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Vladimir Lukin

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Vladimir Lukin
Владимир Лукин
Lukin in 2011
Russian Federation Senator from Tver Oblast
In office
23 September 2016 – 26 September 2021
Preceded byViktor Abramov
Succeeded byLyudmila Skakovskaya
3rd Commissioner for Human Rights
In office
13 February 2004 – 18 March 2014
PresidentVladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Preceded byOleg Mironov
Succeeded byElla Pamfilova
Ambassador of Russia to the United States
In office
24 January 1992 – 8 February 1994
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Preceded byViktor Komplektov
Succeeded byYuli Vorontsov
Personal details
Born (1937-07-13) 13 July 1937 (age 87)
Omsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Political partyYabloko (co-founder; 1993–2004, 2016–2020)
Other political
affiliations
CPSU (1960–1991)
Alma materMoscow State Pedagogical University
Lukin with Vladimir Putin on 13 February 2008.

Vladimir Petrovich Lukin, sometimes (rarely and erroneously) Lokin, (Russian: Влади́мир Петро́вич Луки́н, romanizedVladímir Petróvich Lukín; born 13 July 1937) is a Russian politician who served as Human Rights Commissioner of Russia from February 2004 to March 2014. He was the President of the Russian Paralympic Committee from 1997 to 2021.[1][2] He was the Russian Ambassador to the United States from 1992 to 1994.

Political activity

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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

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In 2014, Lukin was awarded the Paralympic Order.[3]

References

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  1. ^ About us - Management - Mr. Vladimir Lukin Archived 2010-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Russian Paralympic Committee
  2. ^ "Президент Паралимпийского комитета России Владимир Лукин покинул пост из-за санкций WADA" [President of the Russian Paralympic Committee Vladimir Lukin resigns due to WADA sanctions] (in Russian). Novaya Gazeta. 2021-03-30.
  3. ^ "The Paralympic Order". Paralympic Movement. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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