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Alexander Alexeyevich Kotenkov Presidential Representative in the Federation Council

Biography

Alexander Kotenkov was born in the village of Bely, Leningrad District, Krasnodar Krai, on September 23, 1952.

He graduated from the Rostov-on-Don Agricultural Machine-Building Institute in 1974, from the Military-Political Academy in 1988 and from the Armed Forces Humanities Academy’s Legal Training Centre in 1993.

He began his working life in 1974 as an engineer-technologist at the Rubin Factory in Rostov-on-Don.

From 1975-1990, he held various commanding positions in the Soviet Armed Forces.

In 1990–1991, he was a member and secretary of the Russian Supreme Soviet’s Legislation Committee.

In 1991, he was chairman of the Russian Supreme Soviet’s Defence and Security Committee.

In 1992, he was head of the section for law enforcement agencies, security issues and defence in the Presidential State-Legal Department.

In 1992–1993, he was deputy head and then head of the Presidential State-Legal Department.

In 1993–1994, he was deputy chairman of the State Committee for Federal Affairs and Nationalities.

In 1994–1996, he was deputy minister and state secretary-deputy minister for nationalities and regional policy.

From 1996, he was presidential representative in the State Duma.

In 2004, he was appointed presidential representative in the Federation Council.

He holds the title of Merited Lawyer of Russia and has a candidate degree in law.

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