Hotamjon Ketmonov
Uzbek politician; chairman of the Central Council of the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan in 2013–2019 and its candidate in the 2015 and 2016 presidential elections.
- Occupation:
- Politician
- Born:
- 1969
- Birthplace:
- Baliqchi District, Andijan
Biography
Hotamjon Ketmonov was born in 1969 in Baliqchi District, Andijan region. In 1993 he graduated from the Andijan Pedagogical Institute as a teacher of Russian language and literature. He began his career as a teacher at School No. 28 in Tashlak District, Fergana region.
From 1995 to 2004 he worked at the Fergana Region Department of Public Education, rising from chief specialist to deputy head. From 2004 to 2013 he was deputy hokim of Andijan region for public relations and religious organisations.
In 2013 he became chairman of the Central Council of the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan. In 2014 he was elected a deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis from the Boz constituency; from 2015 he was deputy speaker of the chamber and leader of the party faction.
He was the party's candidate in the 2015 presidential election and, after the death of Islam Karimov, in the snap election of 2016, in which he received 3.73 percent of the vote and came second.
On 1 June 2019 he left the chairmanship of the party's Central Council; Ulugbek Inoyatov succeeded him.
Education
- Andijan Pedagogical InstituteUniversity · Andijan · 1993 · Teacher of Russian language and literature
Career
- People's Democratic Party of UzbekistanChairman of the Central Council · 2013–2019Everyone who held this post →
- Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of UzbekistanDeputy; deputy speaker; leader of the party faction · Tashkent · 2014–2019
- Andijan regional hokimiyatDeputy hokim (public relations, religious organisations) · Andijan · 2004–2013
- Fergana Region Department of Public EducationChief specialist; head of department; deputy head · Fergana · 1995–2004
Life path
- 1969Born
Baliqchi District, Andijan region.
- 1993Education
Graduated from the Andijan Pedagogical Institute; teacher of Russian language and literature.
- 1995–2004Public education in Fergana region
From chief specialist to deputy head of the regional department.
- 2004–2013Deputy hokim of Andijan region
For public relations and religious organisations.
- 2013–2019Chairman of the People's Democratic Party
Chairman of the party's Central Council.
- 2014Deputy of the Legislative Chamber
Elected from the Boz constituency No. 11; deputy speaker and faction leader from 2015.
- 2015Presidential candidate
The party's candidate in the presidential election (2.9 percent).
- 2016Presidential candidate
In the snap presidential election, 3.73 percent and second place.
- 2019Left the party chairmanship
On 1 June 2019 he left the chairmanship of the Central Council.