Dmitry Kobylkin

Dmitry Nikolaevich Kobylkin (Дмитрий Николаевич Кобылкин; born 7 July 1971) 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 from May 2018 until November 2020.

Early Life and Education
Kobylkin was born on 7 July, 1971, in Astrakhan to parents who were geophysicists. In 1993, he graduated from the Ufa Oil Institute, specialising in mining engineering and geophysics.

Kobylkin attended the occupational retraining institute at the Ural Academy of Public Administration (a branch of RANEPA) specialising in State and Municipal Management, completing a Doctor of Economic Sciences in 2004.

Career
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.

On 18 May 2018, Kobylkin was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment as part of the Second Medvedev Cabinet. He was re-appointed on 21 January 2020 during the transition to the Mishustin Cabinet. However, Kobylkin left his post as Minister on 9 November 2020 during a reshuffle of Mishustin's government. During the 2021 Russian legislative election on 19 September, he received a mandate to be a deputy of the 8th State Duma as part of the United Russia party-list. Since taking office on 12 October 2021, he has chaired the State Duma Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.

Personal Life
Kobylkin is married and has three children.

Sanctions
In December 2022 the EU sanctioned Dmitry Kobylkin in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.