Andrey Guryev has served as Murmansk senator for the last 8 years. According to the Forbes journal, the senator, who is also the owner of a major stake in fertilizer company Apatit, has a fortune of 650 million USD.
Guryev is ranked as one of the 100 most influential politicians in Russia, according to Nezavisimaya Gazeta’s monthly ranking.
It has been speculated that Governor of Murmansk Oblast Dmitry Dmitriyenko would replace Guryev, BarentsObserver reported. A press release from the Murmansk Oblast Regional Government simply states that the re-election of Guryev is conducted in accordance with Federal laws demanding that senators need to be elected within three months after a new governor is entries to office. Dmitry Dmitriyenko was appointed as Governor on March 25.
Ex-governor Yury Yevdokimov was earlier mentioned as a possible candidate for the post as senator. According to Chairman of the Federation Council Sergey Mironov, Yury Yevdokimov in March 2009 supposedly tried to lobby his candidacy for the seat of Murmansk Oblast in the assembly. However, that attempt remained without positive results. Leader of the council, Sergey Mironov categorically rejected the bid from the former Murmansk governor, Mironov writes on his web site.
