Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (Russian: Валенти́на Ива́новна Матвие́нко, b. April 7, 1949) is a Russian politician who is as of 2006 the mayor of Saint Petersburg. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Shepetivka (Ukrainian: , Russian: is a city located on the Huska River in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine; population 48,212 (as of 2001 Ukrainian census). ... Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Хмельницька область, Khmel’nyts’ka oblast’ or Хмельниччина, Khmelnychchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and...

Valentina Matviyenko was born in Shepetivka in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of Western Ukraine. In 1972 she graduated from Leningrad Institute of Chemistry and Pharmaceutics and until 1984 held various leadership positions within the Komsomol organization. In 1985 she graduated from Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Academy and became a party official in Leningrad's municipal government. In 1984 - 1986 she was the First Secretary of the Krasnogvardeysky District Committee of the Party. Shepetivka (Ukrainian: , Russian: is a city located on the Huska River in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine; population 48,212 (as of 2001 Ukrainian census). ... Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Хмельницька область, Khmel’nyts’ka oblast’ or Хмельниччина, Khmelnychchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Komsomol (Комсомол) is a syllabic abbreviation word, from the Russian Kommunisticheski Soyuz Molodiozhi (Коммунистический союз молодёжи), or Communist... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = КПСС) was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wording Communist Party was present in the partys name since 1918 when the Bolsheviks became the Russian...

Valenitina Matviyenko (right) together with President Vladimir Putin

In 1989 Valentina Matviyenko was elected as a people's deputy to the Supreme Soviet and headed the committee on women, family and children affairs. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Supreme Soviet (Russian: , Verhovniy Sovet, literally the Supreme Council) comprised the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. ...

Between 1991 and 1998 Valentina Matviyenko served in the diplomatic service and held several diplomatic positions including posts of Russian ambassador to Malta (1991-1995) and Greece (1997-1998). 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

On September 24, 1998, Matviyenko was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Welfare and occupied this position until 2003. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Welfare has four primary meanings: Welfare, the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In June 1999 she entered the Board of Directors of the ORT TV channel. Channel One (Russian: , Pervy Kanal) is one of Russias most poorly rated TV channels with the smallest reception area. ...

On November 20, 1999, she got into a life-threatening car accident. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

On February 3, 2000 she was nominated by some group of people for the presidency, but refused to contest. On February 29, 2000, she announced that she considered to take part as a contestant in the St. Petersburg governor elections to be held on May 14, and on March 10 announced that she launched her campaign. However, on April 4 she claimed that Vladimir Putin asked her to withdraw from the elections, and she did so on April 5. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Presidential elections were held in the Russian Federation on March 26, 2000. ... February 29th, or bissextile day, is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ...

On March 11, 2003 she left the Deputy PM position and was appointed presidential envoy to the Northwestern Federal District by Vladimir Putin. March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-За́падный федера́льный о́круг; tr. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ...

On June 24, 2003, as Saint Petersburg governor Vladimir Yakovlev had resigned ahead of schedule, she announced that she is ready to run for the governor position. Her nomination was supported by the United Russia political party. Vladimir Putin also wished her victory publicly on September 2. In the electionson September 21, 2003, she came first with 48.61% of the vote, followed by Anna Markova, a former member of Yakovlev staff, with 15.89%. 10.97 percent voted against all nine nominees. On October 5, 2003 Matviyenko won the second round with 63 percent (vs. 24% for Anna Markova) and hence was elected governor of Saint Petersburg, head of the Saint Petersburg City Administration. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev (Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Яковлев) (born November 25, 1944, in Olyokminsk, Yakutia, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician. ... Vladimir Putin with United Russia emblem in the background United Russia (Yedinaya Rossiya, Russian Единая Россия; the more correct translation is Unified Russia) is a political party in Russia which usually labels itself centrist. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... The Saint Petersburg City Administration is the superior executive body of Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russian Federation. ...

She pledged her support for the controversial idea of transferring some part of the capital functions from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. ^{[citation needed]} In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   8537. ...

She also supported the construction project of the Gazprom City business center including a 300 meters high skyscraper with headquarters of some Gazprom subsidiaries on the right bank of the Neva River in front of Smolny Cathedral, despite current regulations forbade construction of a building of more than 42 (48 with expertise approval) meters high there (see Gazprom City). Gazprom (LSE: OGZD; Russian: , sometimes transcribed as Gasprom) is the largest Russian company and the biggest extractor of natural gas in the world. ... River Neva (Нева́) is a 74 km long Russian river flowing from the Lake Ladoga (Ладожское Озеро - Ladozhskoye Ozero) through the Carelian Isthmus (Карельский &#1055...

In 2005 a new Russian federal law came into force whereby governors are proposed by the President of Russia and approved or disapproved by regional legislative assemblies rather than elected by direct popular vote. On December 6, 2006, one year before her term as an elected governor would expire, Matviyenko asked Vladimir Putin to nominate her for approval according to the new legislation, and he agreed. She was approved by the Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly on December 22, 2006. The President of Russia (ru: Президент России is the highest position within the Government of Russia. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

She has a son, Sergei Matviyenko (b. 1973). In May 2003 he was appointed Vice-President of the Saint Petersburg Bank. Later he also became Vice-President and First Vice-President (2005) of Vneshtorgbank. On April 30, 2004 he married Zara Mgoyan (b. 1983), a Russian pop singer of Kurdish origin, but they divorced in a year. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... VTB (former Vneshtorgbank) is one of the leading universal banks of Russia and the largest in terms of authorized capital. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ...

See also

• Saint Petersburg City Administration

The Saint Petersburg City Administration is the superior executive body of Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russian Federation. ...

External links

• Official Portal of the City Government: The Governor of St. Petersburg - Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko - in English