What is Vasily Bochkaryov?
{{Infobox officeholder |native_name = Василий Кузьмич Бочкарёв |native_name_lang = ru |image = Bochkarev Vasily.jpg |caption = Bochkaryov in June 2011 |order = Member of the [[Federation Council (Russia)|Federation Council]] from [[Penza Oblast]] |term_start = 21 September 2015 |term_end=22 June 2016 |predecessor = [[Vladimir Edalov]] |order2 = [[Governor (Russia)|Governor]] of Penza Oblast |term_start2 = 2 June 1998 |term_end2 = 25 May 2015 |successor2 = [[Ivan Belozertsev]] |order3 = Head of Administration of Penza Oblast |term_start3 = 18 April 1998 |term_end3 = 2 June 1998 |predecessor3= [[Anatoly Kovlyagin]] |birth_name = Vasily Kuzmich Bochkaryov |birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1949|4|29}} |birth_place = Iva, [[Nizhnelomovsky District]], [[Penza Oblast]], [[RSFSR]], [[USSR]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2016|06|22|1949|4|29}} |death_place = [[Penza]], [[Russia]] |nationality = [[Russia]]n |party = [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]<br/>{{small|(1967–1991)}}<br/>[[United Russia]] |spouse = |children = |education = |alma_mater = |occupation = |profession = |awards = |signature = Bochkaryov signature.png }} '''Vasily Kuzmich Bochkaryov''' ({{lang-ru|Васи́лий Кузьми́ч Бочкарёв}}; 29 April 1949 &ndash; 22 June 2016) was a [[Russia]]n politician. He served as Head of Zheleznodorozhny District of [[Penza]] from 1987 to 1998. He was elected Head of the Administration of Penza Oblast in April 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amchamrussia.ru/events/upcoming/penza|title= Regional Briefing with Penza Oblast Governor|date=6 December 2007|publisher=American Chamber of Commerce in Russia|access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> He became Governor of Penza Oblast in June 1998.<ref>{{cite book|title=Keesing's record of world events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yyUMAQAAMAAJ&q=Vasiliy++Bochkaryov+penza|volume=44|year=1998|publisher=Longman |page=xlviii|quote=In Penza oblast, the governor Anatoly Kovlyagin lost to Vasiliy Bochkaryov, the h