Change of territories: Evgeny Solntsev will head the Orenburg region

On Wednesday, March 26, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Evgeny Solntsev as interim governor of the Orenburg Region instead of Denis Pasler. Solntsev will serve until the person elected on September 14 takes office. Read more about what is known about Evgeny Solntsev, as well as about Denis Pasler and his resignation, in the Izvestia article.

Denis Pasler's resignation and Evgeny Solntsev's appointment: what is known

On Wednesday, March 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of Denis Pasler, who is leaving the post of governor of the Orenburg Region at his own request. In this regard, the president signed a decree "On the Acting Governor of the Orenburg region." Evgeny Solntsev, a graduate of the School of Governors, will become acting governor. He will serve until the person elected to this position takes office on a Single Voting Day, which is scheduled for September 14.

Denis Pasler, in turn, was offered to head the Sverdlovsk region. Pasler will be replaced by Evgeny Kuyvashev, under whom he headed the regional government in the 2010s.

Pasler has held the post of governor of the Orenburg Region since September 2019.

Biography of Evgeny Solntsev, awards

Evgeny Solntsev was born on September 28, 1980 in Voronezh. In 2002, he graduated from the Voronezh State Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering (now Voronezh State Technical University). majoring in industrial and civil engineering.

In 2010, he also completed postgraduate studies at the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering. He is a graduate of the sixth stream of the School of Governors at the Higher School of Public Administration.

After university, he held a number of positions in the field of construction, including senior ones: in 2006-2007, he was the head of project management at SUE No. 2 of the specialized bureau for the implementation of design management methods at Roszheldorstroy; in 2008-2014, he was the head of the customer's service for the construction of railway transport facilities on the Black Sea coast of southern Russia; in July 2014, he became Head of the Irkutsk group of the customer for the construction of railway facilities of the Russian Railways Directorate; since 2016 — Head of the Directorate for the comprehensive reconstruction of railways and the construction of railway facilities.

He also worked as an assistant to the Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation.

In 2022, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), and headed the operational headquarters for the restoration of the republic. On November 11 of the same year, he became the first deputy head of the government of the DPR. He was responsible for territorial development, housing policy, construction, housing and communal services and transport. Since 2023 — Chairman of the Government of the DPR. He held this position until March 26, 2025, when he was appointed acting Governor of the Orenburg Region.

"First of all, I want to thank you for what was done in the Donetsk Republic, Donetsk. You have a lot of experience — you worked at Russian Railways, the Russian Ministry of Construction, and then at Rosatom. Now he heads the government in Donetsk," Vladimir Putin said, offering Solntsev a new position.

Evgeny Solntsev has received a number of awards, including regional and industry awards. In addition, in 2014 he was awarded the Order of Honor, and in 2018 he was awarded the Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation.

Denis Pasler: what is known about the new governor of the Sverdlovsk region

Denis Pasler was born on October 29, 1978 in Severouralsk, Sverdlovsk Region. In 2001 he graduated from the Ural State Mining and Geological Academy (now Ural State Mining University), and in 2013 from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.

Over the years, he has held a number of positions, including: Head of the gas distribution organization of the Sverdlovsk Region, Gazex CJSC (2005-2009); Managing Director of Sverdlovenergosbyt OJSC (2009-2010); General Director of Yekaterinburg Gas OJSC (2010-2012).

In 2008-2011, he was a deputy of the House of Representatives of the bicameral Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk region, at the same time, in 2008-2012, he served as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region.

From June 2012 to September 2016, he was Chairman of the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region, in 2017-2019 — Acting General Director, Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC T Plus.

In 2019, he became the head of the Orenburg Region, and was re-elected to the post of governor in 2024. On March 26, 2025, Vladimir Putin accepted his resignation and offered to head the Sverdlovsk Region.

In 2022, he was awarded the Order of Honor.