Sergey Mironov
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| Chairman of the Federation Council | |
| In office 5 December 2001 – 18 May 2011 |
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| President | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev |
| Preceded by | Yegor Stroyev |
| Succeeded by | Valentina Matviyenko |
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| Born | Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov February 14, 1953 Pushkin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | A Just Russia |
| Spouse(s) | Lyubov Ivanovna |
| Children | Son and daughter |
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Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov (Russian: Сергéй Михáйлович Мирóнов; born February 14, 1953) is a Russian politician. He was Chairman of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, from 2001 to 2011, and he is a leading figure in the Fair Russia party.
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[edit] Biography
In the 1970s, Sergey Mironov served in the airborne troops in the Soviet Army. Later, he graduated from the Leningrad Mining Institute and worked as an engineer-geophysicist. After a brief time of working as an entrepreneur, he entered politics and, in 1994, was elected deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly. In June 2000, he was elected vice-Chairman of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly and, in 2001, entered the Federation Council of Russia as a representative of St. Petersburg. In December 2001, Sergey Mironov was elected to be a Speaker of the Federation Council. Since February 2003, Sergey Mironov has been the Chairman of the Council of Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of States – members of the Commonwealth of Independent States and since April 2003 – Chairman of the Russian Party of Life. Sergey Mironov is from Saint Petersburg.
Mironov was a candidate in the 2004 presidential election. He was not considered to be a serious candidate and was quoted as saying: "We all want Vladimir Putin to be the next president." He polled less than one per cent of the vote.
In October 2006, he became the leader of the new center-left opposition party Fair Russia (Справедливая Россия), which was formed by uniting Rodina, Mironov's Russian Party of Life, and the Russian Pensioners' Party. This effectively makes him the leader of the opposition as the three parties together would be stronger than the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
Mironov has several times proposed an amendment to the Russian constitution that would allow the President to be elected for 3 consecutive 5 or 7 year terms. In 2007, Boris Gryzlov, leader of the rival United Russia party, said that changing the constitution would be unacceptable. Mironov is considered to be more socialistic oriented, as he pushes for setting up special agricultural exchanges for state purchases of agricultural goods and for more state intervention in regulating prices of basic food stuff.
[edit] Personal
Sergey Mironov is married to Lyubov Ivanovna.[1] They have a son and a daughter.
Mironov has an official blog at sergey_mironov). This was confirmed as authorized by a statement on his official website ([1]).
In 2008, President Vladimir Putin awarded Mironov the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd degree.
In 2011, after an initiative of United Russia in Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Mironov was recalled from the Federation Council.
[edit] Honours and awards
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (14 February 2008) - for outstanding contribution to the strengthening and development of Russian statehood and parliamentarism
- Jubilee Medal "300th Anniversary of Russian Navy"
- Medal "In memory of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg" (2003)
- Medal "In memory of Kazan 1000th anniversary" (2005)
- Collar of the Order of Merit of Peru (2005)
- Medal of Honour (South Ossetia, October 9, 2009) - for outstanding contribution to the maintenance of peace and stability in the Caucasus, active support in upholding the independence of South Ossetia and its international recognition, help in restoring the ruined economy of the republic
- Order of St. Sergius, 1st class (Russian Orthodox Church, 2008) and 2nd class (2003)
- Medal "For military cooperation" (Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, 2005)
- Badge of Honour "For merits in development of parliamentarism" and Certificate of Merit of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation
- Badge "For merits in strengthening cooperation with the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation" (2006)
- Medal "For outstanding contribution to the Collector business in Russia"
- Three times awarded personal firearms - Makarov, PMM and Vector pistols
- Honorary Doctor of Nizhny Novgorod State University, Bashkir State University (2006), National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Russian State Social University, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Far Eastern State University of Communications, Moscow State Forest University, Slavonic University (Moldova, 2007), Khakassia State University NF Katanova and Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University
- Professor Emeritus of the North-West Academy of Public Administration (2004), Perm State Technical University and Bryansk State University
- Honorary Professor of South-Ural State University (2003) and Moscow State Pedagogical University
- Honorary Citizen of Makhachkala (2006)
Order the "Community"
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