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Ella Pamfilova

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Ella Pamfilova
Элла Памфилова
Pamfilova in 2024
Chairwoman of the Central Election Commission of Russia
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 March 2016
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byVladimir Churov
4th Commissioner for Human Rights
In office
18 March 2014 – 25 March 2016
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byVladimir Lukin
Succeeded byTatyana Moskalkova
Chairwoman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights
In office
6 November 2004 – 30 July 2010
PresidentVladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMikhail Fedotov
Minister of Social Protection
In office
15 November 1991 – 2 March 1994
Prime MinisterBoris Yeltsin (extraordinary)
Yegor Gaidar (acting)
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Preceded byViktor Kaznacheyev
Succeeded byLyudmila Bezlepkina
Personal details
Born
Ella Aleksandrovna Pamfilova

(1953-09-12) 12 September 1953 (age 71)
Olmaliq, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Alma materMoscow Power Engineering Institute

Ella Alexanderovna Pamfilova (Russian: Элла Александровна Памфилова; born 12 September 1953) is a Russian politician, former deputy of the State Duma, candidate for president in 2000 and former chairwoman (2004 - 2010) of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. On 18 March 2014 she became Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights, succeeding Vladimir Lukin. On 28 March 2016 she became the chairwoman of the Central Election Commission.

Biography

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Pamfilova started her career on the central repair and engineering works in Moscow as an engineer. She was also the first woman to head the country's state controlled pet food company "Belka," which she oversaw from 1984 to 1986. She went on to become a People's Deputy of the USSR and member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

During the period 1991 until 1994, she led The Ministry of Social Care under President Boris Yeltsin. Between 1994 and 1999, Pamfilova was elected three times as member of the State Duma.

In 2000 she was the first woman to run as a candidate in a Russian presidential election campaign. However, she faced stiff competition from Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky for the liberal vote, and her share of the vote was very low.[citation needed]

Since 2004 she has been a head of Vladimir Putin's Human Right Commission.

At the State Duma session of October 7, 2009 an MP from United Russia, Robert Shlegel, proposed that the president dismiss Pamfilova from the Human Rights Commission for advocating Alexander Podrabinek's rights.[1] The watchdog, led by Pamfilova, had called the protests “a persecution campaign … organized by irresponsible adventurists from Nashi” and said the activists were showing open signs of extremism.[2]

Sanctions

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Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [3]

In December 2022 the US imposed sanctions on Ella Pamfilova.[4]

In January 2023 Ella Pamfilova was sanctioned by Japan in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pamfilova Won't Apologize to Nashi". The St. Petersburg Times. October 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "Kremlin Advisers Warn Nashi Youth". Moscow Times. October 6, 2009.
  3. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian governors, First Deputy PM Belousov". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Japan imposes personal sanctions on 36 Russian individuals". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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