Biography
After the second Sunday of September 2018, the attention of residents in 80 regions of Russia was riveted to change or, on the contrary, remaining in places the heads of the regions. The governor of the Murmansk region Marina Kovtun did not participate in the election, but, nevertheless, he was a noticeable figure in connection with frequent conversations about early resignation and scandals around her name.Childhood and youth
In 1962 in Murmansk, 2 days after the International Women's Holiday, Vasily Tikhonovich Tikhonovich Fisherman, who later became the hero of socialist labor, was born the only daughter of Marina. Then the family lived in a small two-story house on the street. Radishcheva, 46.
In childhood, the girl dreamed of helping people and become a doctor. In the school period showed itself an active and responsible pioneer. To learn from a trade technical school, she moved to Penza, where the mother Olga Ilinichna comes from, then he entered the Metropolitan School of Komsomol.
Diligence, which was given from his father, and purposefulness helped to get into the collapse and take the first leadership post in the VLKSM.
"Father worked all his life into the sea. He did not commit any special, "individual" feathers, but referred to his work as much as possible. He became a master with a capital letter. Of course, he is an example for me, "Marina Vasilyevna reveals.Career and politics
In 1993, a new stage in his career began - work in the administration of the Native Territory, where Marina was responsible for the social protection of the population, and later he managed the affairs of the government. In parallel he graduated from the Academy of State Services. Next, engaged in the development of district tourism, then she was invited to the Federal Agency to Moscow. Upon his return, a subsidiary of MMC Norilsk Nickel was headed.
In 2011, elected to the local Duma. The following year Kovtun replaced the dismissed Dmitry Dmitrienko, and a week later, the role of the governor. Later she honestly stated that solemn entry into office
"It became the most important day after the birth of children."Repeatedly banned and remained for a second term. Kovtun is the third representative of the weak gender, governing the region of Russia, after Valentina Matvienko (St. Petersburg) and Natalia Komarov (KHMA). According to the survey, the magazine "Spark" was the 55th of 100 influential women of the Russian Federation. Subordinate and competitors note the domineering and volitional character of Marina, which seems to hardened in the harsh climatic conditions of the North, taking into account the Komsomol past.
Personal life
Spouses Kovtun got acquainted for a long time, while students being student. The wedding was played in 1984, when the bride turned 22 years old. And since then, the couple does not part, walking hand in hand throughout life, even made the mystery of the wedding. And their passion is one for two - fishing.
In the family two children: Marina was born in 1985, Alexander appeared after 11 years. By the way, the name of the girl father chose in honor of his wife, as she confessed in the same interview, "from great love." Despite the permanent load, the official finds the time to pamper close to the welcome borsch and support the Council in any endeavors.
However, such patronage applies beyond the limits of the house. It is known that the husband of Vasily Kovtun was engaged in entrepreneurship and owned shares in the travel company Murmansk Beach.
Son and daughter, if you believe the news, we leveled a secular lifestyle (even were noticed on the game KVN), and now they are in high positions in Gazprom and Rosneft, which caused a number of displeased and sharp comments. By the way, these reviews "Mother Polaria" are called Marina, attributed to "unprecedented pressure on her and her relatives."
Now the ex-governor is enjoyed sports - skiing, shoots a rifle of a small caliber and gun. Loves hockey.
Persons with such a surname associated with state activities are not rare. For example, Kovtun Vyacheslav is a Ukrainian political scientist, Olga Kovtun - the former Minister of Health of the Perm Territory.
Marina Kovtun now
On September 10, 2018, having familiarized himself with the outcome of the elections, the governor made a congratulations on the representatives of United Russia, who won a confident victory. Despite the incomplete atmosphere, Marina Kovtun from 2012 continued to keep his position and managed the region, actively visiting those who had opened cultural centers, schools, kindergartens and hospital.
At first glance, the Outward "Iron Lady", the next criticism did not confuse. This is understandable - the situation is not Nova. For example, at the beginning of the work on the occupied post, she had to face a social protest on housing and communal services. And Kovtun decided the question simply: I advised the outbred and dissatisfied to apply to the court, and the media fossessing this moment, and at all nicknamed "network hamsters."
During 2017, the governor's revenues amounted to more than 4 million rubles. The head of the family, on this background, looked modestly with an earnings about 500 thousand rubles.
Along with the bills of improving the living conditions of large families, education, repair of roads, demographics and the pension system, Marina proposed to introduce a "fine for mercy". This means that money recovery from 1 thousand to 2.5 thousand rubles is assumed for feeding homeless animals to 2.5 thousand rubles. Against such amendments immediately acted by social activists who sent the petition to the President Vladimir Putin and to the State Duma of Russia.
March 18, 2019 Governor of the Murmansk region Marina Kovtun wrote a statement about the withdrawal of powers.