Andrey Kolesnik

Andrey Kolesnik (Russian: Андрей Иванович Колесник; born February 26, 1960, Kaliningrad) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 6th and 8th State Dumas.[1]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Kolesnik.

Andrey Kolesnik
Андрей Колесник
Deputy of the 8th State Duma
Assumed office
19 September 2021
Deputy of the 6th State Duma
In office
21 December 2011 – 5 October 2016
Personal details
Born (1960-02-26) 26 February 1960
Kaliningrad, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materLeningrad Higher Naval School of Scuba Diving

Career

Until 1991, Kolesnik served as a naval navigator at the Baltic Fleet. In 1991, due to an injury, he started teaching at the Baltic Naval Institute. From the 1990s and till 2011, he was the chairman of the board of directors of the Kaliningrad Port. From March to December 2011, he was the deputy of the district council of Kaliningrad, representing United Russia. From 2011 to 2016, he was the deputy of the 6th State Duma from the Kaliningrad Oblast constituency; simultaneously, he acted as a secretary of the regional branch of the United Russia. In 2018–2021, he was the deputy of the Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Since 2021, he was re-elected deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1][2][3]

In December 2021, Kolesnik participated in a group brawl that took place among deputies of the State Duma during the discussion of the bill on QR codes.[4]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [5]

References
  1. "Колесник, Андрей Иванович" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. "Андрей Иванович Колесник" (in Russian). Парламентская газета. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. "Колесник о потасовке в Думе: "Я офицер русский, а не шлюха политическая"" (in Russian). РБК Калининград. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.