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| name = Zakhar Kreskov
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| office = [[List of presidents of Volkia|19th]] [[President of Volkia]]
| term_start = August
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| predecessor = [[Artyom Avilov]]
| successor = [[Yuliya Surkova]]
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| office3 = [[Chamber of Deputies (Volkia)|People's Deputy]] from [[Osinsky Oblast|Osinsky]]'s 1st District
| term_start3 = August 1, 1990
| term_end3 = August 1, 1998
| predecessor3 = Rolan Novikov
| successor3 = Irinushka Tarasova
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|05|31}}
| birth_place = [[Koshki]], [[Osinsky Oblast|Osinsky]], [[Volkia]]
| birthname = Zakhar Alexivich Kreskov
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| party = [[Social Democratic Union]]
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'''Zakhar Alexivich Kreskov''' ([[Volkian language|Volkian]]: Захар Алексивич Кресков; born May 31, 1956) is a [[Volkia|Volkian]] politician and attorney who served as the 19th [[President of Volkia|president of Volkia]] from 2008 to 2016. A member of the [[Social Democratic Union]], he previously served as the [[Governor (Volkia)|Governor]] of [[Osinsky Oblast]] from 1998 to 2006 and as a [[Chamber of Deputies (Volkia)|People's Deputy]] from 1990 to 1998.
Kreskov was born in [[Koshki]], Osinsky Oblast, making him the first president from the province. He is also the first former Governor of Osinsky Oblast to become president. Kreskov graduated from
He would go on to represent Osinsky Oblast's 1st District in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Volkia)|Chamber of Deputies]] from 1990 to 1998, when he ran for governor. In 2006, Kreskov briefly stepped away from politics following his two terms as Governor and began teaching at Petrovskoye School of Law. In 2008 he was nominated for president, and [[2008 Volkian presidential elections|in July 2008]] was handily elected with 51.06% of the first round vote. He was inaugurated August 6, 2008 alongside running mate [[Andrei Borovsky]]. In 2012, Kreskov and Borovsky were [[2012 Volkian presidential election|reelected]] with 51.21% of the second round vote.
Kreskov's presidency has generally been regarded favorably, and evaluations by historians, political scientists, and the general public place him in the mid to upper tier of Volkian presidents. Kreskov left office in August 2016 and currently resides in Koshki with his wife.
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