Elena Shumilova Explained

Elena Shumilova
Native Name Lang:ru
Office:Senator from the Komi Republic
Term Start:24 September 2020
Birth Name:Elena Shumilova
Birth Date:1 April 1978
Birth Place:Koygorodsky District, Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Party:United Russia

Elena Borisovna Shumilova (Russian: Елена Борисовна Шумилова; born 1 April 1978) is a Russian politician and journalist who is serving as a senator from the Komi Republic since 24 September 2020.

Biography

In 1998, Shumilova graduated from the Pedagogical College, named after Ivan Kuratov. In 2011, she also received a degree from the Komi State Pedagogical Institute. From 2000 to 2010, she worked as a journalist in the local republican media. In 2015, she was elected deputy of the Koygorodsky District council. The same year, she joined the All-Russia People's Front. On 13 September 2020, she became a senator from the Komi Republic.[1] [2]

As of October 19, 2022, Shumilova was under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the USA, 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: Шумилова, Елена Борисовна. ТАСС. 2023-03-01.
  2. Web site: Елена Борисовна Шумилова. Парламентская газета. 2023-03-01.
  3. Web site: Shumilova Elena Borisovna. War and sanctions. 2023-03-01.
  4. Web site: Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine. Government of Canada. 2023-03-01.
  5. Web site: Official Journal of the European Union. European Union. 2023-03-01.
  6. Web site: Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin’s Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine. 2022-09-30. US Department of the treasury. 2023-03-01.