Alexander Mikhailovich Babakov (russian: Александр Михайлович Бабаков; 8 February 1963) is a Russian politician and member of the

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, the Russian parliament. He was appointed Special Presidential Representative to Russians by

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in 2012. He has been under EU, Canadian and Swiss sanctions since 2014, as well as US sanctions since 2017.

Political activity

He is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Deputy Co-chairman of Inter-Parliamentary Group of the

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, Head of Delegation of the State Duma in the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Chairman of State Duma Commission on legal support to military and defense industrial complex of the Russian Federation. He was appointed Deputy speaker of the Duma in 2010, a position he held until December 2011. In June 2012 he was appointed as Presidential Envoy for engaging with Russian organizations abroad by

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Putin. He was the leader of Rodina, a

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in Russia, for several months in 2006 and organised the formation of A Just Russia, a merger between Rodina, the Russian Party of Life and the

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, sitting on its governing committee. Between 2006 and 2007 he led A Just Russia's faction in the

as the party leader,

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, served as speaker of the

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. He was elected to the Russian State Duma in 2003 and became party leader of Rodina in March 2006 following the surprise resignation of Dmitry Rogozin.

Sanctions and legal action

In September 2014, following the

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and the wider

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, Babakov was subjected to sanctions, including an asset freeze, by the European Union. On 14 April 2022 the

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issued an indictment against Babakov for "conspiring to have US citizens act as an unregistered agent for Russia in the United States, conspiring to violate and evade US sanctions, and conspiring to commit visa fraud."

Financial interests

According to anti-corruption investigations, including material published by

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, Babakov owns a heritage-listed estate in

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and an apartment on Rue de l'Université in the wealthy 7th arrondissement of Paris. He was also reported to own a residential flat in Richmond Court, Knightsbridge, London In 2011 Babakov passed ownership of his

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registered holding company AED International to his daughter.

Personal life

He is married and has three children.

References

External links

''Rodina Duma Deputies''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Babakov, Alexander Mikhailovich 1963 births Living people Politicians from Chișinău Rodina (political party) politicians A Just Russia politicians United Russia politicians 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) Russian Jews Russian individuals subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) Russian individuals subject to the European Union sanctions