Aleksandr Borisov (politician)

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Borisov.
Aleksandr Borisov
Александр Борисов
Deputy of the 8th State Duma
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 October 2021
Head of the Central Executive Committee of the United Russia
In office
11 January 2018 – 17 November 2021
Personal details
Born (1974-08-17) 17 August 1974 (age 50)
Kunya, Pskov Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materNorthwestern Management Institute

Aleksandr Borisov (Russian: Александр Александрович Борисов; born 17 August 1974, Kunya, Pskov Oblast) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1] After graduating in 1997 from the Northwestern Management Institute, Borisov started working as a lawyer in one of the companies in Saint Peterburg. Later he continued working at the various factories, including "Mekhanichesky Zavod" and "Leninez".[1]

His political career started in 2005 when he was appointed the head of the Central Staff of the All-Russian Public Organization Young Guard of United Russia. From 2009 to 2017, he was a member of the Federation Council,[2][3] and in 2013, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the committee on social policy.[4] From 2017 to 2021, he headed the Central Executive Committee of the United Russia.[5] Since September 2021, he has served as a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]

On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Борисов, Александр Александрович" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ "Александр Борисов вновь наделён полномочиями члена Совета Федерации" (in Russian). Псковское областное собрание депутатов. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  3. ^ "Александр Александрович Борисов". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. ^ "Псковский сенатор Борисов назначен заместителем председателя комитета Совета Федерации по социальной политике" (in Russian). Псковская лента новостей. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  5. ^ "Экс-сенатор от Псковской области стал врио главы центрального исполкома "Единой России"" (in Russian). Коммерсантъ. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  6. ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-10.