Pyotr Sumin began to build his political career back in Soviet times. He consistently held a number of high positions in the Komsomol and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was one of the leaders of the Chelyabinsk region. After the collapse of the former political system, Sumin continued his career advancement. For a long time he headed the Chelyabinsk region.
From the biography of Peter Ivanovich Sumin
The future Russian politician and statesman was born on June 21, 1946 in the distant village of Verkhnyaya Sanarka, which is located in the Chelyabinsk region. Peter was born into a simple peasant family. He graduated from high school in 1964. He continued his education at the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute, at the metallurgical faculty. He graduated from the university in 1969.
In 1968 Sumin went to work at the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant; here he worked until 1980. Petr Ivanovich went from being an assistant steelmaker to the head of the Komsomol committee of the enterprise. From 1972 to 1991, Sumin was in the ranks of the CPSU.
The beginning of a political career
Peter Ivanovich made a solid career in the Komsomol. He became a recognized Komsomol leader at the ChMP. Then he was elected secretary of the district committee of the Komsomol and first secretary of the Chelyabinsk city committee of the Komsomol.
From 1980 to 1984, Sumin was first the second and then the first secretary of the Metallurgical District Party Committee. Then he headed the Chelyabinsk City Executive Committee. In 1987, Petr Ivanovich was appointed first deputy head of the regional executive committee. In 1988, the politician was appointed the second secretary of the regional party committee; elections for the office were held on an alternative basis.
A year later, Sumin headed the Chelyabinsk Regional Executive Committee, and already in 1991 he became the head of the Regional Council of People's Deputies. Pyotr Ivanovich was also a people's deputy of Russia. He was a member of the factional group "Communists of Russia".
New times
In 1993, Sumin won the elections and became the head of the administration of the Chelyabinsk region, having easily received more than half of the votes. However, the election results were soon canceled. Until October of that year, there were actually two administrations in the region - the second was headed by Vadim Soloviev. After the October events in Moscow, which ended with the liquidation of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state confirmed the powers of Soloviev.
In 1993 Sumin became one of the leaders of the Vybor investment company. For two years he served as vice president of this holding. Sumin is one of the founders and leaders of the movement For the Revival of the Urals.
In December 1995, the politician was elected to the State Duma of the second convocation. He worked in the Committee on Budget, Banks and Finance, was a member of the "People's Power" deputy group.
At the end of 1996, Sumin was elected governor of the Chelyabinsk region. The second time a politician was elected to this post in 2000. In 2005, on the proposal of the head of state, deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the region approved the post of governor of Petr Ivanovich.
Sumin was a member of the United Russia party. In the spring of 2010, the politician announced that he would no longer apply for the governor's post.
Peter Ivanovich was married, together with his wife Olga Ilyinichna raised two daughters.
The life of Pyotr Sumin ended on January 6, 2011. According to one version, the cause of death was lung cancer. Several weeks before his death, Sumin was hospitalized in a very serious condition. The politician was buried in one of the cemeteries of Chelyabinsk.
