Vladimir Lukin
Vladimir Lukin | |
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Владимир Лукин | |
 Lukin in 2011 | |
| Member of the Federation Council from Tver Oblast | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Viktor Abramov |
| 3rd Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| In office 13 February 2004 – 18 March 2014 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Oleg Mironov |
| Succeeded by | Ella Pamfilova |
| Ambassador of Russia to the United States | |
| In office 24 January 1992 – 8 February 1994 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Viktor Komplektov |
| Succeeded by | Yuli Vorontsov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 July 1937 Omsk, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Yabloko (co-founder; 1993–2004, 2016–2020) |
| Other political affiliations | CPSU (1960–1991) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Pedagogical University |
Senator Vladimir Petrovich Lukin sometimes (rarely and erroneously) Lokin (Russian: Влади́мир Петро́вич Луки́н; born 13 July 1937, in Omsk) is a Russian politician who served as Human Rights Commissioner of Russia from February 2004 to March 2014. He is the President of the Russian Paralympic Committee.[1] He was the Russian Ambassador to the United States from 1992 to 1994.
Political activity[]
In 1990s, Lukin was one of the founders of the liberal-democratic Yabloko Party (the letter L in "Yabloko" came from his name). He previously served as the deputy chairman of the Russian Duma, chair of the Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee and as Ombudsman. He is a director on the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), and is also a former Ambassador to the United States. He is considered a long-time specialist in U.S.-Soviet/Russian strategic arms control issues and is a member of Russia's , an independent association of national security experts.
On 18 February 2009, at President Medvedev's recommendation, the Russian Duma voted him another five-year term as human rights commissioner. This term expired in March 2014, and Lukin was replaced by Ella Pamfilova.
Awards[]
In 2014, Lukin was awarded the Paralympic Order.[2]
References[]
- ^ About us - Management - Mr. Vladimir Lukin Archived 2010-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Russian Paralympic Committee
- ^ "The Paralympic Order". Paralympic Movement. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
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- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
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