Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Russian politician (1946–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (Russian: Влади́мир Во́льфович Жирино́вский) (born Vladimir Volfovich Eidelstein; 25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian politician, lawyer and a colonel in the Soviet Army and later the Russian Army.
Quick Facts Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party group in the State Duma ...
Vladimir Zhirinovsky | |
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Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | |
In office 19 April 1991 – 6 April 2022 | |
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party group in the State Duma | |
In office 21 December 2011 – 6 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Igor Lebedev |
In office 12 December 1993 – 18 January 2000 | |
Succeeded by | Igor Lebedev |
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma from Liberal Democratic Party | |
In office 18 January 2000 – 21 December 2011 | |
Succeeded by | Igor Lebedev |
Member of the State Duma | |
In office 12 December 1993 – 6 April 2022 | |
Constituency | Shchyolkovsky (1993–95) Federal party list (1995–2022) |
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union | |
In office April 1991 – 1992 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Vladimir Volfovich Eidelstein (1946-04-25)25 April 1946 Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) |
Died | 6 April 2022(2022-04-06) (aged 75) Moscow, Russia |
Nationality | Russian |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia |
Spouse(s) | Galina Lebedeva (m. 1971; div. 1978) |
Children | Igor Lebedev Oleg Gazdarov Anastasia Petrova |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Awards | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (Russia, 2nd, 3rd, 4th class)
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russian Federation |
Rank | Colonel |
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