Leonid ROKETSKY, Governor of the Tyumen Region Leonid Yulianovich Roketsky was born on March 15, 1942 in the village of Nosov in Ukraine. In November 1962, he was called up for active service in the Soviet Army. After leaving the reserve, he entered the Lviv Polytechnic Institute, graduated in 1970 with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1966, as part of the first student groups, L. Y. Roketsky arrived in Surgut. After graduating from the university, he was sent to work in the system of the Ministry of Oil and Gas Construction. From 1970 to 1980 - foreman, foreman, Chief Engineer of the Department, Deputy Manager, Chief Engineer of the Surgutgazstroy Trust. Since November 1981, he worked in the executive authorities, first Deputy Chairman, and since June 1988 - Chairman of the Surgut City Executive Committee. In 1990, he was elected a deputy of the Tyumen Regional Council, then-chairman of the Tyumen Regional Executive Committee. In 1991, he was appointed First Deputy head of the administration of the Tyumen Region, and in 1993, by Decree of the President of Russia, L. Y. Roketsky was appointed head of the administration of the Tyumen region. In the same year, he was elected a deputy of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Roketsky was elected Governor of the Tyumen Region on January 12, 1997. He is Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Budget, Tax Policy, Financial, Currency and Customs Regulation, Banking of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Member of the Presidium of the State Council of the Russian Federation. - Leonid Yulianovich, for the whole country, the Tyumen Region is primarily a storehouse of energy resources. How does the far northern region of oil and gas workers live and develop? - Indeed, the basis of the region's economy is made up of oil and gas enterprises. In 1999, the Severnye fields produced 200 million tons of oil and gas condensate, 540 billion tons of natur ... Read more