Vasily Nikolayevich Likhachyov (; 5 January 1952 – 8 April 2019) was a Russian politician, the Permanent Representative for Russia to the European Council (1998), and Deputy Minister of Justice in Russia. Since 2011 until his death he was a

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deputy from the

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. Likhachyov was the son of Nina F. Likhachyova and was married to Nailya Imatovna Taktasheva and had two daughters.

Biography

In 1975 he graduated from

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and obtained a degree of PhD in Law. He was a Fellow of

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, an Associate Member of Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences. In 1978–1988 he was an associate professor in Kazan University. During the period of 1982–1983 he was lecturing in National Law school of

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Republic. In 1987–1988 he was a lecturer in the University of

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Republic. From 1991 to 1995 he was holding an office of Vice-president of

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Republic. In 1995–1998 he was a Chair of the National Council of

Republic and a chairman assistant of the

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of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. From 1998 to 2003 he was a Permanent Representative from Russian Federation in

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, Brussel. In 2004 he was elected as a representative from the legislative body of Republic Ingushetia government to the Federation Council. In 2010 he was appointed a Deputy Minister of Justice of Russian Federation and stayed in this office till 2011.ЛИХАЧЕВ Василий Николаевич
Retrieved on 6 February 2018 He was a member of

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Committee on the

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and Connections with Countrymen.Лихачев Василий Николаевич
Retrieved on 6 February 2018 He authored ten monographs and more than 500 scientific articles. He had a diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Awards

* ''Order of Honour'' (1996) * ''Order for Merit to the Fatherland'' Fourth Class (2007)Лихачев Василий Николаевич
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Likhachev, Vasily Communist Party of the Russian Federation members Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) 1952 births 2019 deaths Politicians from Nizhny Novgorod Burials at Arskoe Cemetery Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russian Federation)