Yelena Gennadyevna Greshnyakova (russian: Елена Геннадьевна Грешнякова; born 24 June 1968) is a Russian politician who served as a
senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
from
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...
from 2018 to 2021. Previously, she was a deputy in the
Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai
The Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai (russian: Законодательная дума Хабаровского края) is the regional parliament of Khabarovsk Krai, a federal subject of Russia.
The Duma consists of 36 deputies elected f ...
.
Biography
Early life and career
Greshnyakova was born on 24 June 1968 in
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
Mgachi (
Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky District
Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky District (russian: Алекса́ндровск-Сахали́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, one of the seventeen in the oblast.Law #25-ZO As a municipal division ...
,
Sakhalin Oblast
Sakhalin Oblast ( rus, Сахали́нская о́бласть, r=Sakhalínskaya óblast', p=səxɐˈlʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprising the island of Sakhalin and the K ...
). She went to Mgachi Middle School and finished it in 1985.
After school graduation, Yelena Greshnyakova studied in Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky Pedagogical College. She graduated college with honours in 1989 and moved to
Bikin
Bikin (russian: Бики́н) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the river Bikin (a tributary of the Ussuri) southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: 19,000 (1967).
History
It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town s ...
,
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...
. She worked as arts and music teacher in Bikin Middle School No.4 in 1989-1994, then in 1994-2000 as coordinator for after-school activity in Bikin Middle School No.6. In 2000 Greshnyakova joined State Special School for Children and Adolescents with Deviant Behaviour as a biology teacher, she later worked as a supplementary education teacher and deputy director for socially educational work until she quit her job as a teacher for a political career in 2009. In 2006 Greshnyakova graduated
Far Eastern State Pedagogical Institute with the speciality of "teacher of the mentally defected".
Political career
Yelena Greshnyakova joined
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
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in 2004. In 2006-2009 she was an aide to member of the
Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai
The Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai (russian: Законодательная дума Хабаровского края) is the regional parliament of Khabarovsk Krai, a federal subject of Russia.
The Duma consists of 36 deputies elected f ...
, simultaneously she served as member of the
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...
Electoral Commission in 2008-2014. Since 2009 Greshnyakova was an aide to
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 ...
member
Sergey Furgal
Sergei Ivanovich Furgal (; russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Фурга́л; born 12 February 1970) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 2018 until his arrest and removal in 2020. In response to his a ...
.
In 2010 Yelena Greshnyakova ran for the
Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma as No.1 in
LDPR
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, abbreviation = LDPR (English)ЛДПР (Russian)
, native_name =
, newspaper = ''For the Russian People''
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party list's Southern territorial group and in Southern constituency No.1 (
Bikinsky,
Vyazemsky and
Imeni Lazo districts). In the constituency Greshnyakova placed second (16.67%) to Vice Speaker of the Duma Tatyana Movchan (
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 ...
, 36.68%).
In 2011 Greshnyakova ran for the Head of
Bikinsky District
Bikinsky District (russian: Бики́нский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #143-pr and municipalLaw #194 district (raion), one of the seventeen in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of t ...
, she lost to incumbent Aleksandr Shvitky (
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 ...
), winning 31.49% of the vote (Shvitky got 45.42%).
In 2012 Yelena Greshnyakova unsuccessfully ran for
Sakhalin Oblast Duma as No.3 in
LDPR
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, abbreviation = LDPR (English)ЛДПР (Russian)
, native_name =
, newspaper = ''For the Russian People''
, youth_wing =
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party list's Territorial group No.8.
In 2014 Yelena Greshnyakova again ran for the
Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma. This time she was a candidate in Southern constituency No.1 and a No.2 in
LDPR
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party list, only behind party leader
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, ''né'' Eidelshtein (russian: link=false, Эйдельштейн) (25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) f ...
, which almost certainly guaranteed her a mandate (as Zhirinovsky would have given it up). LDPR received 13.34% in Khabarovsk Krai legislative election thus Yelena Greshnyakova was elected to the
Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma. In Southern constituency Greshnyakova for the second time lost Tatyana Movchan (
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 ...
, 41.66%), winning 15.38% of the vote.
Yelena Greshnyakova ran for
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 ...
in
2016
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in the
Khabarovsk constituency. She placed second with 20.82% of the vote, losing to fellow Khabarovsk Krai Duma member
Boris Gladkikh (
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 ...
, 36.94%).
Federation Council
For the
2018 gubernatorial election 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 ...
member
Sergey Furgal
Sergei Ivanovich Furgal (; russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Фурга́л; born 12 February 1970) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 2018 until his arrest and removal in 2020. In response to his a ...
put Yelena Greshnyakova into his shortlist of candidacies for 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 ...
. After Furgal's unexpected victory in the election he appointed Greshnyakova, who also served as his aide, to the Federation Council on 28 September 2018. She became first female and first
LDPR
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member to represent
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...
in 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 ...
. In the Federation Council Senator Greshnyakova joined the Committee on Science, Education, and Culture. In December 2019 Greshnyakova was also appointed to the Select Commission on Legislative Support of Agroindustrial Complex Technical-Technological Base Development.
In 2019 Yelena Greshnyakova ran for the
Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma as No.1 in
LDPR
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, abbreviation = LDPR (English)ЛДПР (Russian)
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party list's Northern territorial group. The party won the election in a landslide, but Greshnyakova gave up her seat in Krai Duma and stayed in the Federation Council.
Governor
Sergey Furgal
Sergei Ivanovich Furgal (; russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Фурга́л; born 12 February 1970) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 2018 until his arrest and removal in 2020. In response to his a ...
was arrested on 9 July 2020 on charges of assassination attempt of his business competitors on 2004–2005. The arrest sparked
mass protests in
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk ( rus, Хабaровск, a=Хабаровск.ogg, r=Habárovsk, p=xɐˈbarəfsk) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China ...
and other Russian cities. Senator Greshnyakova at the Federation Council session on 15 July spoke about Governor Furgal's arrest, asked "not to rush to conclusions and to respect the presumption of innocence", and publicly called out
censorship
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of the protests in the Russian media. On 9 August Yelena Greshnyakova appeared at the demonstration in Khabarovsk and thanked the protesters for their support of former Governor Furgal (he was fired on 20 July and replaced by acting Governor
Mikhail Degtyarev
Mikhail Vladimirovich Degtyarev (russian: Михаи́л Влади́мирович Дегтярёв; born 10 July 1981) is a Russian politician serving as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai since 24 September 2021.
He has been a member of the Stat ...
).
Several
Telegram
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channels reported in August 2020 that Yelena Greshnyakova would leave her seat in 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 ...
and run in the by-election to the
Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma in the
Sovetskaya Gavan
Sovetskaya Gavan (russian: Сове́тская Га́вань, lit. ''Soviet harbor'') is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, and a port on the Strait of Tartary which connects the Sea of Okhotsk in the north with the Sea of Japan in the south. P ...
constituency. The seat was previously held by late Legislative Duma member Vyacheslav Furgal (elder brother of former Governor
Sergey Furgal
Sergei Ivanovich Furgal (; russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Фурга́л; born 12 February 1970) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 2018 until his arrest and removal in 2020. In response to his a ...
). However, Senator Greshnyakova denied the rumours and said she intended to remain in the Federation Council.
In February 2021 acting Governor Degtyarev was elected coordinator of the
LDPR
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Khabarovsk regional office. A new coordinating council of the regional office was elected but both senators Yelena Greshnyakova and
Sergey Bezdenezhnykh were not nominated and lost their position in party's leadership.
In April 2021 Yelena Greshnyakova, her husband and son left
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
)
, abbreviation = LDPR (English)ЛДПР (Russian)
, native_name =
, newspaper = ''For the Russian People''
, youth_wing =
, seats1_title = Seats in the Federation Council
, seats1 =
, seats2_title ...
. Senator Greshnyakova cited the party's "abandonment" of
Sergey Furgal
Sergei Ivanovich Furgal (; russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Фурга́л; born 12 February 1970) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 2018 until his arrest and removal in 2020. In response to his a ...
and various conflicts in the Khabarovsk regional office as the main reasons for her departure.
LDPR
)
, abbreviation = LDPR (English)ЛДПР (Russian)
, native_name =
, newspaper = ''For the Russian People''
, youth_wing =
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, seats1 =
, seats2_title ...
Khabarovsk regional office called Greshnyakova a "traitor", Vice Speaker 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 ...
Igor Lebedev (son of LDPR leader
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, ''né'' Eidelshtein (russian: link=false, Эйдельштейн) (25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) f ...
) condemned the move and demanded Greshnyakova to resign from the Federation Council.
Yelena Greshnyakova was considered a possible challenger to acting Governor
Mikhail Degtyarev
Mikhail Vladimirovich Degtyarev (russian: Михаи́л Влади́мирович Дегтярёв; born 10 July 1981) is a Russian politician serving as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai since 24 September 2021.
He has been a member of the Stat ...
in the
upcoming gubernatorial election. However, she declined due to lack of political parties ready to support her (only political parties are allowed to nominate candidates for governor in
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...
). Instead, Greshnyakova ran for
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 ...
in the
concurrent election, heading the
Party of Pensioners party list in the
Far Eastern
The ''Far East'' was a European term to refer to the geographical regions that includes East and Southeast Asia as well as the Russian Far East to a lesser extent. South Asia is sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.
The ter ...
territorial group. In the election
Party of Pensioners won only 2.45% and failed to cross a 5% threshold to enter
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 ...
.
In September 2021 Senator Greshnyakova filed a suit against
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, ''né'' Eidelshtein (russian: link=false, Эйдельштейн) (25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) f ...
after the latter claimed that Yelena Greshnyakova misused the funds given for
Furgal's lawyers.
On 24 September 2021 Greshnyakova's term in the
Federation Council
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ended as
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...
Governor
Mikhail Degtyarev
Mikhail Vladimirovich Degtyarev (russian: Михаи́л Влади́мирович Дегтярёв; born 10 July 1981) is a Russian politician serving as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai since 24 September 2021.
He has been a member of the Stat ...
appointed his deputy
Andrey Bazilevsky as the next Senator from
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...
. Yelena Greshnyakova claimed she received a job offer from the
Party of Pensioners.
Personal life
Yelena Greshnyakova is married to Igor Greshnyakov and they have a son.
In May–December 2018 Greshnyakova was director of the Centre of Spiritual and Moral
Eastern Orthodox
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Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...
Upbringing "Russian Classical School". Yelena Greshnyakova was also a co-owner of film company "Amurfilm" in 2017–2018, the other co-owner was
LDPR
)
, abbreviation = LDPR (English)ЛДПР (Russian)
, native_name =
, newspaper = ''For the Russian People''
, youth_wing =
, seats1_title = Seats in the Federation Council
, seats1 =
, seats2_title ...
coordinator in the
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO; russian: Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть, (ЕАО); yi, ייִדישע אװטאָנאָמע געגנט, ; )In standard Yiddish: , ''Yidishe Oytonome Gegnt'' is a federal subject ...
and now-
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 ...
member (elected in
2019
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)
Ivan Pilyaev who is also rumoured to be
Sergey Furgal
Sergei Ivanovich Furgal (; russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Фурга́л; born 12 February 1970) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 2018 until his arrest and removal in 2020. In response to his a ...
's son-in-law.
Honours
*
Ministry of Defence
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medal "For the participation in
Victory Day
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military parade" (2020)
Дорогие друзья, счастье, что встретила свой день рождения дома, в любимом Хабаровском крае
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Notes
References
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Living people
1968 births
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
21st-century Russian women politicians
People from Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky District