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http://www.antkachev.ru/ nikolay vasilyevich fyodorov nikolai kondratenko veniamin kondratyev tatiana lyubov vyselki , krasnodar krai , ussr russian orthodox church -lsb- http://www.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/11570] russian united russia minister of agriculture governor of krasnodar krai mechanical engineer 23 december 1960 april 22 , 2015 december 3 , 2000 olga tkachev alexander tkachev -lrb- march 2014 -rrb- . jpeg alexander nikolayevich tkachyov
 present april 22 , 2015 alexander nikolayevich tkachyov Александр Николаевич Ткачёв krasnodar polytechnic institute
alexander nikolayevich tkachyov

alexander nikolayevich tkachyov -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born december 23 , 1960 in vyselki -rrb- is the former governor of krasnodar krai in the southern european part of russia .
he has served as russian minister of agriculture since april 2015 .
he was elected to krasnodar krai 's legislative assembly in 1994 .
subsequently , he was elected to the state duma of russia in 1995 and re-elected in 1999 .
he was elected governor of krasnodar krai on december 3 , 2000 and was re-elected on march 14 , 2004 .
preceded by nikolay kondratenko .
he is a graduate of the krasnodar polytechnic institute .
the `` financial times '' describes him as one of vladimir putin 's `` most loyal lieutenants '' .
tkachyov has been an advocate for building a dam across the kerch strait , between krasnodar krai and ukraine .
tkachyov is also known for his strong stand against illegal immigration in russia .
some commentators interpret his remarks as racist , particularly against the meskhetians .
on august 2 , 2012 tkachyov announced plans to deploy a paramilitary force of cossacks in krasnodar krai beginning september , 2012 as vigilantes to discourage internal immigration by muslim russians .
in a speech to police he stated , `` what you ca n't do , the cossacks can .
we have no other way -- we shall stamp it out , instill order ; we shall demand paperwork and enforce migration policies . ''
on april 22 , 2015 , putin named him as the minister of agriculture in dmitry medvedev 's cabinet , replacing nikolay fyodorov who was promoted to work in the kremlin 's staff
