Yegor Stroyev

Yegor Semyonovich Stroyev (Russian: Его́р Семёнович Стро́ев; born February 25, 1937) is a governor of Oryol Oblast from 1993 to 2009. He used to be the chairman of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2001). He had a major post in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Stroyev was reelected as governor with a very large majority. He was removed from his position on February 16, 2009 by Dmitry Medvedev due to economic concerns.

Honours and awards

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland;
  • 1st class (5 December 2001) - for outstanding contribution to the strengthening and development of Russian statehood and parliamentarianism
  • 2nd class (20 February 1997) - for services to the state, his great personal contribution to the development of Russian parliamentarianism and strengthen friendship and cooperation between nations
  • 3rd class (2 May 1996) - for his great personal contribution to economic reform and development of the state
  • 4th class (25 February 2007) - for services to the state, a large contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and many years of diligent work
• Order of the October Revolution
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• Badge of Honor (Order) "Sports Glory of Russia", 1st class (newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda and the board of the Russian Olympic Committee)
• Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation (12 December 2008) - for active participation in the drafting of the Constitution and a great contribution to the democratic foundations of the Russian Federation
• Order of Friendship (Vietnam)