Khinshtein Alexander Evseevich

Biography

1992

Moskovskij Komsomolets

In 1992 Alexander Khinshtein was included in the state of the Moskovskij Komsomolets newspaper. From a position of the correspondent of the edition grew to the observer at the Chief Editor of the newspaper.

In the 1990s published a number of scandalous journalistic investigations on the basis of which the criminal cases concerning the high-ranking officials were brought.

2003 - 2018

State Duma

On December 7, 2003 Alexander Khinshtein was elected the deputy of the State Duma from Semyonovsky single-candidate constituency No. 122 of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

In 2007 Alexander Khinshtein was repeatedly elected in the State Duma according to lists of United Russia across the Nizhny Novgorod Region. In the State Duma of the V convocation was a member of the committee on the industry, the chairman of subcommittee on automotive industry, the member of the commission on legislative ensuring anti-corruption.

In 2011 Alexander Khinshtein was elected in the State Duma - according to lists of United Russia from the Samara region according to the results of primaries. Khinshtein explained change of the delegating region difficulties in interaction with local authorities. In the State Duma of the VI convocation he was the vice-chairman of committee on security and anti-corruption, the member of the tripartite commission on consideration of the budget.

On September 9, 2018 Alexander Khinshtein was elected the deputy of the State Duma from the 158th constituency of the Samara region. In the State Duma of the VII convocation Khinshtein was a member of the committee of the State Duma on security and anti-corruption.

2016

Transition from the State Duma to the secretary of general council of a batch United Russia

In 2016 Alexander Khinshtein refused participation in primaries of United Russia before State Duma elections of 2016 because of a quarrel with the authorities of regions.

In May, 2016 passed to a position of the adviser for media of the secretary of general council of a batch United Russia Sergey Neverov. At this position Khinshtein worked till October 24, 2016.

National Guard

On October 24, 2016 Alexander Khinshtein was appointed the adviser to the director of federal service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation Victor Zolotov as the federal public civil servant. Khinshtein worked at a post of the adviser of Zolotov till September, 2018. He left this position in connection with election in the State Duma.

In an area of responsibility of Khinshtein as adviser to the head of federal service of troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation there were questions of legal regulation and also ideological, propaganda and information activities. Because of change of work location Khinshtein suspended membership in a batch United Russia.

2020

Alexander Khinshtein headed the State Duma Committee on information policy, IT and communication

On January 22, 2020 Alexander Khinshtein is appointed the Chairman of the Committee on the information policy, information technologies and communication of the State Duma. The committee on the official site reported about it.

According to committee, deputies of the State Duma during the plenary session supported the draft resolution on Alexander Khinshtein's election as the Chairman of the Committee.

The position of the head of committee became vacant after Leonid Lyovin became a Deputy Chief of the Russian Government Staff, explained committee.

With Alexander Khinshtein as with the head of committee, will very quickly find a common language all media community, Arseny Shcheltsin is sure.

According to the CEO of ANO Tsifrovye platformy Arseny Shcheltsin, Alexander Khinshtein is an experienced state figure, it is effective as the project manager and eksperten in a subject of media. At the same time and by training - the journalist.

I think, with it as with the head of committee, will very quickly find a common language all media community. In respect of a subject of information technologies – I will wish good luck to Alexander Evseevich because IT community not simple. But, considering its wide experience in the economic sphere and great attention to public communications, it is sure that its dialog with this industry community will quickly be configured, - Arseny Shcheltsin told TAdviser

Speaking with TAdviser about activity of committee, he noted that special attention to the information technology industry was the most sign action from its party. To Leonid Levin's guide, according to Shcheltsin, media, but not information technologies were the main agenda of committee.

The committee implemented many fundamental projects. Among them there are privileges for the IT companies and their subsequent prolongation, the law on equalizing of taxes for charges on the Russian Internet which brings in the budget about 10 billion income annually, questions of rules of Internet aggregators, security in network and critical infrastructure, development of mobile networks of data transmission, questions of federal and regional TV of channels, support of socially important internet mass-media, counteraction to SMS spammers and also many other things. It is difficult even to remember, the list very big, - informed TAdviser Arseny Shcheltsin

Permanent communication with media and technological community, according to him, allowed committee to localize any industry difficulties quickly.

Membership in Board of Directors of Russian Post

At the beginning of December, 2020 the Government of the Russian Federation approved the updated structure of Board of Directors of Russian Post. It was headed by the Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin. Alexander Khinshtein became the new board member. Read more here.