Vladimir Platonov (politician)


Vladimir Mikhailovich Platonov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Платонов; born 24 December 1954 in Moscow) is a Russian politician who served as chairman of the Moscow City Duma from July 11, 1994, to September 24, 2014. Since May 26, 2016 he is the President of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Vladimir Platonov
Владимир Платонов
Chairman of the Moscow City Duma
In office
11 July 1994 – 24 September 2014
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byAleksei Shaposhnikov
Personal details
BornDecember 24, 1954 (1954-12-24) (age 69)
Moscow, RSFSR
CitizenshipRussia
NationalityRussian
Political partyUnited Russia
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Choice of Russia
Union of Right Forces
Alma materPeoples' Friendship University
OccupationPolitician

Biography

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From August 1999 to September 2002 he was a member of the Union of Right Forces party. Left the party due to a long conflict with Boris Nemtsov.[1] He believed that the most suitable candidate for the role of leader of the "right" was Yegor Gaidar.[2]

In April 2015 he received the doctor of law degree.[3][4] He is holder of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of third degree.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Владимир Платонов: "Рейтинг клоунов во власти со временем снижается. От политиков люди ждут не развлечений, а конкретных дел"". Родная газета (in Russian) (41). 2005.
  2. ^ "Какой из Бориса Немцова лидер?" (in Russian). Газета «Коммерсантъ». 2001-05-28. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. ^ "Платонов Владимир Михайлович". Вольное сетевое сообщество «Диссернет» (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  4. ^ "Бывшего спикера Мосгордумы Платонова лишили ученой степени". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 2015-09-22. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 20 апреля 2014 года № 253 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации". pravo.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23.