Former Angarsk District mayor Andrey Kapitonov has been appointed Minister of Housing Policy of Irkutsk Oblast

Irkutsk Region Governor Sergei Levchenko continues major personnel changes in the government, the Ministry of Housing Policy, Energy and Transport will be headed by former Angarsk District mayor Andrei Kapitonov. The appointment decree has already been signed, and he will take office on October 12. The article also lists other new appointments and acting officials in the regional cabinet of ministers.

Governor of the Irkutsk Region Sergey Levchenko continues to make personnel decisions. Thus, former mayor of the Angarsk District Andrey Kapitonov will head the Ministry of Housing Policy, Energy and Transport of the Irkutsk Region. The decree appointing him to this post was signed by Governor Sergey Levchenko. Andrey Kapitonov will assume his duties on October 12.
From 2005 to 2010, Andrey Kapitonov held the post of mayor of the Angarsk municipal district. At that time, he was known by the surname Kozlov, and later took his wife’s surname. It should be noted that during the region’s gubernatorial election, Andrey Kapitonov supported Sergey Levchenko.
As a reminder, over the past few days there have been major personnel changes in the government. New government representatives have already been approved.
For now, the following remain in their positions as acting officials:
Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Oleg Kravchuk, Minister of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship Vladimir Rodionov, Minister of Labor and Employment Natalya Vorontsova, Minister for Regulation of the Contract System in Procurement Eduard Mitskevich.
Former deputy chairman of the government Vladimir Dorofeev has been appointed acting deputy governor of the Irkutsk Region.
Dmitry Chernyshov has become Deputy Governor – Head of the Governor’s and Government’s Office of the Irkutsk Region for the term of office of the head of Priangarye.
Former First Deputy Chairman of the Government Viktor Ignatenko changed his position to acting first deputy governor, outside the government.
In addition, Alexander Bitarov has been approved as acting First Deputy Governor-Chairman of the Government until appointment in the manner established by law. And Andrey Yushakov has been approved as First Deputy Head of the Governor’s and Government’s Office of the Irkutsk Region.
It was previously reported that the Governor of Priangarye had offered the post of sports minister to two-time Olympic bobsleigh champion Alexander Zubkov, but he declined.