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Alexander Gennadyevich Khloponin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Генна́дьевич Хлопо́нин) was born on March 6, 1965 in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Khloponin is the governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia, Russia. Khloponin has a finance degree and was chairman of the board of the Norilsk Nickel company. In 2000, he became the governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in northern Siberia, holding that position until 2002. Khloponin won the election for governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai against Alexander Uss, another man with major business links. The race was relatively close, with Khloponin winning only 48% of the vote even in the runoff. He has been governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai since October 2002. [1] Increasingly, more analysists[weasel word] claim that he may be a strong candidate for president in 2008[citation needed].
