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Alexander Khinshtein
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| Александр Хинштейн | |
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Khinshtein in 2024
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| Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Alexei Smirnov |
| Member of the State Duma for Samara Oblast | |
| In office 25 September 2018 – 11 December 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Nadezhda Kolesnikova |
| Constituency | Samara (No. 158) |
| Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat) |
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| In office 24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016 |
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| Member of the State Duma for Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
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| In office 29 December 2003 – 24 December 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Nikolay Kosterin |
| Succeeded by | constituencies abolished |
| Constituency | Semyonov (No.122) |
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| Born | 26 October 1974 Moscow, RSFSR, USSR |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Spouses |
Yulia Fedotova
(divorced)
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| Children | 2 sons |
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| Occupation | Journalist |
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| Years of service | 2016–2018 |
| Rank | Junior lieutenant |
Alexander Yevseyevich Khinshtein (Russian: Алекса́ндр Евсе́евич Хинште́йн) was born on October 26, 1974, in Moscow, Russia. He is a Russian politician and was a journalist before entering politics. Since December 2024, he has been serving as the acting governor of Kursk Oblast.
Biography
Alexander Khinshtein finished high school in 1991. He then studied journalism at Moscow State University from 1996 to 2001.
Later, in 2007, he earned a law degree from the Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. In 2013, he completed a special training program for future leaders at the RANEPA.
Political Career
In 2003, Alexander Khinshtein was elected to the State Duma, which is like the parliament in Russia. He joined the political party called United Russia.
He has served as a deputy in the State Duma for many years. He represented the Samara constituency and was a member of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas. From 2019, he became a Deputy Secretary of the General Council of United Russia. Since 2020, he has been the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies, and Communications.
On December 5, 2024, President Vladimir Putin appointed Mr. Khinshtein as the acting governor of Kursk Oblast.
Personal Life
Alexander Khinshtein was born into a Jewish family in Russia. His parents, Yevsey Abramovich Khinshtein and Inna Abramovna Regirer, were engineers.
He has been married twice. He divorced his first wife, Yulia Fedotova, in 2008. In 2016, he married actress Olga Polyakova. They have two sons named Artyom, born in 2014, and Lev, born in 2017.
Sanctions
Some countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, Canada, and Australia, have placed restrictions on Alexander Khinshtein.
Honours and Awards
- Order of Honour
- 2nd class Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2003)
- Medal Defender of a Free Russia
- Medal of Zhukov
- Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Order of Friendship
- 4th class Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
Images for kids
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Khinshtein with a member of the Madagascar delegation at the 2nd International Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa” in Moscow, 18 March 2023
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