Tatyana Anatolyevna Gigel (Russian: Татьяна Анатольевна Гигель; born 27 February 1960) is a Russian politician who is serving as a senator from the Altai Republic since 2014.[1] She has also served in her state legislature since 2001.
Tatyana Gigel | |
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Татьяна Гигель | |
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| Russian Federation Senator from the Altai Republic | |
| Assumed office 30 September 2014 Serving with Vladimir Poletaev | |
| Preceded by | Ralif Safin |
| Member of the State Assembly of the Altai Republic | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tatyana Gigel 27 February 1960 Uymen, Russian SFSR, Gorno-Altai AO, Soviet Union (now Altai Republic, Russia) |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Siberian State Technological University |
Biography
editGigel was born on 27 February 1960 in the Gorno-Altai village of Uymen in Soviet Russia.
In 1987, she graduated from the Siberian State Technological University, four years before the fall of the Soviet Union. She worked at the Karakoksha timber industry enterprise until the 2000s.[1][2]
In 2001, she successfully ran for a seat in the State Assembly of the Altai Republic. She has been re-elected in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2019. Gigel represents the Choysky District. During her time as an Assemblywoman, she served on Budget Committee, became Deputy Chair of the Assembly and headed the regional branch of the ruling United Russia party.
In September 2014, she was chosen by the assembly to simultaneously represent the republic in the Federation Council.[1] As a Senator, she serves on the Agriculture Committee.
In 2022, she voted to effectively recognise the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics from Ukraine. As a result, she was sanctioned by the United States, Canada, United Kingdom,[3] European Union, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.[4][5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Гигель, Татьяна Анатольевна". ТАСС. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Татьяна Анатольевна Гигель". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Alexander Narolin". War and sanctions. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine". Government of Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Official Journal of the European Union". European Union. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin's Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine". US Department of the treasury. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.