Anatoly Dmitriyevich Artamonov (Russian: Анатолий Дмитриевич Артамонов) (born 1952, in Krasnoye (Khvastovichsky District), Kaluga Oblast, Russia) is the governor of Kaluga Oblast in the European part of Russia. In November, 1996, Artamonov was elected vice-governor of Kaluga region. On November 12, 2000 he was elected governor of Kaluga region with 56.72% of the vote; and re-elected on March 14, 2004 with 66.86% of the vote. On July 21, 2005, President Vladimir Putin nominated Artamonov to retain his position; the nomination was confirmed by the Kaluga duma on July 26. In 2002, Artamonov was named governor of the year by the Russian Biographical Institute.