Anatoly Gennadyevich Aksakov (russian: Анатолий Геннадьевич Аксаков; born 28 November 1957 in

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) is a Russian politician and economist. He is a member of the

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from the

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party.

Early life and career

After graduating from secondary school in 1975, Aksakov began studies at

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

in the Economics Department in 1977. After graduating in 1983 as a qualified

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, Aksakov served as a Deputy in the

State Council of the Chuvash Republic The State Council of the Chuvash Republic (russian: Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики; cv, Чăваш Республикин Патшалăх Канашĕ) is the regional parliament of Chuvashia, ...

. In 1986 he completed

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studies in economics at Moscow State University. From 1986 Aksakov was a lecturer at Chuvash State University as a

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in Economic Theory and Market Economics, and from 19941997 he was Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics, Finance and Law in

Cheboksary Cheboksary (; russian: Чебокса́ры, r=Cheboksáry, p=tɕɪbɐˈksarɨ; cv, Шупашкар, ''Şupaşkar'') is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia and a port on the Volga River. Geography The city is located in the Volga Upland re ...

, whilst also holding the position of Director of the Cheboksary branches of the

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from 19951997.

Political career

From 19972000, Aksakov was Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet and Minister of Economic Affairs of the

Chuvash Republic Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuv ...

. In the 1999 State Duma elections, he was elected as a Deputy in the

State Duma of the Russian Federation The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...

for the Cheboksary constituency, and became Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship. In the 2005 State Duma elections, Aksakov was re-elected for the same district as a member of

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. In 2005, Aksakov graduated from the

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as a specialist in the field of international relations. In the 2007 State Duma elections, he was re-elected as a member of the federal list of

. Aksakov is a member of the National Banking Council of

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and is a member of the board of the

Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), a lobby group based in Moscow, promotes the interests of business in Russia. It has over 1,000 members, including both private and state-owned companies, factories, and foreign and Rus ...

References

External links

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Anatoly Aksakov official website
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Profile at A Just Russia website
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