Ruslan Balbek

Ruslan Ismailovich Balbek was born on August 28, 1977 in the city of Bekabade of the Tashkent region of the Uzbek SSR (now Republic of Uzbekistan).^[4]

In 1994, he graduated with honors from Grushevskaya Secondary School in Sudak, in 2000 from the Tauride Institute of Entrepreneurship and Law in Simferopol with a degree in economics, in 2001 from the Vernadsky Tauride National University (now the Tauride Academy of the V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University) with a degree in economics.the manager." He studied at the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine with a degree in Public Policy and Management.^[5]

In 2014 He continued his studies at the Presidential Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, specializing in Public Administration Security and Anti-Corruption.^[6]

In 2001-2003, he was the director of the travel company «TEZ TOUR».^[7]

In 2007-2012, he was a delegate to the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar People of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.^[8]

In 2010-2013 – he was an assistant to the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.^[9]

In 2012-2013, he was Chairman of the Committee on Interethnic Relations of the Public Council under the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.^[10]

In 2013-2014, he was an adviser head to the Republican Committee Autonomous Republic of Crimea.^[11]

From May 28, 2014 to September 30, 2016 – Deputy head of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea.^[12]

In the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea, he headed the Commission for the Restoration of the Rights of Rehabilitated Victims of Political Repression, and was a member of the Presidential Commission for the Rehabilitation of victims of political repression.^[13]

From October 5, 2016 to October 12, 2021 – Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the VII convocation from the Republic of Crimea.^[14]

In 2019, he became a Candidate of Political Sciences.^[15]

From April 2014 to August 2025, he was a member of the United Russia Party, a member of the political council of the Crimean regional branch of the United Russia Party.^[16]

• Commendation of the President of the Russian Federation (August 28, 2018, Moscow) — «For active participation in the socio-political life of Russian society».
• Certificate of Honor from the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Crimean Federal District (March 16, 2015, Simferopol, Crimea) – «For the achievements and high professionalism».
• Letter of thanks from the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Crimean Federal District (2016, Simferopol, Crimea) — «For impeccable and effective public service, great personal contribution to the development and establishment of the Crimean Federal District».
• Medal «For the Defense of the Republic of Crimea» (2015, Republic of Crimea) — «For courage and high patriotism in defending the rights and freedoms of the inhabitants of Crimea.^[17]