Sergey Mikhaylovich Darkin (or Sergei Mikhailovich Darkin) (Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Да́рькин) is the current Governor of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The Primorsky Krai (Russian: Примо́рский край), also known as Primorye (Примо́рье), is one of Russias 89 federal subjects (also referred to as members of the Federation). Krai is a term used to refer to several of Russias administrative units. ...

Born on December 9, 1963 in Bolshoy Kamen, Primorsky Krai, he attended school in Artyom and later in Vesyoly Yar settlement. December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Basic Information Population: 37,000 people (in 2003). ... Basic Information The city of Artyom (Russian: Артём) is situated in the northern part of the Muravyova-Amurskogo Peninsula (полуостров Муравьёва-Амурского), Primorsky Krai, Russia, at 44. ...

After graduating from school he entered the Far Eastern Naval College and simultaneously started work as a docker in the port of Vladivostok. He graduated from the college with high honors in 1985 and chose to continue with graduate studies. Having completed graduate studies he worked as a stevedore in Vladivostok port. Vladivostok Train Station. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A stevedore is a person who works at loading or unloading a ship. ...

In 1989 he became deputy director of the Dallizing joint stock company. In 1991 he founded the Roliz company. The company's activities included ship-building and later fishing. In 1998 Darkin also became president of the Primorye Bank. He remained president of Roliz until his election as Governor of Primorsky Krai in 2001. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A joint stock company is a special kind of partnership. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

On May 27, 2001, in the first round of the governorship elections, Darkin received the largest number of votes cast (24%); under the electoral law this was insufficient, however, for him to be elected without a second round of voting. In the run-off election held on June 17, 2001 Darkin obtained a share of the vote of 40.17%. He was officially sworn in as Governor of Primorsky Krai on June 25, 2001 in succession to Governor Yevgeny Ivanovich Nazdratenko, who resigned on February 5, 2001 after having a heart attack. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Yevgeny Ivanovich Nazdratenko (Russian: ) is a Russian politician. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

In January of 2005, according to the new policy of appointing the governors of the Russian federal subjects, Darkin became the first governor in Russia appointed to his post by the President of Russia. He is to hold his position until 2010, when a new governor will be appointed. January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Russia is a federation which consists of 89 subjects (Russian: субъект(ы); English transliteration: subyekty, sing. ... List of Presidents of Russia Boris Yeltsin1 ( July 10, 1991 – December 31, 1999) two terms. ... 2010 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The governor has three daughters (one of whom was adopted). His youngest daughter was born on April 18, 2001, the day on which Darkin submitted his request to be registered as a candidate in the governorship elections. April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ...

Sergey Darkin's hobbies include volleyball, scuba diving, fishing, and hunting. Volleyball is a popular sport where two teams, separated by a high net, hit a ball back and forth over the net between the teams. ... Early ideas of autonomous under-water systems appear in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Scuba diving is the use of independent breathing equipment to stay underwater for long periods of time for recreational diving and professional diving. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... Hunting is, in its most general sense, the pursuit of a target. ...