Mikhail Margelov
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Mikhail Vitalievich Margelov (Михаил Витальевич Маргелов) (born December 22, 1964, Moscow, Russia), the current Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of Russia
. He is a member of the United Russia
party and has represented the Pskov
region in the Federation Council since December 2000. He has been a member of the European Democrat Group
in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE) since 2002 and is its current chairman.
.
He is married and has two sons.
In 1990-1995, he was employed by a number of US consulting companies dealing with investment projects in the Commonwealth of Independent States
. In 1995, he became project director for the publicity campaign of Grigory Yavlinsky and the Yabloko
movement. In 1996, he was chief co-ordinator for advertising for President Boris Yeltsin
's 1996 re-election campaign. He went on to head the President's public relations department from November 1996 to May 1998.
Between October 1999 to October 2000, he was a director of the Russian Information Centre (Rosinformcentr), a government agency covering events in the Northern Caucasus From May 1998 to September 1999, he held a managerial position at RIA-Novosti Information Agency. From January to March 2000, Mikhail Margelov served as a consultant to Vladimir Putin's Electoral Headquarters, in charge of contacts with foreign media.
In PACE, he is a member of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee), the Political Affairs Committee and the Sub-Committee on the Middle East. Having served as the vice-president of the PACE, he was due to be appointed president in 2008. However, he was controversially blocked in what some regarded as an anti-Russian move.
03/21/11
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed senior senator Mikhail Margelov special presidential envoy for cooperation with Africa.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20110321/163126457.html
Federation Council of Russia
Federation Council of Russia ) is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation...
. He is a member of the United Russia
United Russia
United Russia is a centrist political party in Russia and the largest party in the country, currently holding 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party was founded in December 2001, through a merger of the Unity and Fatherland-All Russia parties...
party and has represented the Pskov
Pskov
Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...
region in the Federation Council since December 2000. He has been a member of the European Democrat Group
European Democrat Group
The European Democrat Group is a conservative group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It was originally founded as the Group of Independent Representatives in 1970 by British and Scandinavian members of PACE, having about 35-40 members from the UK, Ireland, Norway, Denmark,...
in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , which held its first session in Strasbourg on 10 August 1949, can be considered the oldest international parliamentary assembly with a pluralistic composition of democratically elected members of parliament established on the basis of an...
(PACE) since 2002 and is its current chairman.
Personal
Margelov graduated from the Institute of Countries of Asia and Africa, which is affiliated to Moscow State UniversityMoscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
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He is married and has two sons.
Career
Margelov has worked as an interpreter in the International Department of the Central Committee, Communist Party of the Soviet Union, taught Arabic at the Higher School of the USSR State Security Committee, and was Senior Editor of the Arab section in the TASS News Agency. He is also fluent in English.In 1990-1995, he was employed by a number of US consulting companies dealing with investment projects in the Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
. In 1995, he became project director for the publicity campaign of Grigory Yavlinsky and the Yabloko
Yabloko
The Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" The Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" The Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" (Russian: Росси́йская объединённая демократи́ческая па́ртия «Я́блоко» Rossiyskaya obyedinyonnaya demokraticheskaya partiya "Yabloko"; is a Russian social...
movement. In 1996, he was chief co-ordinator for advertising for President Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. On 29 May 1990 he was elected the chairman of...
's 1996 re-election campaign. He went on to head the President's public relations department from November 1996 to May 1998.
Between October 1999 to October 2000, he was a director of the Russian Information Centre (Rosinformcentr), a government agency covering events in the Northern Caucasus From May 1998 to September 1999, he held a managerial position at RIA-Novosti Information Agency. From January to March 2000, Mikhail Margelov served as a consultant to Vladimir Putin's Electoral Headquarters, in charge of contacts with foreign media.
In PACE, he is a member of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee), the Political Affairs Committee and the Sub-Committee on the Middle East. Having served as the vice-president of the PACE, he was due to be appointed president in 2008. However, he was controversially blocked in what some regarded as an anti-Russian move.
External links
- Michael Margelov Biography, Council of Europe
- Michael Margelov Biography, European Democrat Group
- Interview with the BBC, 20 February 2008
03/21/11
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed senior senator Mikhail Margelov special presidential envoy for cooperation with Africa.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20110321/163126457.html