Dmitry Kobylkin


Dmitry Nikolayevich Kobylkin is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug from 4 May 2012 until 29 May 2018. and as Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation since May 2018.

Biography

Born July 7, 1971 in Astrakhan.
1993: Graduated from the Ufa Oil Institute specialising in mining engineering and geophysics.
2003: Graduated from the occupational retraining institute at the Ural Academy of Public Administration specialising in State and Municipal Management.
1994-1995: Geologist with the Tarkosalinskoye oil and gas exploration expedition.
1996-2001: Personnel Director, First Deputy General Director at Purneftegazgeologiya. Starting in 2000, led the development of the Khancheiskoye field and managed oil and gas exploration there.
May 2001: Appointed General Director of Khancheineftegaz.
From 2002: First Deputy Head of the Administration of the Purovsky District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.
2005: Elected Head of the Purovsky District.
2009: Included in the personnel pool of the President of the Russian Federation.
March 2010: Nominated by the Russian President and confirmed as Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region's Legislative Assembly.
March 12, 2015: Appointed Acting Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by Presidential Executive Order.
October 1, 2015: Elected Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region's Legislative Assembly.
May 18, 2018: Appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment by Presidential Executive Order and re-appointed on 21 January 2020 in Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet.
Married, with three children.