Andrey Sobolyev
Russian politician (born 1954)
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Andrey Nikolayevich Sobolyev (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Соболев; born on 1 December 1954), is a Russian political figure, who served as a member of the Federation Council from the executive body of state power of Sevastopol from 2014 to 2017.
Andrey Sobolyev | |
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Андрей Соболев | |
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| Russian Federation Senator from Sevastopol | |
| In office 10 October 2014 – 19 September 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Valery Kulikov |
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| Born | Andrey Nikolayevich Sobolyev 1 December 1954[1] |
| Party | Independent |
He was the member of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture.
He was also the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly Sevastopolskaya Gazeta.
Biography
Andrey Sobolyev was born on 1 December 1954.[1] He graduated from the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy with a degree in Forestry Engineering in 1990.[1]
In 1999, in Sevastopol, he began to actively work on organizing author's song festivals. Thanks to Sobolyev, the Balaklava Holidays festival is held every summer in Balaklava.
He was a member of the Board of the Gennady Cherkashin Foundation.
He was awarded with the Order of Friendship on 22 April 2010, for a great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between the peoples of Russia and Ukraine.[2]
On 10 October 2014, Sobolyev became the first representative of the executive body of state power of Sevastopol in the Federation Council. He was replaced by Valery Kulikov on 19 September 2017.[3]