Ivan Melnikov (politician)

Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov (Russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Ме́льников; born 7 August 1950) is a Russian politician. He is the vice-chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), and First Vice-chairman of the State Duma.[1] He is also a professor at Moscow State University.

Ivan Melnikov
Иван Мельников
Melnikov in 2023
First Vice Chairman of the State Duma
Assumed office
21 December 2011
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Assumed office
17 January 1996
Chairman
Personal details
Born (1950-08-07) 7 August 1950 (age 74)
Bogoroditsk, RSFSR, USSR
Political party
EducationMoscow State University
Occupation
  • Teacher
  • Lab Engineer
  • Professor
  • Politician

Early life and education

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Melnikov was born on 7 August 1950 in Bogoroditsk, Tula Oblast. He attended the faculty of mathematics at Moscow State University, graduating in 1972.[2] Following this, he worked as a mathematics teacher at Boarding School No. 18,[3] later renamed the Kolmogorov Boarding School, a mathematics and physics oriented secondary school affiliated with the university.[4]

He completed a DPhil in mathematics in 1982, working as an instructor/lecturer and eventually an associate professor at his alma mater Moscow State University. In 1999, he obtainted a DSc in pedagogy (education science) and obtained a full professorship in 2002.[5]

Political career

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An active member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), he was elected to the CPSU Central Committee at the 28th Party Congress in 1990. He briefly served as a Party Secretary before the party was banned on 26 August 1991.[5]

Melnikov helped found the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the successor to the CPSU in Russia, in 1993. He first received a deputy mandate for the State Duma in 1995 as part of the CPRF electoral list.

Sanctions

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Sanctioned by the UK government in 2014 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[6]

Melnikov was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Official website of the State Duma
  2. ^ "Мельников Иван Иванович" [Melnikov Ivan Ivanovich]. The Moscow University Chronicle (in Russian). Moscow State University analytical service. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. ^ "Юбилей И.И.Мельникова" [Anniversary (birthday) of I.I.Melnikov] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ "Сотрудники кафедры математики" [Mathematics Department Staff] (in Russian). Kolmogorov Boarding School. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ a b "Энциклопедия: Мельников, Иван Иванович" [Encyclopedia: Melnikov, Ivan Ivanovich]. TASS (in Russian). Информационное агентство России ТАСС. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  6. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ^ Office of Foreign Assets Control. "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions" published 17 March 2022. 87 FR 15305
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