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Michael MargelovMember of the Federation Council.
Date of Birth: 22.12.1964
Country:  Russia |
Content:
- Early Life and Background
- - Uncle, Alexander Vasilyevich, held leadership positions in the VDV.
- - Candidate of Political Sciences.
- Involvement in Politics and Media
- Public Relations Management:
- - 1997: Appointed Head of the Public Relations Department.
- Political Strategy and Engagement
- Electoral Campaigns:
- Senatorial Role and International Affairs
- Committee and Commission Appointments:
- International Initiatives and Relations:
- Additional Roles and Activities
- - 2005: Chairman of the European Democratic Group (EDG) in PACE.
- Awards and Distinctions
- - 2003: Pushkin Medal
Early Life and Background
Birth and Family:- Born on December 22, 1964, in Moscow.
- Grandson of Vasily Filippovich Margelov, Hero of the Soviet Union and former commander of the Soviet Airborne Troops (VDV).
- Father, Vitaly Vasilyevich Margelov, served in the external intelligence branch of the KGB and the Soviet Foreign Ministry.
- Uncle, Alexander Vasilyevich, held leadership positions in the VDV.
- Spent his childhood in the Middle East.Education and Career Beginnings
Education:
- 1986: Graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Moscow State University with degrees in Middle Eastern history and translation.
- Candidate of Political Sciences.
Early Career:- 1984-1986: Translator in the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).
- 1986-1989: Instructor of Arabic at the F.E. Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB.
- 1989-1990: Senior Editor in the Arabic division of the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS).
Involvement in Politics and Media
Business and Consultancy:- 1990-1995: Worked for American consulting firms World Resources, Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company.
Public Relations Management:
- 1995: Director of the advertising campaign for the "Yabloko" political movement and its leader Grigory Yavlinsky.
- 1996-1997: Served as First Deputy Head of the Public Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Administration.
- 1997: Appointed Head of the Public Relations Department.
- 1998: First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Russian State News Agency "Vesti."
- 1998: Head of the Public Relations Department of the State Customs Committee of Russia.
- 1998: Head of the Political Commentary Unit at the Russian Information Agency "Vesti" (RIA "Novosti").
Political Strategy and Engagement
Political Consulting:- 1999: Developed the political strategy for the mayoral campaign of Sergei Kiriyenko and the "New Force" movement.
Electoral Campaigns:
- 1999: Director of the Russian Information Center under the Russian Government.
- 1999: Press Secretary for the "Unity" electoral bloc in the State Duma elections.
- 2000: Member of Vladimir Putin's presidential campaign staff, responsible for relations with foreign media.
Senatorial Role and International Affairs
Senator for Pskov Oblast:- 2000: Appointed member of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian Parliament, by Governor Evgeny Mikhailov.
Committee and Commission Appointments:
- 2001: Member of the Federation Council's Committee on International Affairs.
- 2002: Chairman of the Federation Council's Committee on International Affairs.
- 2002: Member of the Federation Council's Commission on Ensuring the Activities of the Federation Council.
International Initiatives and Relations:
- Supported the creation of the "Federation" political group within the Federation Council to support the policies of President Putin.
- Attended negotiations on military cooperation and intelligence collaboration for the operation against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
- Represented the Federation Council in discussions on missile defense with US President George W. Bush.
Additional Roles and Activities
- 2003: Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from Russia.
- 2003: President of the Russian Society for Solidarity and Cooperation with the Peoples of Asia and Africa (ROSSNNAA).
- 2004: Member of the Eurasian Council of the International Eurasian Movement (IEM).
- 2005: Chairman of the European Democratic Group (EDG) in PACE.
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Professional Hockey League (PHL).
Awards and Distinctions
- 1997: Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"- 2002: Medal "For Services in the Conduct of the All-Russian Population Census"
- 2003: Pushkin Medal
- 2005: Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"Personal Life and Beliefs
- Fluent in English, Arabic, and Bulgarian.
- Self-described as a "neo-Eurasianist" who supports pro-Chinese policies in the Far East and pro-Israeli sympathies in the Middle East.
