Yevgeny Bushmin
Yevgeny Bushmin | |
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Евгений Бушмин | |
Bushmin in 2016 | |
| Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council | |
| In office 27 April 2013 – 6 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Svetlana Orlova |
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Zhuravlev |
| Russian Federation Senator from Rostov Oblast | |
| In office 21 September 2005 – 6 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sergey Anokhin |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Lakunin |
| Russian Federation Senator from Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| In office 20 November 2001 – July 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Sklyarov |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Podlesov |
| Deputy Finance Minister | |
| In office 26 June 1998 – 5 December 2001 | |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1958 Lopatino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 6 October 2019 (aged 61) Central Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Lobachevsky State University of Gorky |
| Awards | Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Honour Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Second Class Medal "For the Return of Crimea" |
Yevgeny Viktorovich Bushmin (Russian: Евгений Викторович Бушмин; 4 October 1958 – 6 October 2019) was a Russian politician. He served as a Deputy of the 1st State Duma and Deputy Finance Minister, and was the member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly as the representative of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. At the time of his death he was the incumbent member of the Federation Council for Rostov Oblast, and the council's Deputy Chairman.
Born in 1958 in Gorky Oblast, Bushmin graduated from university with a speciality in economics, and went on to work on practical economic problems, later running his own company and serving as a director of another. He entered politics in 1993 with his election to the 1st State Duma, and served as part of a number of political groupings. He also sat as a member of the Duma's Committee on Budget, Taxes, Banks and Finance. In the late 1990s and early 2000s he served as First Deputy Head of the State Taxes Service, and as Deputy Finance Minister. In 2001 he was appointed to the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly. In 2003 he became vice-speaker and Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council.
Bushmin died after a long illness in 2019, having served as Deputy Chairman until his death. Tributes and condolences were offered by many of his political contemporaries. He had received a number of awards over his period of service, and was particularly proud of his Medal "For the Return of Crimea".