Yury Kokov

Yury Alexandrovich Kokov (КӀуэкӀуэ Александр и къуэ Юрэ; Юрий Александрович Коков; born August 13, 1955) is a Russian politician who served as Head of Kabardino-Balkaria from 2013 to 2018.

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

Biography
Kokov graduated from the Law Department of Rostov State University and joined the agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR in 1979.

Until 1999 he held various positions in criminal investigation units, in the Council of Ministers and in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In 1999 he was transferred to work in Moscow.

On December 6, 2013 he was appointed Acting Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

On October 9, 2014, deputies of the parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria unanimously elected Kokov as head of the republic.

In September 2018 Vladimir Putin appointed Yuri Kokov as Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia.

Family
Married. Wife Zhanna Kokova (Babaeva), notary. Has two daughters.