Mikhail Degtyarev

Member of Parliament Mikhail Degtyarev
Михаил Дегтярёв
Deputy of the State Duma
Incumbent
Assumed office December 4, 2011
Deputy of the Samara Governorate Duma
In office 2007–2011
Deputy of the Samara City Duma
In office 2004–2007
Personal details
Born	(1981-07-10) July 10, 1981 Kuibyshev (now Samara), Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Political party	Liberal Democratic (2005–present)
Other political affiliations	United Russia (2003–2005)
Spouse(s)	Galina Degtyareva
Religion	Russian Orthodox Church

Mikhail Vladimirovich Degtyarev (Russian: Михаил Владимирович Дегтярёв; born July 10, 1981) is a Russian politician and public figure. He has been a member of the State Duma as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party since 2011. He is also Vice Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Science and High Technology.^[1] He is a member 2013 a member of the Supreme Council of the Liberal Democratic Party,^[2] and was a candidate for mayor of Moscow in 2013.

Biography

Mikhail Degtyarev with Vladimir Zhirinovsky

In 1998 he graduated from the Samara International Aerospace High School, in 2004 graduated from the Samara State Aerospace University, Faculty of aircraft engines (specialty "engineer"), and also received a special "manager" in the same high school at the Faculty of Economics and Management in 2005.

In September 2003, Mikhail Degtyarev joined the party United Russia.

In 2004, as a self-promoter was elected a deputy of the Samara City Duma.^[3]

In 2007 he was elected to the Samara Governorate Duma on the Liberal Democratic Party.^[4]

December 4, 2011 elected to the State Duma 6-th convocation of the Liberal Democratic Party party list of the Samara Oblast. Worked as Vice Chairman the State Duma Committee for Science and High Technology.

March 25, 2013 on the elected member of the Supreme Council of the Liberal Democratic Party.

March 2, 2016, Vladimir Zhirinovsky called Degtyarev one of the possible candidates for the post of President of Russia from Liberal Democratic Party in the elections of 2018.^[5]

Moscow mayoral election

In June 2013 Liberal Democratic Party nominated Mikhail Degtyarev as the party's candidate for mayor of Moscow.^[6]

Degtyarev received 66,232 votes (2.86%), finishing fifth.^[7]

Initiatives

• In June 2012, Mikhail Degtyarev has developed a bill to provide federal maternity capital for the birth or adoption of a child has the first (and not only the second, as it is now).^[8]
• December 9, 2012, Degtyarev introduced to the State Duma a bill on the abolition of the local government in the cities and converting them into "megalopolises". According to the initiative Degtyaryova, selected on the general elections could be only deputies of district councils megacities, which would lead to a reduction in the size of single-member districts and improve interaction with voters. According to the deputy, instead of Mayors megacities have to manage Vice Governors, dealing exclusively economic activity, rather than conflict with the leadership of the regions, which often took place in the political history of Russia.^[9]
• February 11, 2013, the deputies Degtyarev has prepared a draft federal law on the free Wi-Fi on the territory of universities for students, teachers and university staff.^[10]
• In May 2013, Mikhail Degtyarev proposed a ban on storing and US dollars turnover in Russia by preparing the corresponding bill.^[11] The need to ban US dollars, he explained the care of cash savings of the Russians. According to the bill after two years the competent authorities upon detection of the US currency will confiscate it for the benefit of the federal budget. In November of the same year Degtyarev again raised the issue of banning dollars walking.^[12]
• 16 July 2016 Degtyarev was introduced to the State Duma a bill on changing colors stripes of the national flag. Instead of the white-blue-red tricolor official status proposed to assign black-yellow-white flag of the Russian Empire. "Under the imperial flag, we scored a brilliant victory, he is able today to unite all the citizens of Russia" — he told the Izvestia newspaper said.^[13]

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