State Council of Tatarstan has vested Rustama Minnikhanov with powers of President of Tatarstan
4 February 2010, Thursday
The State Council of Republic Tatarstan at today's session has vested Rustam Minnikhanov with powers of RT President.
His nominee was brought by President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on January, 27th.
For vesting Rustam Minnikhanov with powers of the head of republic voted 94 deputies, against - 0. For of the candidate with powers it was necessary, that for its{his} nominee has voted the majority of deputies.
We remind, in the end of December "United Russia" recommended three nominees on a post of President of Republic Tatarstan. Among them Prime Minister of Republic Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin and the incumbent President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.
On January, 22nd Mintimer Shaimiev at a meeting with Dmitry Medvedev addressed with request not consider the issue on prolongation of his powers on post of President of Republic Tatarstan.
The term of appointment of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev expires on March, 25th.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.