Overview
- President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that takes effect immediately, installing Korolev as acting governor until an elected governor takes office.
- Korolev, previously a deputy head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, accepted the role during a Kremlin meeting.
- Addressing Putin, Korolev said he is accustomed to carrying out presidential instructions unconditionally and will continue to do so.
- The Tver governorship had been vacant for one month and seven days following Rudenya’s reassignment to the Northwestern Federal District.
- Korolev’s background includes two decades at the FAS, leadership of its electricity oversight directorate, and an academic post heading MGIMO’s antimonopoly regulation department.