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Vadim Bulavinov

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Vadim Bulavinov
Вадим Булавинов
Member of the State Duma for Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Preceded byconstituency re-established
In office
18 January 2000 – 3 October 2002
Preceded byOlga Beklemishcheva
Succeeded byLyubomir Tyan
In office
11 January 1994 – 22 December 1995
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byOlga Beklemishcheva
ConstituencyKanavinsky (No. 130)[A]
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
In office
30 December 2010 – 5 October 2016
Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod
In office
29 September 2002[clarification needed] – 20 October 2010
Preceded byYury Lebedev
Succeeded byOleg Sorokin
Personal details
Born (1963-03-20) 20 March 1963 (age 61)
Gorky, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia (from 2004)
People's Party of the Russian Federation(1999–2002)
Education All-Union Correspondence Institute of Law

Vadim Yevgenyevich Bulavinov (Russian: Вадим Евгеньевич Булавинов; born 20 March 1963) is a Russian politician.

Biography

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Vadim Bulavinov was born in 1963 in Sormovo district of Gorky to a family of steelmaker and kindergarten employee. After graduating from Gorky school No. 117 he worked as a locksmith at Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard. After being conscripted in the Soviet Army Bulavinov served in the Northern Group of Forces as a tanker. In 1985 he joined the separate battalion of militsiya responsible for the private security. In 1990 he graduated from the All-Union Correspondence Institute of Law.[1][2]

In 1993 Bulavinov was elected to the 1st State Duma in the Kanavinsky constituency. He was a member of the "Liberal Democratic Union on December 12" and "Stability" factions. From 1995 to 1999 he was a member of the Nizhny Novgorod City Duma, chairing the local self-government committee. In 1996–99 Bulavinov was general director of Seti-NN TV station. In December 1999, he was elected member of the 3rd State Duma. He was deputy chairman of the "People's Deputy" faction.[1] In 1997 and 2001 Bulavinov was nominated for governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, finishing third in both races.[3][4]

On 29 September 2002 Bulavinov was elected mayor of Nizhny Novgorod and joined the United Russia party. On 16 October 2005 he was re-elected for a second term, gaining more than 77.5% of the vote.[5] His term ended in October 2010. According to the new law, the head of the city administration was now to be hired under a contract. Governor Valery Shantsev refused to nominate Bulavinov for now ceremonial post of mayor, saying that he "cannot give an impetus to the dynamic development of the city in the future."[6]

On 30 December 2010, three months after Bulavinov's mayoral term expired, he took the seat of the resigned State Duma member Valery Kornilov. In 2011 he was elected to the 6th State Duma, listed second on the United Russia's regional list after Valery Shantsev. In 2016 and 2021 Bulavinov won the Kanavinsky constituency.[7]

In January 2013, the Investigative Committee requested the Prosecutor General's Office to send a motion to the lower house to lift Bulavinov's parliamentary immunity for abuse of power during his mayoralty. However, the prosecutor's office ignored investigators' request.[1]

On 16 June 2014, Bulavinov was taken to the medical unit of Domodedovo Airport, because he could not leave the plane on his own, which arrived from Alicante, Spain. The media reported that lawmaker was allegedly in a state of intoxication and was removed from the aircraft due to "incorrect behavior." Bulavinov himself said that he felt unwell after arriving at the airport. On 4 July, he was relieved of his post as head of the Volga Interregional Coordinating Council of the United Russia party.[1] In November 2017 Bulavinov became secretary of Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of the party. He was forced to resign three weeks later as he was detained by traffic police for drunk driving.[8][9]

On 11 July 2023, Bulavinov's ex-wife went to the police with complaints about the beatings she had received. Upon learning that the ex-husband plans to throw out her things, she came to collect them and faced aggression. Three days later, the deputy publicly apologized. The reaction of law enforcement agencies is not yet known.[10]

Sanctions

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Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [11]

References

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  1. ^ No.120 in 1993-2007
  1. ^ a b c d "Bulavinov Vadim Yevgenyevich". TASS (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Bulavinov Vadim Yevgenyevich". State Duma of Russia (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Gubernatorial elections - 1997". politika.su (in Russian).
  4. ^ "Gubernatorial elections - 2001". politika.su (in Russian).
  5. ^ ""Конфронтации с губернатором Нижегородской области у нас не будет", - Вадим Булавинов" [Vadim Bulavinov: "I won't have a confrontation with the governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast"]. NIA-NN (in Russian). 17 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Шанцев не будет предлагать Булавинова на пост мэра Нижнего Новгорода" [Shantsev will not nominate Bulavinov for mayor of Nizhny Novgorod]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 21 October 2010.
  7. ^ "ЦИК утвердил результаты выборов в Госдуму восьмого созыва" [The CEC validated the results of the 8th State Duma election]. PenzaNews (in Russian). 25 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Депутат Госдумы от Нижегородской области Вадим Булавинов задержан ГИБДД в состоянии алкогольного опьянения" [State Duma deputy from Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Vadim Bulavinov detained by the traffic police in a state of intoxication] (in Russian). 1 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Bulavinov sent Turchak a letter of resignation as secretary of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Branch". United Russia. 4 December 2017.
  10. ^ "«Не надо было мне ее так выталкивать». Экс-мэр Нижнего Булавинов рассказал NN.RU, что извиняется перед бывшей супругой". NN.ru (in Russian). 14 July 2023.
  11. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.