Vladimir Filippovich Shumeyko (also spelled Shumeiko) (russian: link=no, Влади́мир Фили́ппович Шуме́йко) (born February 10, 1945) is a Russian political figure. In November 1991, Vladimir Shumeyko was appointed deputy chairman of the

Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR (russian: Верховный Совет РСФСР, ''Verkhovny Sovet RSFSR''), later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (russian: Верховный Совет Российской Федерации, ...

. In May 1992, Shumeyko, leading a parliamentary delegation, visited Damascus. In June 1992, he became a first

deputy prime minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

of the

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and held that office during the

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. In August 1992, Shumeyko announced that $1 billion of foreign investment was obtained for Russia. Shumeyko held the post of the chairman 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 of Russia between January 1994 and January 1996.

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