Solntsev Evgeny Aleksandrovich

Solntsev Evgeny Aleksandrovich

Evgeny Solntsev was born on September 28, 1980 in Voronezh.

Education

He has a specialized education in the field of construction - in 2002 he graduated from the Voronezh State Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering with a degree in industrial and civil engineering, and in 2010 - graduate school of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.

Career

2004-20223

Solntsev began his career as a master and foreman. From February 2004 to July 2006, he worked as deputy chief, and then deputy manager of the Zheldortrest construction and installation trust, which is a branch of Russian Railways. Since September 2016, he headed the Directorate for the comprehensive reconstruction of railways and the construction of railway transport facilities in the structure of Russian Railways. Later he worked as an assistant to the Minister of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Russia.

In June 2022, Solntsev was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the DPR Vitaly Khocenko, and in November 2022 he took the post of First Deputy Head of the DPR Government. Evgeny Solntsev became the head of the DPR government on March 30, 2023 by decree of Denis Pushilin.

2025: Appointment as head of the Orenburg region

The President Russia Vladimir Putin on March 26, 2025 appointed Prime Minister Donetsk People's Republic Yevgeny Solntsev as interim governor. Orenburg region The appointment took place after the resignation of his own free will of the former governor, Denis Pasler who in turn headed. Sverdlovsk region

The appointment took place during a meeting in the Kremlin, where the president personally offered Solntsev a new position. Vladimir Putin thanked Evgenia Solntseva for his work in the Donetsk Republic and noted his rich professional experience in various fields, including activities in the Russian Railways company, the Ministry of Construction of Russia and the state corporation Rosatom.

Evgeny Solntsev accepted the proposal of the head, states noting that the region is still unfamiliar to him, and it will take him about two months to objectively assess the situation. The new head of the region assured that he intends to use all his labor experience for the benefit of residents and the development of the Orenburg region.^[1]

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