Timofey Bazhenov Explained

Honorific Suffix:MP
Office:Member of the State Duma for Moscow
Term Start:12 October 2021
Predecessor:Ivan Teterin
Constituency:Babushkinsky (No. 196)
Birth Date:25 January 1976
Birth Place:Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Party:United Russia
Education:
Occupation:journalist

Timofey Timofeyevich Bazhenov (Russian: Тимофей Тимофеевич Баженов; born 25 January 1976, Moscow) is a Russian political figure, former TV host, and deputy in the 8th convocation of the State Duma.[1]

Starting from 1994, Timofey Bazhenov began to work on the NTV channel, and in 1998 he was officially hired as a reporter. Since then, he has hosted many entertainment TV shows. Bazhenov's political career started in 2015 when he was appointed the head of the press office of Magas city. In the 2021 Russian legislative election, Bazhenov ran for deputy of the Babushkinsky constituency under the United Russia political party, obltaining a seat with 38.40% of the vote.[1] [2] [3]

He is also a founder of the environmental movement that shares his name.[4]

Publication

He is the author of the book of short stories "Wild stories. Diary of a real man" ("Дикие истории. Дневник настоящего мужика") - (2019).

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Басанский, Антон Александрович. ТАСС Энциклопедия. ru. 2022-02-14.
  2. Web site: Баженов обошёл Рашкина на выборах в Госдуму . 2021-09-20. ru . Regnum . 2022-02-14.
  3. Web site: Выборы депутатов Госдумы восьмого созыва состоялись . Дмитрий Гончарук, Валентина Егорова, Татьяна Замахина . 2021-09-20 . ru . Российская газета . 2022-02-14.
  4. Web site: Телеведущий Тимофей Баженов заявил о создании своего экологического движения . 2021-01-26. Известия . ru . 2022-02-14.
  5. Web site: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK . 16 April 2023.