Oleg Viktorovich Seleznyov ( rus, Олег Викторович Селезнёв, 22 July 1959 – 6 October 2021) was a Russian politician. He served as the member of the

Federation Council The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...

of the Federal Assembly as the representative for the executive authority of

Adygea The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated ...

from 2017 until his death.

Early life

Seleznyov was born on 22 July 1959. He studied at the , graduating in 1980 as an officer with a higher military special education, with a specialisation as a radio communications engineer.

Career

Over the course of his service in the

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, and later

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, he was awarded the

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

in 1987, and the Order of Military Merit in 1999. He saw service with

KGB The KGB (russian: links=no, lit=Committee for State Security, Комитет государственной безопасности (КГБ), a=ru-KGB.ogg, p=kəmʲɪˈtʲet ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ, Komitet gosud ...

and the

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(FSB), rising to the rank of

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. He served for a time as first deputy head of the FSB department in

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...

, and in 2009 became head of the FSB department in

. He held this post until July 2017. On 10 September 2017,

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Murat Kumpilov Murat Karalbiyevich Kumpilov ( Adyghe: КъумпӀылэ Мурат, Q''ump'ılə'' ''Murat;'' Russian: Мурат Каральбиевич Кумпилов, ''Murat Karalbievich Kumpilov''; born on 27 February 1973) is a Russian politician an ...

appointed Seleznyov as a member of the

of the Federal Assembly, serving as the representative for the executive authority of

. Seleznyov sat on the council's international affairs committee during his tenure.

Death

Seleznyov died from

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at a

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

hospital on 6 October 2021, at the age of 62, during the

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. His death was announced by the head of the Federation Council's committee on regulations, .

Chairwoman of the Federation Council The Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (russian: Председатель Совета Федерации Федерального собрания Российской Федерации), also c ...

Valentina Matviyenko Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (russian: Валентина Ивановна Матвиенко, p=vəlʲɪnˈtʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə mətvʲɪˈjɛnkə, ukr, Валентина Іванівна Матвієнко; née Tyutina (Тютина; , ...

sent a telegram of condolence to Murat Kumpilov, stating Seleznyov was "a responsible and principled politician who devoted his whole life to serving the Fatherland."

References

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