Ekaterina Filippovna Lakhova (russian: Екатери́на Фили́пповна Ла́хова; born on May 26, 1948) is a Russian politician and statesman who served as a deputy of the

State Duma The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...

of the 6th convocation from the

United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...

party, and as the deputy chairman of committee of the State Duma for public associations and religious organizations.Ekaterina Lakhova
at the

Member of the General Council of the party

. She was a people's deputy of the RSFSR, a deputy of the State Duma of the I-V convocations. Chairman of the

Union of Women of Russia The Union of Women of Russia (Russian: Союз женщин России (СЖР); known before 1991 as the Soviet Women's Committee) was a women's political organisation in Russia. Its leader was Alevtina Fedulova. In 1993, it was the dominant ...

. Currently a member of the Federation Council, a representative of the legislative (representative) body of state power of the

Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast (russian: Бря́нская о́бласть, ''Bryanskaya oblast''), also known as Bryanshchina (russian: Брянщина, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is th ...

, a member of the Committee of the Federation Council on federal structure, regional policy, local self-government and affairs of the North. Lakhova is one of the main supporters of the introduction of

juvenile justice A juvenile court, also known as young offender's court or children's court, is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes that are committed by children who have not attained the age of majority. In most modern legal s ...

in Russia. One of the authors of

Dima Yakovlev Law The Dima Yakovlev Law (russian: Закон Димы Яковлева), Dima Yakovlev Bill, Dima Yakovlev Act, anti-Magnitsky law, or Law of Scoundrels (officially Federal Law of 28 December 2012 No.272-FZ "On Sanctions for Individuals Violating F ...

Controversies

In 2006, Lakhova organized a photo shoot for women deputies in honor of the 100th anniversary of the State Duma. Later, it was revealed that Lakhova sold the photos to a furniture factory, which used them to publish a booklet advertising its sofas. Eleven deputies, including , Nina Ostanina, and Lyubov Sliska sued the factory for violation of personal non-property rights and infliction of moral damage. Lakhova did not join the suit. Lakhova was also criticized by the Orthodox media for her support of abortions. Some media occasionally accused her of lobbying laws that would force women to be sterilized. In November 2018, the media widely criticised Lakhova's comment on the increase of the

consumer price index A consumer price index (CPI) is a price index, the price of a weighted average market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households. Changes in measured CPI track changes in prices over time. Overview A CPI is a statistica ...

. In her comment, Lakhova said that eating buckwheat all day could be beneficial for health and that proposing an increase of the consumer basket was

populism Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed ...

Personal life

Lakhova is married, she has a son. In 2018, Lakhova declared an income of 5,839 million rubles.

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1948 births Politicians from Yekaterinburg Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian women politicians Advisers to the President of Russia Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) Living people Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class First convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Second convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Third convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) {{Russia-politician-stub

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