Andrey Igorevich Kislov (; born 29 August 1958) is a Russian politician serving as a

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from

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since 28 September 2021.

Biography

Andrey Kislov was born on 29 August 1958 in

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. In 1980, he graduated from Samara State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. Afterward, he worked as a shift foreman and, later, as an engineer. From 1994 to 1997, he was the Deputy General Director of the Closed Joint-Stock Company "Volgopromgaz". From 2001 to 2019, Kislov was General Director of

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Mezhregiongaz Samara. From 1997 to 2021, he served as a deputy of the Samara Regional Duma. On 28 September 2021, he became the

from the Samara Regional Duma. Andrey Kislov is under personal sanctions introduced by the

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, 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kislov, Andrey Living people 1958 births United Russia politicians People from Samara, Russia Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)