Aug 25, 2004. /Lesprom Network/. Vladimir Yuriev was appointed head of Karelia Republican agency director under the order of Russian Minister of natural resources Yuri Trutnev. Vladimir Yuriev formerly worked as Karelia Republican State committee on timber sector and mining sector, Karelia Republic public-affairs announced on August, 25. Vladimir Yuriev was born in 1955 in Petrozavodsk, graduated from Petrozavodsk State University and Public Service Academy as law specialist. Worked as engineer, head of the department of tractor production, deputy head of Petrozavodsk regional administration, since 1991 – head of Karelia Republican Antimonopoly department, director of regional financial sanitation and bankruptcy department, deputy minister of economics, 1st deputy CEO of Karellesprom. Vladimir Aminov will replace Vladimir Yuriev as chairman of the Karelia Republican State committee on timber sector and mining.