Vladimir Afonsky

Elected under the federal list of State Duma deputy candidates, nominated by United Russia party (Regional Group № 72, Tula Region).

Deputy’ Mandate Started: December 21, 2011.

Deputy Chairman of State Duma Property Committee.

Public activities at the State Duma:

— member of the Presidium Committee of UNITED RUSSIA’s General Council for public complaints and appeals (in charge of regional party activities in Crimea);

— first deputy head of D.V. Saveliev’s intra-faction group;

— member of the Parliament Council of the Russian and Belorussian Union;

— member of the Operations Committee of the All-Russia Council of Local Governments;

— head of the deputy group for communications with Czech Republic Parliament.

Born: 10.10.1966, Kosaya Gora, Tula

Education

• Tula Tolstoy State Pedagogical University, 1989.
• All-Russian Distance Institute of Finance and Economics, 2006, economist’s diploma;
• Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, 2010, lawyer’s diploma

Degree: Ph.D (Pedagogics) (2004)

Experience

1989-1998 — professor at Tula Tolstoy State Pedagogical University, departments of pedagogics, social pedagogics and social activities, sports.

2000-2004 — Tula, director and then general director of “Football Club Arsenal” autonomous non-profit organization.

2004 — appointed head of UNITED RUSSIA’s Tula Regional Executive Committee.

2004 — elected deputy of Tula Region Duma.

2004 — 2008 — Chairman of Media and Communications Committee.

May 2008 — October 2009 — Chairman of Social Legislation and Public Healthcare Committee.

October 2009 — December 2011 — Deputy Chairman of Budget and Taxation Committee.

December 2011 — elected deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Awards

• 2006 — Badge “Russian Parliament” by Russian Herald’s College
• 2006 — Diploma of Merit by Tula Region Duma
• 2008 — Acknowledgement by Tula Region’s Governor
• 2011 — Acknowledgement by Tula Region’s Governor
• 2011 — Diploma of Merit by Tula Region Duma
• 2014 — Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II Degree