Andrey Gennadyevich Chertkov (born April 9, 1969, in the selo of Shatki, Shatkovsky District, Gorky Region) is a Russian government official who held senior positions in Nizhny Novgorod and Nizhny Novgorod Region and later moved to administrative work in the Donetsk People's Republic.[1][2]
Education and Early Career
From 1987 to 1989 he served in the military. In 1995 he graduated from Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University with a degree in "Physics and Astronomy"; he later earned a second higher education degree at Ulyanovsk State Agricultural Academy, majoring in "Economics and Enterprise Management."[1][2] In 1996 he founded BAM LLC, a plastic window manufacturing company; between 1996 and 2010 he held various positions in commercial organizations.[1][2]
Work in Nizhny Novgorod City and Regional Government
From April 12, 2010, he headed the administration of Prioksky District in Nizhny Novgorod; at the same time he chaired the coordinating council of the United Russia party branches for Prioksky District and sat on the party's city political council.[1][2]
In 2013–2015 he served as Deputy Head of the Nizhny Novgorod city administration for housing and utilities and public amenities, and then, from March 2015 to March 2016, as First Deputy Head of the city administration. From June to December 2015 he served as acting Head of the Nizhny Novgorod city administration.[2]
In August 2016, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Energy and Housing and Utilities of Nizhny Novgorod Region. From March 22, 2017, to September 2020, he headed that ministry.[2] From November 17, 2020, to August 23, 2022, he headed the administration of Kstovsky District.[2]
Activities in the DPR
From July to November 2022, he served as Minister of Coal and Energy of the Donetsk People's Republic, after which he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the DPR Government.[2] Ukrainian prosecutors opened a criminal case against him; in addition, he was placed under sanctions by New Zealand.[2]
He is married and is raising four children.[1]
Sources
- Kommersant (Volga Region) — Chertkov Andrey Gennadyevich — Kommersant Nizhny Novgorod
- V gorode N — Andrey Gennadyevich Chertkov