time, the victims were Krasnodar pensioners who went to a rally demanding the return of benefits in public transport. A similar action was organized by elderly people in Sochi, but their protest action was illegal, and they were summoned to the district police officer, who had a conversation with them. One way or another, people were outraged by the fact that the authorities did not respond to their requests and demands in any way.

Family

As for the personal life of the new governor of the Krasnodar Territory, it is hidden from the public behind seven seals. In particular, informationyou will not find out what Veniamin Kondratiev's wife does and how, for example, she met the future head of the Kuban. It is known that the official himself, while in the position of vice-governor, earned a little more than 4.7 million rubles in 2014, and his wife a year earlier indicated an income of 73 thousand rubles.

Veniamin Ivanovich has two children. He is the owner of an apartment with an area of 120 "squares" and cars VAZ-2107 and UAZ-3159. This is how the family of Veniamin Kondratiev lives modestly by today's gubernatorial standards.

The official is always available for communication. He has accounts in social networks, which are regularly monitored by his press center for new appeals from citizens. Therefore, there is another way to ask the head of the Krasnodar Territory a question.

Conclusion

One way or another, but Veniamin Kondratiev is expected to change, and cardinal ones at that. First of all, reforms are needed in the law enforcement system, an audit in the judiciary, the confrontation between farmers and large farms over land is progressing, and these problems are seriously hindering the development of the region. Also, residents are outraged by the state of affairs in the auto insurance system and the inability to obtain the coveted OSAGO policy. And this is not a complete list of vital issues for citizens. Will Governor Veniamin Kondratiev be able to get things off the ground? Time will tell.