Alexander Dmitrievich Beglov is the current governor of the northern capital of the Russian Federation. He has come a long career path from a high-rise installer to a prominent politician.
Alexander Dmitrievich Beglov devoted almost his entire life to the development of St. Petersburg. Twice he became Acting Governor, and in 2019 he took the governor's chair. Who is he and where is he from? How did his career develop? What innovations and projects does he prepare as part of his professional activity for his hometown?
Biography of the politician
Alexander Beglov was born in the capital of the Azerbaijan SSR, the city of Baku, on May 19, 1956. The boy's father was a participant in three wars, his mother took care of children and the house. According to some sources, the Beglov family had 8 children, Alexander is the youngest of them.
School science was not easy for the boy, and Alexander failed the "sailor" exams. The young man had no choice but to continue his education in an ordinary Leningrad vocational school, and after him in the Industrial Pedagogical College. Upon graduation, he was drafted into military service in the ranks of the SA.
In 1978, Alexander Beglov was demobilized from the SA. The guy decided to continue his education, entered LISS (now SPbGASU) - Leningrad Civil Engineering Institute. There he mastered the specialty "specialist in industrial and civil construction." At the same time, the young man consolidated his theoretical knowledge in practice - he worked as a high-rise installer at construction sites in his native city of Leningrad.
Beglov took up serious career development in 1985, two years after receiving his diploma from LISI, as the head of an entire construction department in the executive committee of Leningrad. Alexander Dmitrievich's management was characterized as a promising and active employee, soon after starting work in the executive committee he was expected to be promoted “in service” - transfer to the regional executive committee, to the post of head of the socio-economic sector.
Career of Alexander Beglov
He worked in a government position in the apparatus of Leningrad and the Leningrad Region until 1991. With the beginning of perestroika, personnel changes came, many of Beglov's colleagues "went" into business. Alexander Dmitrievich also decided to try his hand at this field.
Beglov's first business idea was the Melazel company, which he created with his colleagues and friends. Alexander Dmitrievich was not only its co-owner, but also held the post of chief engineer. The company was engaged in construction, was a Russian-German enterprise.
In parallel with his work at Melazel, Beglov wrote a dissertation on the stability of reinforced concrete elements in construction. After defending his scientific work, Alexander Dmitrievich headed the department of theoretical mechanics at his native university - at LISI, which at that time had already become SPbGASU. He taught for two years, from 1997 to 1999, and then decided to pursue a political career.
The press tried to find Beglov's connection with the underworld during that period of his career, when he was engaged in business, but the journalists did not find any "threads". The only thing that we managed to learn about the politician and businessman Beglov was that he knew the current president of the Russian Federation even at the time when he headed one of the sectors of the Leningrad Regional Executive Committee.
Politics
The political career of the future governor of St. Petersburg began in 1999, when he took over as head of the Kurortny district of his native city. Just three years later, in 2002, he became vice governor, and a year later, first deputy plenipotentiary of the Northwestern District. During the same period in the development of his political career, Beglov joined the ranks of the United Russia party. In addition, he managed to show his abilities as a mayor - Alexander Dmitrievich was Acting Governor for three months, until Matvienko came to this post.
In the political piggy bank of Beglov there are such significant positions as
- Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation,
- deputy head of the presidential administration,
- Head of the Treasury Board,
- Presidential Plenipotentiary in the Central District.
In October 2018, after the resignation of the incumbent Governor of St. Petersburg, Georgy Poltavchenko, Alexander Dmitrievich Beglov was re-appointed as Acting Governor of his duties. A few months later, he was introduced to the Security Council of the Russian Federation, which did not prevent him from thoroughly preparing for the election of the governor of St. Petersburg.
Beglov announced his intention to become a self-nominated candidate and run for governor of his hometown at the end of May 2019. He left the United Russia party, presented one of the most extensive programs for the development of St. Petersburg, and the voters believed him. Throughout the company, he had the highest rating - his level did not fall below 55%. He won the elections with 64% in his favor. Beglov's term of office expires in 2024.
Personal life
Alexander Dmitrievich Beglov is married and has two grown-up daughters. His wife, while still a student, was Natalya, a native of the Krasnodar Territory. In the marriage, the couple had two girls - Julia and Olga.
Beglov's daughters are already adults, both are married, engaged in career development. Julia heads the legal department of the Committee of Culture of St. Petersburg. Olga Beglova, now Kudryashova, is an associate professor at the State St. Petersburg University. It is not yet known whether Alexander Dmitrievich has grandchildren. The politician is generally reluctant to "let" journalists into his personal space, he rarely touches on such topics in his interviews.
