Vladimir Lukin
Senator Vladimir Petrovich Lukin sometimes (rarely and erroneously) Lokin (Russian: Влади́мир Петро́вич Луки́н; born 13 July 1937, in Omsk) is a Russian politician who served as Human Rights Commissioner of Russia from February 2004 to March 2014. He is the President of the Russian Paralympic Committee.[1] He was the Russian Ambassador to the United States from 1992 to 1994.
Political activity[edit]
In 1990s, Lukin was one of the founders of the liberal-democratic Yabloko Party (the letter L in "Yabloko" came from his name). He previously served as the deputy chairman of the Russian Duma, chair of the Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee and as Ombudsman. He is a director on the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), and is also a former Ambassador to the United States. He is considered a long-time specialist in U.S.-Soviet/Russian strategic arms control issues and is a member of Russia's Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, an independent association of national security experts.
On 18 February 2009, at President Medvedev's recommendation, the Russian Duma voted him another five-year term as human rights commissioner. This term expired in March 2014, and Lukin was replaced by Ella Pamfilova.
Awards[edit]
In 2014, Lukin was awarded the Paralympic Order.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ About us - Management - Mr. Vladimir Lukin Archived 2010-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Russian Paralympic Committee
- ^ "The Paralympic Order". Paralympic Movement. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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- People from Omsk
- Members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
- Ombudsmen in Russia
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- Yabloko politicians
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
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- Recipients of the Paralympic Order
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
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