Sergey Boyarsky
Russian politician (born 1980)
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Sergey Boyarsky (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Боярский; born 24 January 1980, Leningrad) is a Russian political figure. Chairman of the State Duma committee on information policy from 17 December 2024.
Sergey Boyarsky | |
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| Chairman of the State Duma committee on information policy | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Khinstein |
| Deputy of the State Duma Russia | |
| Assumed office 18 September 2016 | |
| Constituency | Saint Petersburg |
| Advisor to the Governor of Saint Petersburg | |
| In office 23 April 2012 – 18 September 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1980 |
| Party | United Russia |
| Parent(s) | Mikhail Boyarsky, Larisa Luppian |
| Northwestern Management Institute Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration | |
Deputy of the 7th and 8th State Duma convocations.[1]
Biografy
Sergey Boyarsky was born in the family of the famous Russian actors Mikhail Boyarsky and Larisa Luppian, and he even played in several movies as a child.[2]
In 2002, he graduated from the Northwestern Management Institute, and in 2012 from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
In 2011 he ran for the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg of the 5th convocation.
In 2012 he was appointed Advisor to the Governor of Saint Petersburg, Georgy Poltavchenko. From 2012 to 2016, he was also the head of the TV-channel Saint Petersburg. In December 2021, he headed the Saint Petersburg branch of the United Russia.[1][3][4]
In 2016 Sergey Boyarsky was elected deputy of the 7th State Duma.[5] In 2021, he was re-elected for the 8th State Duma.[1]
Family
- Great-grandfather — Archpriest Alexander Boyarsky (1885–1937), participant in the Renovationist schism.
- Grandfather and grandmother — actors of the Komissarzhevskaya Theatre, Sergey Boyarsky (1916–1976) and Yekaterina Melentyeva (1920–1990).
- Father — actor, singer, and television presenter Mikhail Boyarsky (b. 26 December 1949). Mother — actress Larisa Luppian (b. 26 January 1953).[6]
- Sister — actress Elizaveta Boyarskaya (b. 20 December 1985).
- Wife — Yekaterina Boyarskaya (b. 28 November 1978), married since 1998.[6]
- Daughters — Yekaterina (b. 28 November 1998) and Alexandra (b. 27 May 2008).[7]
Sanctions
He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[8]
On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
