Sergei Misharin, Governor of Sverdlovsk Region
Born on January 21, 1959 in Sverdlovsk.
Education
1981: Graduated from the Urals Electromechanical Institute of Railway Engi-neers, specialising in electrical mechanics.
1997: Graduated from the Urals State Academy of Railway Transport.
Experience
1981-1984: Electrician at the Shartash section of the Sverdlovsk Railway.
1984-1985: Head of the power distribution unit at the Sedelnikovo station at the Shartash section of the Sverdlovsk Railway.
1985-1989: Head of the Ishim power distribution station at the Sverdlovsk Rail-way.
1989-1991: Chief power supply engineer at the Yekaterinburg metro.
1991: Appointed deputy head of the power supply service at the Sverdlovsk Rail-way.
1991-1996: Head of the power supply service at the Sverdlovsk Railway.
1996-1998: Chief engineer at the Sverdlovsk Railway.
Political experience
1998-2000: Deputy Minister of Transportation Routes.
2000-2002: First Deputy Minister of Transportation Routes.
2002: Deputy Minister of Transportation Routes.
2002-2004: Head of the Sverdlovsk Railway.
2004: Director of the Transport Ministry Department of Overall Infrastructure Development.
2004-2009: Deputy Minister of Transport.
2005-2008: Member of the board of Russian Railways.
2009: Director of the Government Department of Industry and Infrastructure.
2009: Appointed Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region.
Awards and Honours
The Medal of the Order for Services to the Fatherland, 2nd Class.
The 100th Anniversary of the Trans-Siberian Railway anniversary medal.
The Medal for the Development of Railways.
The State Award of the Russian Federation in Science and Technology (2003).
The Stolypin Medal, 2nd Class.
The Certificate of Merit of the Government of the Russian Federation.
The Badge "To Honorary Railway Worker."
The Order of St. Daniil of Moscow, 3rd Class.
