Olga Amelchenkova
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Olga Amelchenkova | |
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Ольга Амельченкова | |
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| Deputy of the 8th State Duma | |
| Assumed office 19 September 2021 | |
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| Born | 5 September 1990 |
| Party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics |
Olga Nikolayevna Amelchenkova (Russian: Ольга Николаевна Амельченкова; born on 5 September 1990 in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Oblast) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 8th State Duma convocation.[1] In 2015 she co-founded the All-Russian Volunteers of Victory movement.[2] In January 2022, she suggested recognizing the Siege of Leningrad as an act of genocide.[3]
In 2017 Amelchenkova became a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.[1] In 2018, Central Election Commission registered her as a trustee of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin.[1] In September 2021, she was elected to the State Duma of the 8th convocation, running from the United Russia.[4] She represents the Leningrad Oblast and Pskov Oblast constituencies.[1]
Amelchenkova was born on 5 September 1990 in Borisoglebsk in the Russian SSR.[1]
After graduating from the Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics in 2012, she was hired on a competitive basis to the administration of the Leningrad Oblast where she specialized on youth policies.[1]