Sergei Zheleznyak
Russian politician
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Sergei Vladimirovich Zheleznyak (Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Железня́к; born 1970) is a Russian politician.[1] In 2007 he was elected as a member of State Duma and became its deputy chairman in June 2012. He was a member of the State Duma's Committee on International Affairs. Prior to his political career he was an advertising, media, and public relations executive.[2]
Sergei Zheleznyak | |
|---|---|
| Сергей Железняк | |
 Zheleznyak in 2014 | |
| Member of the State Duma for Moscow | |
| In office 5 October 2016 – 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | constituency re-established |
| Succeeded by | Tatyana Butskaya |
| Constituency | Perovo (No. 204) |
| Deputy Secretary of the General Council of United Russia | |
| In office 2011 – 26 July 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1976 |
| Party | United Russia |
Following his nomination Zheleznyak co-authored a law which allowed the government to block websites that it sees harmful for children. He also co-authored a law which would force internationally funded non-profit organizations to register as "foreign agents".[3] In 2013 he spoke to RIA Novosti about prohibition of pedophilia in theatres after seeing a Golden Mask winner play called A Midsummer Night's Dream.[4] In May of the same year Zheleznyak suggest the Duma to pass a bill that would make criticism of the World War II coalition member states' illegal and will be punished by imprisonment for up to 3 years.[3] In June 2013 he told Economics and Life online journal that
"The US, which presents itself as a bastion of democracy, has in fact been carrying out minute-by-minute surveillance of tens of millions of citizens of Russia and other countries"
Following this remark which was in reference to Edward Snowden's leak, he referred to anti-gay law in Russia that it is an American reproach of sticking their noses into the personal correspondence of tens of millions of Russian citizens.[5]
Sanctions
As a result of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, the federal government of the United States under Barack Obama blacklisted Sergei Zheleznyak.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
He was sanctioned by the UK government on 18 March 2014 in relation to actively supporting the use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.[12]