Alexander Vainberg
Alexander Vainberg | |
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Александр Вайнберг | |
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| Senator from Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Belov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Vainberg 2 February 1961 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Gorky State Pedagogical Institute |
Alexander Vladelenovich Vainberg (Russian: Александр Владеленович Вайнберг; born 2 February 1961) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Nizhny Novgorod Oblast since 6 October 2021.[1]
Biography
[edit]Alexander Vainberg was born on 2 February 1961 in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. In 1992, he graduated from the Gorky State Pedagogical Institute. From 1980 to 1982, Vainberg served in the Soviet Army. As a student, he moved to Moscow to start a musical career, and he even got accepted as a guitarist to the Lyube band. In 1995, he also founded his own band called "Nashe delo". In 1999, he also started to be engaged in politics and, in 2002, joined the Unity party. From 2006 to 2011, he was the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of the 4th, 5th, and 6th convocations. From March 2006 to March 2009, Vainberg headed the regional branch of the United Party. On 23 June 2011, he became the senator from the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Later, he was re-elected. His last term started on 6 October 2021.[1][2]
Alexander Vainberg is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Вайнберг, Александр Владеленович". ТАСС. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Александр Владеленович Вайнберг". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Vaynberg Alexander Vladelenovich". Wars and sanctions. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Official Journal of the European Union". European Union. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin's Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine". US Department of the treasury. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-03-01.