Vladimir Shumeyko

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Vladimir Filippovich Shumeyko (also spelled Shumeiko) (Russian: Влади́мир Фили́ппович Шуме́йко; born 10 February 1945) is a Russian political figure.

Vladimir Shumeyko
Владимир Шумейко
Shumeyko in 2018
1st Chairman of the Federation Council
In office
13 January 1994 – 23 January 1996
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byYegor Stroyev
First Deputy Prime Minister
In office
2 June 1992 – 12 December 1993
Prime MinisterBoris Yeltsin (extraordinary)
Yegor Gaidar (acting)
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Preceded byGennady Burbulis
Succeeded byOleg Lobov
Minister of Press and Mass Media
In office
5 October 1993 – 22 December 1993
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Prime MinisterViktor Chernomyrdin
Preceded byMikhail Fedotov
Succeeded byOffice disestablished
Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
In office
1 November 1991 – 1 July 1992
ChairmanRuslan Khasbulatov
Preceded bySvetlana Goryacheva
Succeeded byNikolay Ryabov
Personal details
Born (1945-02-10) February 10, 1945 (age 79)
Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyCPSU
EducationKuban Polytechnic Institute

In November 1991, Vladimir Shumeyko was appointed deputy chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation. In May 1992, Shumeyko, leading a parliamentary delegation, visited Damascus.[1] In June 1992, he became a first deputy prime minister of the Russian government and held that office during the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993. In August 1992, Shumeyko announced that $1 billion of foreign investment was obtained for Russia.[2] Shumeyko held the post of the chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia between January 1994 and January 1996.

References

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  1. ^ Kreutz, Andrej (2007). Russia in the Middle East: friend or foe?. Westport, Conn: Praeger Security International. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-275-99328-3. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Crane, Keith (1992). Foreign direct investment in the states of the former USSR. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. p. 104. ISBN 0-8213-2269-9. Retrieved April 7, 2011.