Andrey Klimov (politician)
Andrey Klimov | |
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Андрей Климов | |
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| Senator from Perm Krai | |
| Assumed office 02 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Pochinok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrey Klimov 9 November 1954 Molotov, Molotov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Perm State University |
Andrey Arkadyevich Klimov (Russian: Андрей Аркадьевич Климов; born 9 November 1954) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Perm Krai since 2 July 2012.[1]
Career[edit]
Andrey Klimov was born on 9 November 1954 in Molotov. In 1976, he graduated from Perm State University. After graduation, he worked as an economic engineer. From 1981 to 1992, he was an assistant, lecturer, and the head of the Department of Economics, Accounting and Analysis of Economic Activities in Construction at Perm State University. From 1990 to 1993, Klimov served as deputy of the Perm Regional Council of People's Deputies. In 1994 and 1999, he was elected a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Perm Krai of the 1st and 2nd convocations. From 1999 to 2012, he was a deputy of the State Duma of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th convocations. On 2 July 2012, he was appointed a senator from Perm Krai.[1][2]
Beginning in 2012, Rossotrudnichestvo awarded contracts to support Eurasian Dialogue and to allegedly enrich Sergey Klimov, who is the brother of Andrey Klimov, through the Agency for Strategic Communications Praktika (Russian: «Агентству стратегических коммуникаций «Практика») in which Sergey Klimov owns a 28% share.[3]
In 2016, a non-profit foundation in Moscow was established for the Eurasian Dialogue (Russian: «Евразийский диалог») with support from Konstantin Malofeev's Analytical Center Katehon (Russian: «Аналитический центр «Катехон») and Klimov's Interdisciplinary Institute for Regional Studies (MIRI) (Russian: «Межотраслевой институт региональных исследований» («МИРИ»)) which Klimov's wife Olga is a co-owner.[3]
Sanctions[edit]
Andrey Klimov is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories.[4][5][6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Климов, Андрей Аркадьевич". ТАСС. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Андрей Аркадьевич Климов". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ a b Анин, Роман (Anin, Roman) (13 July 2017). "Офшоры на глазах: Сенатор Климов борется с иностранной угрозой, но сам связан с компаниями Кипра и Виргинских островов" [Offshore in front of our eyes: Senator Klimov is fighting a foreign threat, but he himself is associated with companies in Cyprus and the Virgin Islands]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Klimov Andrey Akardyevich". War and sanctions. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine". Government of Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Official Journal of the European Union". European Union. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin's Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine". US Department of the treasury. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-03-01.