{{Short description|Russian politician (born 1978)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Denis Pasler | native_name = {{nobold|Денис Паслер}} | image = Denis Pasler, 2025.jpg | caption = Pasler in 2025 | office = 5th Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast | term_start = 16 September 2025<br /><small>Acting: 26 March – 16 September 2025</small> | term_end = | predecessor = Yevgeny Kuyvashev | successor = | office1 = 4th Governor of Orenburg Oblast | term_start1 = 18 September 2019 | term_end1 = 26 March 2025 | predecessor1 = Yury Berg | successor1 = Yevgeny Solntsev | office3 = Chairman of the Government of the Sverdlovsk Oblast | term_start3 = 19 June 2012 | term_end3 = 28 September 2016 | governor3 = Yevgeny Kuyvashev | predecessor3 = Vladimir Vlasov | successor3 = ''Office disestablished'' | office4 = Member of the House of Representatives of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast | term_start4 = 2 March 2008 | term_end4 = 19 June 2012 | predecessor4 = | successor4 = | office5 = | term_start5 = | term_end5 = | predecessor5 = | successor5 = | office6 = | term_start6 = | term_end6 = | predecessor6 = | successor6 = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|10|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Severouralsk, Russia Soviet Union | citizenship = Russia | alma_mater = Ural State Mining University | children = | spouse = | party = United Russia | profession = | native_name_lang = ru }}
'''Denis Vladimirovich Pasler''' (Russian: Денис Владимирович Паслер; born 29 October 1978) is a Russian politician who is currently the governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast since September 2025.
He previously served as the 4th Governor of Orenburg Oblast from 2019 to 2025 and the Chairman of the Government of Sverdlovsk Oblast from 2012 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://enc.ural.ru/index.php/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 |title=Денис Владимирович Паслер |accessdate=2018-11-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929133715/http://enc.ural.ru/index.php/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 |archivedate=2016-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Biography== Denis Pasler was born on 29 October 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-21 |title=Чем известен Денис Паслер |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3917851 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=www.kommersant.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
After graduating from the Ural State Mining University in 2001,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Паслер, Денис Владимирович |url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/pasler-denis-vladimirovich |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=ТАСС}}</ref> Pasler began working at Severouralsky Concrete Concrete Plant CJSC as the head of the sales department, was the appointed commercial director of the enterprise. Soon he became the general director of Severouralsky Concrete Concrete Plant LLC, which he remained (concurrently) until his appointment as Chairman of the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region.
From 2004 to 2005, he headed OAO Krasnoturinskmezhraygaz. From 2005 to 2009, Pasler headed CJSC GAZEKS (GRO of the Sverdlovsk Oblast).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lezhnin |first=Mikhail |title=Средний Урал стал кузницей управленческих кадров: Политика: Облгазета |url=https://www.oblgazeta.ru/politics/russia/41930/ |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Oblgazeta |language=ru}}</ref>
On 2 March 2008, Pasler was elected to the House of Representatives of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast from the Serov single-mandate constituency No. 19. From 2008 to 2011, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region from the Serov constituency. In May 2009, he was elected to the Regional Political Council of the United Russia Party, in May 2011 - to the Presidium of the Party's Political Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Паслер, Денис Владимирович |url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/pasler-denis-vladimirovich |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=ТАСС}}</ref>
From 2009 to 2010, he was managing director of OAO Sverdlovenergosbyt, and from 25 December 2010 to 2012, he held the position of General Director of OAO Yekaterinburggaz.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Денис Паслер |url=https://www.forbes.ru/profile/379185-denis-pasler |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Forbes.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
From December 2011 to June 2012, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast, and was a member of the Committee for Infrastructure Development and Housing Policy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Паслер Денис , Председатель правления, исполняющий обязанности генерального директора, Группа «Т Плюс» |url=https://events.vedomosti.ru/speakers/pasler-denis-6295 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=events.vedomosti.ru}}</ref>
On 19 June 2012, Pasler was nominated and approved for the post of Chairman of the Government of the Sverdlovsk Oblast. On 20 June, in accordance with the decree of the governor, he took up his duties. On 26 September 2016, he resigned of his own accord.<ref>[http://www.e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-452660.html Свердловский премьер Денис Паслер ушёл в отставку]</ref>
Since 10 March 2017, he has been acting as the General Director of PJSC T Plus, and since 4 April 2017, he has been the chairman of the Board of PJSC T Plus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Денис Паслер |url=https://www.forbes.ru/profile/379185-denis-pasler |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Forbes.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
===Acting Governor of Orenburg Oblast=== On 21 March 2019, Vladimir Putin appointed Pasler the Acting Governor of Orenburg Oblast to replace the resigned Yury Berg.<ref>[https://www.oblgazeta.ru/news/48293/ Денис Паслер назначен врио губернатора Оренбургской области: Политика: Облгазета]</ref>
On 29 April, Pasler's candidacy was proposed at the primaries of United Russia to participate in the election of the governor of the Orenburg Oblast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ria56.ru/posts/edinaya-rossiya-opredelilas-s-kandidatami-na-predvaritelnoe-golosovanie.htm|title="Единая Россия" определилась с кандидатами на предварительное голосование|publisher=РИА56|accessdate=2019-04-29}}</ref> Pasler won the United Russia primaries. He was supported at the regional conference on 1 June 2019 by 141 delegates out of 153 who took part in the conference.<ref>[https://www.ural56.ru/news/618401/ Партия «Единая Россия» определилась с кандидатом на выборах губернатора Оренбуржья. «Урал 56». 1 июня 2019]</ref>
===Governor of Orenburg=== On the Single Voting Day, on 9 September 2019, with a score of 65.93% in the first round of elections for the Governor of the Orenburg Oblast, Pasler won the election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4087280|title=На выборах губернатора Оренбургской области победил Паслер с 65,93% голосов|date=2019-09-09|publisher=www.kommersant.ru|language=ru|accessdate=2019-09-10}}</ref> His term will end in 2024.
Since 21 December 2020, he is a member of the Presidium of the State Council of Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202012210003?index=0|title=Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 21.12.2020 № 310-рп ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов ∙ Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации|website=publication.pravo.gov.ru|accessdate=2020-12-29|archive-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110121039/http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202012210003?index=0|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Governor of Sverdlovsk=== On 26 March 2025, Pasler was appointed as acting governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Putin Appoints New Governors for Sverdlovsk, Orenburg Regions |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/27/putin-appoints-new-governors-for-sverdlovsk-orenburg-regions-a88505 |access-date=27 March 2025 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}</ref>
=== Sanctions === He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War. <ref>{{cite web |title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1150217/Russia.pdf |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== ===Family=== His father, Vladimir Yemilievich, was a major entrepreneur in the city of Severouralsk, the owner of the transport business.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/info/6243078|title=Биография врио губернатора Оренбургской области Дениса Паслера|publisher=ТАСС|accessdate=2019-03-23|language=}}</ref> He died in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eanews.ru/news/society/U_byvshego_sverdlovskogo_premera_Denisa_Paslera_umer_otec_01_06_2017|title=У бывшего свердловского премьера Дениса Паслера умер отец|publisher=Информационное агентство «Европейско-Азиатские Новости»|accessdate=2019-03-23}}</ref>
In an interview with RIA Novosti, Pasler said that his father worked as a loader driver, being at two jobs, and his mother worked in the city sports committee. He stated that he himself began to work very early, at the age of 14 he unloaded wagons with friends.<ref>{{cite web|language=ru|url=https://ria.ru/20190520/1553643009.html|title=Денис Паслер: мне нравится решать масштабные и сложные задачи|website=РИА Новости|date=2019-05-20|accessdate=2020-11-03}}</ref>
His brother, Vladimir, was formerly a member of the Severouralsk City Duma and was the commercial director of Severouralsky Concrete Concrete Plant LLC, and now vice-mayor of Severouralsk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.znak.com/2019-03-21/kto_takoy_denis_pasler_kotoryy_vozglavil_orenburgskuyu_oblast_biografiya|title=Кто такой Денис Паслер, который возглавил Оренбургскую область. Биография|publisher=www.znak.com|accessdate=2019-03-23|archive-date=2019-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321185120/https://www.znak.com/2019-03-21/kto_takoy_denis_pasler_kotoryy_vozglavil_orenburgskuyu_oblast_biografiya|url-status=dead}}</ref>
His younger brother, Ivan, has been working in the gas industry for many years. As of August 2020, he held the positions of Deputy General Director and Chief Engineer of Ekaterinburggaz JSC.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ural56.ru/news/604254/ |title=Что известно о семье врио губернатора Оренбургской области Дениса Паслера? |publisher=Урал56.ру |date=2019-03-22 |accessdate=2020-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.obltv.ru/news/society/na-elmashe-nachalas-masshtabnaya-rekonstruktsiya-gazoprovoda/ |title=На Эльмаше началась масштабная реконструкция газопровода |publisher=Свердловское областное телевидение |date=2020-08-26 |accessdate=2020-08-28 |archive-date=2022-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220005725/https://www.obltv.ru/news/society/na-elmashe-nachalas-masshtabnaya-rekonstruktsiya-gazoprovoda/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
His first wife, {{ill|Larisa Pasler|ru|Антонова, Лариса Павловна}}, was a former athlete, played for the Uralochka volleyball club. In the first marriage, he had two sons, Mikhail and Denis. The couple separated in 2013, and the children live with their mother.
The current wife, Yelena Gertz, has a medical education, worked as a cosmetologist, and now is a media manager, editor and publisher. The couple has three children: Yelena's son and daughter from her first marriage and a joint young son.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ura.news/news/1052154258|title=Премьерная жена. 16 откровений супруги Паслера: о семье, бизнесе и политике. И немного кокетства: "Никто не знает, что мой муж – председатель правительства"|publisher=ura.news|accessdate=2019-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ura.news/news/1052147125|title="Вышла бы за старого олигарха – упрекнули бы в любви к деньгам, за студента – в пристрастии к сексу…". Откровения жены Дениса Паслера о недостатках мужа, о детях и совместном отдыхе. ФОТО|publisher=ura.news|accessdate=2019-03-23}}</ref>
===Hobbies=== He is fond of sports, patronizes the adult and children's football teams of the city of Kamensk-Uralsky. Previously, he was a member of the board of directors of the Ural football club. He actively plays football and is engaged in sports swimming.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://fedpress.ru/person/1639032|title=Паслер Денис Владимирович|publisher=ФедералПресс|language=ru|accessdate=2019-03-23}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globaleburg.ru/person/id/460|title=ПАСЛЕР Денис Владимирович - биография, новости, фото, дата рождения, пресс-досье. Персоналии ГлобалЕБУРГ.ру.|publisher=globaleburg.ru|accessdate=2019-03-23}}</ref>
On 12 April 2019, he took part in the Space Run, a mass long-distance running competition held in Orenburg and dedicated to Cosmonautics Day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xn--80abdl0aev.xn--p1acf/rubriki/kartina-dnya/denis-pasler-uchastvuet-v-kosmicheskom-zabege.html|title=Денис Паслер участвует в "Космическом забеге"|author=|website=Беловка.РУС|date=2019-04-12|publisher=|access-date=2022-02-20|archive-date=2020-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216104932/http://www.xn--80abdl0aev.xn--p1acf/rubriki/kartina-dnya/denis-pasler-uchastvuet-v-kosmicheskom-zabege.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Current heads of federal subjects of Russia}}
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