Vladimir Shumeyko
Vladimir Filippovich Shumeyko (also spelled Shumeiko) (Russian: Влади́мир Фили́ппович Шуме́йко; born 10 February 1945) is a Russian political figure.
Vladimir Shumeyko | |
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Владимир Шумейко | |
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Shumeyko in 2018 | |
| 1st Chairman of the Federation Council | |
| In office 13 January 1994 – 23 January 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Yegor Stroyev |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office 2 June 1992 – 12 December 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Yeltsin (extraordinary) Yegor Gaidar (acting) Viktor Chernomyrdin |
| Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet | |
| In office 1 November 1991 – 1 July 1992 | |
| Chairman | Ruslan Khasbulatov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1945 Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
In November 1991, Vladimir Shumeyko was appointed deputy chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation. In May 1992, Shumeyko, leading a parliamentary delegation, visited Damascus.[1] In June 1992, he became a first deputy prime minister of the Russian government and held that office during the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993. In August 1992, Shumeyko announced that $1 billion of foreign investment was obtained for Russia.[2] Shumeyko held the post of the chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia between January 1994 and January 1996.
References
- Kreutz, Andrej (2007). Russia in the Middle East: friend or foe?. Westport, Conn: Praeger Security International. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-275-99328-3. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- Crane, Keith (1992). Foreign direct investment in the states of the former USSR. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. p. 104. ISBN 0-8213-2269-9. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
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