16:52, 22 September 2015

Veniamin Kondratiev decides to change structure of Kuban administration

Veniamin Kondratiev. Photo: the press service of the regional administration

Today, Veniamin Kondratiev has taken office as the Governor of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) and announced a change in the structure of the regional administration.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the voting at the election of the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory was held on September 13. On the single day of voting, Veniamin Kondratiev nominated by the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party gained 83.64% of votes.

Veniamin Kondratiev occupied the post of the head of the administration (Governor) of the Krasnodar Territory starting from April 22, 2015, after the appointment of Alexander Tkachov the Minister of Agriculture of Russia.

After the inauguration, Veniamin Kondratiev has stated that he will form a new structure of the regional administration within a month.

"Within a month, until October 21, the Governor of Kuban, who has taken office, is to prepare a new structure of the regional administration and present it for consideration to the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory. At the same time, Veniamin Kondratiev will offer his candidates to the new posts, including the posts of the vice-governors. According to the Governor, staff of the administration is likely to be optimized," the website of the regional administration reports.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.