Alexander Vladimirovich Narolin (; born 27 June 1972) is a Russian politician serving as a
senator
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from
Adygea
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since 2021.
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Biography
Alexander Narolin was born on 27 June 1972 in Krasnogvardeyskoye, Adygea. In 1994, he graduated from the Kuban State Agrarian University.
After the graduation, he began working at the regional branch of the Russian Social Insurance Fund in Adygea.
From 2008 to 2013, he was the Head of the Interdistrict Inspectorate of the Federal Taxation Service (No. 3, responsible for Adygea).[
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From 2013 to 2017, Narolin served as the mayor of the Maykop
Maykop is the capital city of Adygea, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River. It borders Maykopsky District, from which it is administratively and municipally independent, to the east and south; Giaginsky District to the north, ...
, the republic's capital.
He left the position in 2017 to take on the position of Prime Minister of Adygea, the second-highest office in the state.
In December 2021, he was appointed as his region's representative in the Russian Federation Council
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Each of the 89 federal s ...
by the Head of the Republic.[ As Senator, he effectively voted to recognise the independence of the ]Donetsk
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and Lugansk people's republics from Ukraine. As a result, he was sanctioned by the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, European Union
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, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
References
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Living people
1972 births
United Russia politicians
Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)