Sergei Mikhailovich Stepanov
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Sergei Mikhailovich Stepanov (born 20 July 1955 in Glushkovo, Kursk Oblast
, Russian SFSR) is the Minister of Justice in Transnistria
.
Stepanov graduated from the law school of Kharkiv University
in 1979, after studying there since 1975. From 1973 until 1975, Stepanov served in the Soviet Army
. In 1979, he was sent to the Moldavian SSR
, where he worked at the prosecutor's office in Bender
.
In 1988, Stepanov started work as deputy prosecutor in the city of Tiraspol
. When the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
was created in this city on 4 September 1990, Stepanov chose to work with the new government, and helped set up the justice system in the country, specifically in Bender in 1992. From August 1992, Stepanov was deputy prosecutor of Transnistria.
In December 2005, President Igor Smirnov
appointed Stepanov First Deputy Minister of Justice, and on 22 April 2009, Stepanov replaced Anatoliy Guretskiy as Minister of Justice.
Stepanov is married and has two adult daughters.
Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kursk.-Geography:The oblast occupies the southern slopes of the middle-Russian plateau, and its average elevation is from 177 to 225 meters . The surface is hilly, and intersected by ravines...
, Russian SFSR) is the Minister of Justice in Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
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Stepanov graduated from the law school of Kharkiv University
Kharkiv University
The University of Kharkiv or officially the Vasyl Karazin Kharkiv National University is one of the major universities in Ukraine, and earlier in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union...
in 1979, after studying there since 1975. From 1973 until 1975, Stepanov served in the Soviet Army
Soviet Army
The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
. In 1979, he was sent to the Moldavian SSR
Moldavian SSR
The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic , commonly abbreviated to Moldavian SSR or MSSR, was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union...
, where he worked at the prosecutor's office in Bender
Bender
- Places:* Bender, Moldova, also known as Bendery or Tighina* Bender, California, a former settlement in Fresno County, California* Bender Bayla District, a district of Bari, Somalia- Fiction :...
.
In 1988, Stepanov started work as deputy prosecutor in the city of Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
. When the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was created on the eastern periphery of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1990 by pro-Soviet separatists who hoped to remain within the Soviet Union when it became clear that the MSSR would achieve independence from the USSR...
was created in this city on 4 September 1990, Stepanov chose to work with the new government, and helped set up the justice system in the country, specifically in Bender in 1992. From August 1992, Stepanov was deputy prosecutor of Transnistria.
In December 2005, President Igor Smirnov
Igor Smirnov
Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov , is the President of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, also known as Transnistria. He has held this post since 1990.- Childhood :...
appointed Stepanov First Deputy Minister of Justice, and on 22 April 2009, Stepanov replaced Anatoliy Guretskiy as Minister of Justice.
Stepanov is married and has two adult daughters.