Igor Anatolyevich Orlov is one of the governors who are not professional politicians. Most of his life he worked in the management of large factories, as a result of which he earned a reputation as a skilled and competent manager. Already at a considerable age, he was approved by the governor of the Arkhangelsk region and has been managing the region to this day. The powers of the politician expire in 2020.
Honored Shipbuilder
Igor Anatolyevich Orlov was born in Debaltseve, in the Donetsk region, in 1964. Here he successfully graduated from school, after which he went to conquer the Northern capital, enrolling in the Leningrad Institute of Instrument Engineering. A native of Donbass studied diligently and left the walls of a prestigious educational institution with a diploma of an electrical engineer. The young distribution specialist was sent to Severodvinsk, where his great career began.
In 1987, Igor Orlov began his career as an electrician at the Zvezdochka large military factory, specializing in shipbuilding. A year later, he grew up to be a process engineer and since then has been stubbornly moving up the career ladder.
For twenty years, Igor Anatolyevich changed the position of chief technologist, head of the department for economics, until he settled in the position of deputy general director.
In 2008, the future governor of the Arkhangelsk region decided to change the climate to a milder one and moved closer to the Baltic resorts - to Kaliningrad. Here he headed the large Yantar shipyard, where he worked as General Director until 2011. After Yantar, the honored shipbuilder for a short time served as deputy executive director for the production of the car assembly company Avtotor LLC.
Political career
In 2012, the resignation of the Governor of the Arkhangelsk region, Ilya Mikhalchuk, took place. The most suitable candidate was Igor Orlov, who was approved in his post by the Assembly of Deputies of the northern region.
The choice of a person with rich industrial experience as the head of the Arkhangelsk region was not accidental, since the largest project for the development of lead-zinc ores in Novaya Zemlya was to be implemented in the region.
Accordingly, the former engineer had to take over, among other important functions, the mission of the curator of the Pavlovsky field. The main investor in a large-scale project is Rosatom State Corporation.
In 2015, news editions spread around the news that the governor of the Arkhangelsk region had submitted his resignation. However, this decision was planned in nature, as Orlov planned to take part in the direct election of the governor in order to legitimize his status. The elections were held in September 2015, and with 53 percent of the vote, Igor Anatolyevich regained his gubernatorial status. According to him, he plans to remain in his post until the end of the term - until 2020.
Scandals
The reputation of the governor of the Arkhangelsk region is spoiled by an unpleasant story that happened when he was with the director at the Yantar Kaliningrad. Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin initiated a major audit, which revealed massive cases of large purchases without mandatory tender among suppliers.
The brother of Igor Orlov, Alexei Andronov, was responsible for the supply at that time. After the audit, he escaped with dismissal, after which the story was hushed up. Nevertheless, becoming the governor, Orlov appointed the procured fellow as his deputy for personnel, as a result of which he gave occasion to talk about nepotism, which flourishes in the regional government.
In addition, the story of how Igor Anatolyevich confessed to a lie detector about drinking alcohol before traveling by car was publicized.
A family
The Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region Igor Orlov is a respectable family man. He has been married for many years, during this time he raised a son and daughter. The official’s wife, Tatyana Pavlovna Orlova, became the first lady of Arkhangelsk and was actively engaged in charity work. She is a member of the board of trustees of the regional children’s hospital and maternity hospital; in addition, she successfully runs the Women's Health Center and the local children's soccer team.
Orlova's daughter Daria is a graduate of the Moscow Academy of Foreign Trade. Son Gleb is a professional football player.