Yury Em

Yury Em
Юрий Эм
Member of the State Duma
In office
2014 – 6 April 2016
Deputy Chairman of the Government of Stavropol Krai - Head of the Office of the Government of Stavropol Krai
In office
May 2012 – 2014
Member of the State Duma
In office
December 2011 – May 2012
Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic
In office
2000–2002
Personal details
Born
Yury Pavlovich Em

(1953-09-12)12 September 1953
Kurgan, Molotov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyIndependent
Alma materAlma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School
Frunze Military Academy
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation
Order of Military Merit
Order of the Red Star
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" Third Class
Order "For Personal Courage"
Medal of Zhukov (twice)
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service"
Medal "For Impeccable Service" First, Second and Third Classes
Military service
Branch/serviceSoviet Airborne Forces
Russian Airborne Forces
Years of service1975—2011
RankMajor General
Commands247th Guards Air Assault Regiment
21st Independent Air Assault Brigade
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
South Ossetia war
War in Abkhazia
First Chechen War
War in Dagestan
Second Chechen War

Yury Pavlovich Em (Russian: Юрий Павлович Эм; born 12 September 1953) is a Russian politician and retired army officer. He held the rank of major general and sat as a member of the State Duma between 2011 and 2012, and between 2014 and 2016 during its sixth convocation.

Em had served as Deputy Chairman of the Government of Stavropol Krai and as Head of the Office of the Government of Stavropol Krai between 2012 and 2013, during his absence from the Duma. He also had been the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic from 2000 to 2002.

An army veteran, Em served in various wars, such as the Soviet-Afghan war, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the South Osseita war, the War in Abkhazia, the War in Dagestan, and the Chechen Wars. He was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation in 2000.

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