Alexander Misharin

He went to school in the town of Artyomovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast and graduated from the Ural State University of Railway Transport in 1981.

After the launch of the subway in April 1991, Misharin went back to work for the Sverdlovsk Railway as head of electricity supply and was promoted to Chief Engineer in 1996.

[4] In March 2009, he was moved to head the Industry and Infrastructure Department of the Russian government.

[5] As regional governor, Misharin was involved in the creation of so-called Titanium Valley, a special economic zone and industrial park that will make products for the aircraft, automotive, shipbuilding and medical industries.

[9] Misharin established and developed long-term international relationships related to commerce, investment, and culture; for example, he developed a strategical contact with American Chamber of Commerce in Russia,[10] and the leading economic partner of the Oblast is Germany.

[15] He overturned the membership of his administration twice while he was governor, and also attempted to combine the two legislative houses into one.