Lilia Salavatovna Gumerova (; born 16 December 1972) is a Russian politician serving as a

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from

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since 2014. She previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Bashkortostan, state legislature, children's rights commissioner and local administrator. Prior to her career in government, Gumerova was a psychology teacher.

Biography

Lilia Gumerova was born on 16 December 1972 in the Bashkir town of Uchaly in the

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. In 1994, she graduated from the Bashkir State Pedagogical University. She later started working as a teacher of psychology at secondary school No. 10 in Uchaly. From 2001 to 2005, she worked as a head of the information and analytical department of the administration of the

. From 2010 to 2011, she was the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Bashkortostan. On 13 March 2011 she was elected member of the

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. On 24 October 2012, she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Bashkortostan. On 25 September 2014, she was appointed to represent her region in the

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by the Head of the Republic. On 25 September 2019, she was re-appointed for the same position and chosen as chair of the science, education and culture committee. As a senator, Gumerova effectively voted to recognise the independence of the

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and Lugansk people's republics from

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. As a result, she was placed under sanctions by the

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and

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