Alexander Korshunov
Transnistrian politician (born 1968)
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Alexander Viktorovich Korshunov (Russian: Александр Викторович Коршунов; Romanian: Aleksandr Korșunov; born 2 April 1968) is a Transnistrian Obnovlenie politician. He has been Chairman and Speaker of the Transnistrian Supreme Council since 2019.[1]
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Alexander Korshunov | |
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Александр Коршунов | |
Korshunov in 2020 | |
| Chairman and Speaker of the Supreme Council of Transnistria | |
| In office 6 February 2019 – 3 December 2025 | |
| President | Vadim Krasnoselsky |
| Prime Minister | Aleksandr Rozenberg |
| Preceded by | Alexander Shcherba |
| Succeeded by | Tatyana Zalevskaya |
| Deputy of the Supreme Council of Transnistria | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1968 Bălți, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Party | Obnovlenie (since 2007) |
| Police career | |
| Country |  Transnistria |
| Department | Ministry of Internal Affairs of Transnistria |
| Branch | Bender |
| Service years | 1992 — 1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Early life
Koshunov was born on 2 April 1968 in the city Bălți in the Moldavian SSR.[2][3] In 1974, the family moved to Bender.[3]
In 1985 he graduated from high school and then studied at Kharkov Aviation Institute in the Ukrainian SSR. He graduated in 1991 with honours in the speciality of engineer-technologist of radio-electronic equipment.[3]
From 1992 to 1996 he served as a police lieutenant in the city of Bender.[3]
In 1999 he studied at the Belgorod University of Cooperation, Economics and Law in Russia, graduating in 2002 with a law degree.[3] In June 2011 he graduated Belgorod State National Research University, majoring in state and municipal government.[3]
Political career
He began his political career as a deputy on Bender City Council of People's Deputies between 2010 and 2020.[3][4] He served as the Chairman of the Standing Deputy Commission on Industry, Architecture, Municipal Property and Land.[3]
On 12 December 2010, he was elected to the Supreme Council of the Transnistria as a Obnovlenie deputy.[3]
On 29 November 2015, he was re-elected to the Supreme Council.[3] He headed the parliamentary committee on economic policy, budget and finance. On 6 February 2019, he was elected Chairman of the Supreme Council.[3]
On 29 November 2020, he was re-elected as a deputy of the Supreme Council, and elected as chairman and speaker once more on 8 December 2020.[5][6]
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