Marina Sidukhina
Marina Sidukhina | |
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Марина Сидухина | |
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| Senator from Samara Oblast | |
| Assumed office 13 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Farit Mukhametshin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1963 Khryashchyovka, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Party | United Russia |
| Education | Samara State Medical University MESI |
Awards | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" |
Marina Gennadyevna Sidukhina (Russian: Марина Геннадьевна Сидухина; born October 28, 1963, in Khryashchyovka, Kuibyshev Oblast) is a Russian statesman. She is a Senator of the Federation Council and a representative of the executive branch of the Samara Oblast (since September 13, 2024). She is also Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Budget and Financial Markets. She is a member of United Russia party.[1]
Biography
Marina Sidukhina was born on October 28, 1963, in the village of Khryashchyovka, Stavropol District, Kuibyshev Oblast, to a family of rural pharmacists.
She graduated with honors from Privolzhskaya Secondary School in 1981.
She holds two higher education degrees: one in medicine and one in economics. She began her career as an obstetrician at the Novokuibyshevsk Maternity Hospital. In 1998, she became the head of the regional "Center for Social Assistance to Families and Children".
In 2007, she chaired the Novokuibyshevsk Urban District Duma, becoming the first female head of a local government representative body in the Samara Oblast.
In 2010, she was elected to the Samara Regional Duma of the 4th convocation. She served on the leadership team of the Local Government and Education and Science Committees.[2]
On September 18, 2016, she was elected as a deputy of the Samara Regional Duma of the 6th convocation.
In 2025, she proposed raising the legal age for alcohol sales from 18 to 21.[3]
References
- ↑ "Сидухина Марина Геннадьевна" (in Russian). er.ru. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
- ↑ "Сидухина Марина Геннадьевна" (in Russian). council.gov.ru. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
- ↑ "В Госдуму внесли законопроект о запрете продажи алкоголя лицам до 21 года". РБК (in Russian). 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- 1963 births
- People from Samara Oblast
- Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
- United Russia politicians
- Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics alumni
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
- Members of legislatures of the federal subjects of Russia
- Living people
- 21st-century Russian women politicians
- 21st-century Russian politicians