Andrey Sobolyev
Andrey Sobolyev | |
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Андрей Соболев | |
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| Russian Federation Senator from Sevastopol | |
| In office 10 October 2014 – 19 September 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Valery Kulikov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrey Nikolayevich Sobolyev 1 December 1954 Greminkha, Murmansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 17 August 2026 (aged 71) |
| Party | Independent |
Andrey Nikolayevich Sobolyev (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Соболев; 1 December 1954 – 17 August 2026) was a Russian politician, who served as a member of the Federation Council from the executive body of state power of Sevastopol from 2014 to 2017.
Sobolyev was a member of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture. He was also the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly Sevastopolskaya Gazeta.
Life and career
Andrey Sobolyev was born on 1 December 1954.[1] He graduated from the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy with a degree in Forestry Engineering in 1990.[1]
In 1999, in Sevastopol, he began to actively work on organizing authors' song festivals. Thanks to Sobolyev, the Balaklava Holidays festival is held every summer in Balaklava.
He was a member of the Board of the Gennady Cherkashin Foundation.
Sobolyev was awarded the Order of Friendship on 22 April 2010, for a great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between the peoples of Russia and Ukraine.[2]
On 10 October 2014, Sobolyev became the first representative of the executive body of state power of Sevastopol in the Federation Council. He was replaced by Valery Kulikov on 19 September 2017.[3]
Sobolyev died on 17 August 2026, at the age of 71.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Структура". Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22 апреля 2010 года № 502 «О награждении орденом Дружбы Воротникова С.И. и Соболева А.Н.»
- ↑ "Вице-адмирал Валерий Куликов назначен сенатором от Севастополя". Regnum. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ↑ Умер бывший сенатор от Севастополя Андрей Соболев (in Russian)