Sergey Chizhov Explained

Sergey Chizhov
Native Name Lang:ru
Office:Member of the State Duma
for Voronezh Oblast
Term Start:5 October 2016
Predecessor:constituency re-established
Constituency:Pravoberezhny (No. 88)
Term Start1:29 December 2003
Term End1:24 December 2007
Predecessor1:Ruslan Gostev
Successor1:constituencies abolished
Constituency1:Voronezh (No. 87)
Office2:Member of the State Duma
Term Start2:24 December 2007
Term End2:5 October 2016
Birth Date:16 March 1964
Birth Place:Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Spouse:divorced
Children:2
Alma Mater:Plekhanov Institute
RANEPA
MFA Diplomatic Academy

Sergey Viktorovich Chizhov (ru|Сергей Викторович Чижов; born March 16, 1964, Moscow) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.[1]

Education

1982 – Vocational Technical School No. 14 in Voronezh

1991 год – Moscow Commercial Institute

2003 год – Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (Voronezh branch)

2007 – Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Faculty of World Economy

Political career

Chizhov started his political career in 1997 when he first ran in the local elections of the Voronezh City Council. From 2001 to 2003, he was a deputy of the Voronezh Oblast Duma. From 2003 to 2015, Chizhov was a prominent member of the Federal Assembly in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Since 2003, he has been constantly re-elected as a deputy for the State Duma of the Russian Federation.[1] [2] [3]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]

Public life

In 2003, he established a non-profit charitable foundation (Voronezh).

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Чижов, Сергей Викторович. ТАСС Энциклопедия. ru. 2022-02-16.
  2. Web site: Избранные: политический долгожитель Чижов из Воронежа снова в Госдуме. 2021-09-23. Информационное агентство "Блокнот.RU". ru. 2022-02-18.
  3. Web site: Сергей Викторович Чижов. Новости Воронежа. ru. 2022-02-18.
  4. Web site: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK . 16 April 2023.