Sergey Katanandov

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Sergey Katanandov
Сергей Катанандов
Katanandov in 2014
Russian Federation Senator from the Republic of Karelia
In office 22 September 2010 – 25 September 2017
Preceded by	Devletkhan Alikhanov
Succeeded by	Alexander Rakitin
Head of the Republic of Karelia
In office May 12, 2002 – June 30, 2010
President	Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Andrey Nelidov
Chairman of the Government of Karelia
In office June 1, 1998 – May 12, 2002
Preceded by	Viktor Stepanov
Succeeded by	himself as Head; Pavel Chernov as Prime Minister
Personal details
Born	(1955-04-21) April 21, 1955 (age 69) Petrozavodsk, Karelo-Finnish SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Karelian
Political party	United Russia
Profession	Civil Engineer

Sergey Leonidovich Katanandov (Russian: Сергей Леонидович Катанандов; 21 April 1955) is a Russian politician who served as the leader of the Republic of Karelia, an autonomous entity of Russia, in 1998–2010, first as Prime Minister, then as Head of the Republic.

Katanandov was born in 1955, in the Karelian capital of Petrozavodsk. Educated in civil engineering and law, Katanandov served as Mayor of Petrozavodsk from 1990 to 1998, and became Chairman of the Government of Karelia in 1998. From May 2002 till June 30, 2010, he was the Head of the Republic of Karelia.