Svetlana Bessarab
Svetlana Bessarab | |
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Светлана Бессараб | |
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| Deputy of the 8th State Duma | |
| Assumed office 19 September 2021 | |
| Deputy of the 7th State Duma | |
| In office 5 October 2016 – 12 October 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1970 Krasnodar, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSR |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics Krasnodar University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia |
Svetlana Viktorovna Bessarab (Russian: Светлана Викторовна Бессараб; born 7 December 1970, Krasnodar) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 7th and 8th State Duma convocations.[1]
In 1999 Bessarab graduated from the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics, and in 2001 she received an MA degree from the Krasnodar University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (Jurisprudence).[1] She started her political career in 2012 when she ran for the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Krai. In 2013 was appointed the chairman of the Kuban branch of the All-Russia People's Front.[1]
Since 2016 she has served as deputy of the 7th[2] (2016-2021) and 8th State Duma (since 2021) convocations. She represents the Krasnodar Krai.[3]
She was one of the initiators of the law on life imprisonment for pedophiles, adopted by the State Duma and signed by Vladimir Putin at the beginning of 2022.[4][5]
Sanctions[edit]
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [6]
On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned her in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Бессараб, Светлана Викторовна" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ "Светлана Викторовна Бессараб". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ "Новый пул: что известно о депутатах-списочниках Госдумы от Кубани". РБК. Кубань. 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ "The State Duma Commented on the Introduction of a Law on Life Imprisonment for Pedophiles". ОРЕАНДА. Информационное агентство. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ "Путин подписал закон о пожизненном наказании для педофилов". RBC. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
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