Tsyren-Dashi Erdineevich Dorzhiev ( bua, Цыре́н-Даши́ Эрдыне́евич Доржи́ев; born 20 April 1962) is a Russian politician in the

Republic of Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...

. As of the sixth convocation of the

People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia The People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Народный хурал Республики Бурятия, Narodny khural Respubliki Buryatiya; bua, Буряад Уласай Арадай Хурал, Buryaad Ulasay Araday Khura ...

, Dorzhiev is a deputy. Previously, he was the chairman of the People's Khural in its fifth convocation, from August 28, 2015, to September 19, 2018.

Early career

Tsyren-Dashi Erdineevich Dorzhiev was born on April 20, 1962, in the village of

Sosnovo-Ozerskoye Sosnovo-Ozerskoye (russian: Сосно́во-Озёрское, bua, Нарһата, ''Narhata'') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Yeravninsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia Russia (, , ), or th ...

in the Yervinsky District of the

Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (russian: Бурятская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика; bua, Буряадай Автономито Совет Социали ...

. After his graduation from secondary school, he entered the

Buryat State Agricultural Academy The Buryat State Agricultural Academy Named After V.R. Filippov, known commonly as the Buryat State Agricultural Academy, is a federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education in Siberia and the Russian Far East. The academy ...

, then known as the Buryat Agricultural Institute. In 1984, Dorzhiev graduated from the institute with a degree in

Zootechnics Zootechnics is the art of managing domestic or captive animals, including handling, breeding, and keeping. Based on: genetics, reproduction ( animal husbandry), feeding and nutrition, handling, health (preventive medicine) and economics. See also ...

. From 1984 to 1987, Dorzhiev worked as a livestock specialist (zootechnician). He was the main livestock specialist of the Sosnovsky State Farm, located in his home district. In 1987, he transferred to work at

Komsomol The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (russian: link=no, Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи (ВЛКСМ), ), usually known as Komsomol (; russian: Комсомол, links=n ...

and was elected as Second and then First Secretary of the Eravninsky District Committee of the Komsomol. In 1989, Dorzhiev was appointed director of the Sosnovsky State Farm. From 1991 to 1994, he worked as chairman of the board of the collective farm ''Ulan-Tuya'' in Eravninsky district.

Post-Soviet political career

From 1994 to 1999, Dorzhiev was the head of the local government of the Eravninsky District of the

. In 1994, Dorzhiev was elected to the first convocation of the People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia as the representative for the Eravninsky District (constituency No. 8). He has been a deputy of all its convocations. In January 2000, Dorzhiev was elected Chairman of the People's Khural Committee of the Republic of Buryatia on Budget, Taxes, Finances and Banks. Dorzhiev is a member of the political party

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 ...

. On August 28, 2015, Dorzhiev was elected Chairman of the fifth convocation of the People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia in a secret ballot. 36 out of 66 deputies voted for him. In 2018, he was elected as a deputy of the 6th convocation of the People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia from single-mandate constituency No. 29. He began his term in the 6th convocation on September 19, 2018. He was nominated for the position of Vice Chairman, but was defeated by Bair Zhambalov. Upon taking office as Chairman, Dorzhiev made this statement about his hopes for the fifth convocation.

Awards

* Certificate of Honor of the People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia (1999) * Certificate of Honor of the Republic of Buryatia (2003) * Insignia "Parliament of Russia" (2006) * Order “For Contribution to the Development of Consumer Cooperation in Russia” (2006) * Anniversary Medal "350 Years of Voluntary Entry of Buryatia into the Russian State" (2011) * Medal “180 Years of Consumer Cooperation of the Russian Federation” (2011) * Medal of Agvan Dorzhiev (2014) * Honored Worker of the Agricultural Complex of the Republic of Buryatia (1998) * Honored Economist of the Russian Federation (2008)

References

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