Sergei Mironov
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Sergey Mironov Сергей Миронов Member of Parliament |
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| Head of "A Just Russia" in the State Duma | |
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Assumed office 14 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Nikolai Levichev |
| Deputy of the State Duma | |
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Assumed office 14 June 2011 |
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| Chairman of the Federation Council | |
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In office 5 December 2001 – 18 May 2011 |
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| President |
Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev |
| Preceded by | Yegor Stroyev |
| Succeeded by | Aleksander Torshin (acting) |
| Senator from St. Petersburg | |
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In office 13 June 2001 – 18 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Sergey Tarasov |
| Succeeded by | Vadim Tyulpanov |
| Leader of the Just Russia | |
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Assumed office 27 October 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Nikolai Levichev |
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In office 28 October 2006 – 16 April 2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Nikolai Levichev |
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Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov February 14, 1953 Pushkin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
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| Spouse(s) | Mironova Irina Yurievna |
| Children |
Son Jaroslav, Daughter Irina |
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| Website |
www.mironov.info www.mironov.ru |
Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov (Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Миро́нов; born February 14, 1953) is a Russian politician. He was Chairman of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, from 2001 to 2011. He leads the faction A Just Russia in the Parliament of Russia.
In 1967 he joined the Komsomol.
In the 1970s, Sergey Mironov served in the airborne troops in the Soviet Army. In 1973 he was elected as deputy secretary committee of the Komsomol on ideological educational work at the Leningrad Mining Institute. After graduating from the Institute he worked as an engineer-geophysicist. After a brief time of working as an entrepreneur, he entered politics and, in 1994, was elected deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly. In June 2000, he was elected vice-Chairman of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly and, in 2001, entered the Federation Council of Russia as a representative of St. Petersburg. In December 2001, Sergey Mironov was elected to be a Speaker of the Federation Council. Since February 2003, Sergey Mironov has been the Chairman of the Council of Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of States – members of the Commonwealth of Independent States and since April 2003 – Chairman of the Russian Party of Life. Sergey Mironov is from Saint Petersburg.
Mironov was a candidate in the 2004 presidential election. He was not considered to be a serious candidate and was quoted as saying: "We all want Vladimir Putin to be the next president." He polled less than one per cent of the vote.
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