Vyacheslav Shtyrov
| Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Shtyrov | |
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| 2nd President of the Republic of Sakha | |
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In office January 27, 2002 – May 31, 2010 |
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| Vice President | Evgeniya Isaevna Mikhailova |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Efimovich Nikolayev |
| Succeeded by | Yegor Borisov |
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May 23, 1953 Khandyga, Tomponsky ulus of the Yakut ASSR |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | United Russia (2007- Present) |
| Spouse(s) | Lidiya Ivanovna Shtyrova |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Shtyrov (Russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Штыров) (born May 23, 1953) is a Russian businessman who ran the diamond mining giant Almazy Rossii-Sakha (ALROSA ) from 1996 to 2002. He joined ALROSA in 1975. In 2004 it was reported that he owns 0.14% of ALROSA. In 2002 he became a politician and was elected the president of the Sakha Republic, a federal subject of Russia. He took office on January 27, 2002 after being elected in an election which took two rounds. He received 52.25% of the vote in the runoff. He left office on May 31, 2010 for personal reasons. Later he became the Chairman of the Federation Council at the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Shtyrov is married to Liliya Ivanovna Shtyrova, They have two daughters. Yuliya and Tatiana.
In 2004, his wealth was estimated to be $410 million (12.5 Billion Rubles)
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