Andrey Shokhin Explained

Andrey Shokhin
Native Name Lang:ru
Office:Senator from Vladimir Oblast
Term Start:20 September 2022
Predecessor:Alexander Pronyushkin
Birth Name:Andrey Shokhin
Birth Date:5 October 1961
Birth Place:Vladimir, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Party:United Russia
Alma Mater:Vladimir State University for the Humanities

Andrey Stanislavovich Shokhin (Russian: link=no|Андрей Станиславович Шохин; born 5 October 1961) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Vladimir Oblast since 20 September 2022.

Career

Andrey Shokhin was born on 5 October 1961 in Vladimir. In 1984, he graduated from the Vladimir State University for the Humanities. Afterward, he worked a teacher of physics in the high school. From 1989 to 2005, he held senior positions in commercial structures. In 2002, he was elected deputy of the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia of the Vladimir city. From 2005 to 2010, he was the Deputy Mayor of Vladimir. On 20 September 2022, he became the senator from the Vladimir Oblast.[1] [2]

Sanctions

Andrey Shokhin is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Шохин, Андрей Станиславович. ТАСС. 2023-05-10.
  2. Web site: Андрей Станиславович Шохин. Парламентская газета. 2023-05-10.
  3. Web site: Tarakanov Pavel Vladimirovich. War and sanctions. 2023-05-10.
  4. Web site: Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine. Government of Canada. 2023-05-10.
  5. Web site: Official Journal of the European Union. European Union. 2023-05-10.
  6. Web site: Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin's Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine. 30 September 2022. US Department of the treasury. 2023-05-10.