Nikolai Sevryugin

Nikolai Vasilyevich Sevryugin (1939-2002) (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Севрю́гин) was a Russian politician and governor of Tula Oblast from October 1991 (appointed by Boris Yeltsin) to March 1997.^[1] He was charged with taking bribes after he left office, but postponements of the case, including for his declining health, led to his death before any outcome on the charges against him.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ Specter, Michael (25 March 1997). Regions Defy Yeltsin to Start Talk of a More Perfect Union, The New York Times (noting recent election of Vasily Starodubtsev to replace Nikolai Sevruygin as governor)
2. ^ (7 June 1997). Tula Ex-Governor Held in Graft Case, Moscow Times
3. ^ Fetisov, Vladimir. Governor Dies Without A Verdict, Current Digest of the Russian Press, No. 14, Vol.54, May 01, 2002, page(s): 14-15

Preceded by none

Governor of Tula Oblast 1991-2007

Succeeded by Vasily Starodubtsev