Lyovin Leonid Leonidovich

Lyovin Leonid Leonidovich

Biography

Born September 2, 1974.

In 1995 he graduated from the Higher Theater School. Shchepkin - course of People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Solomin.

In 1995-1998, he headed the press service of the production company Media Star.

In 1998-2006 - General Director of the PR-agency "Privy Councilor," and from 2006 to 2007 - President of the Communications Group "Privy Councilor."

In 2007-2011 - Chairman of the Council of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization "New Politics."

2011-2020: State Duma deputy

Since December 2011 - Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the sixth convocation. Member of the Just Russia faction. Elected according to the federal list put forward by the Fair Russia party.

In May 2012, Leonid Levin disagreed on the issue of the chairman of the government with the majority of the faction ("Fair Russia" then voted against the candidacy of Dmitry Medvedev), the faction suspended cooperation with him, although legally and in fact he did not leave its composition.

Head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy

On September 22, 2014, Fair Russia announced plans to nominate Leonid Levin as head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications instead of Alexei Mitrofanov. The last State Duma in June deprived immunity to attract as an accused in a criminal case of attempted fraud, after which Mitrofanov left the Russian Federation.

Fair Russia noted that after the suspension of cooperation with Levin, the faction "has never heard anything bad from him either against the party or against the faction, moreover, in 99% of cases he voted the same way as the faction." This, according to representatives of "Fair Russia," allows you to initiate his nomination for the post of chairman of the Committee on Information Policy.

The State Duma considered the draft resolution on the removal of Alexei Mitrofanov from his post on September 23, 2014. State Duma deputies removed from him the powers of the chairman of the Committee on Information Policy. 440 out of 441 parliamentarians present at the meeting voted for this decision, one person abstained.

From September 26, 2014 to January 22, 2020, Leonid Levin is the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications. Leonid Levin left this post in connection with the appointment to the post of deputy chief of staff of the government of the Russian Federation.

He is the Deputy Chairman of the Council for Legislative Support of the Development of the Digital Economy under the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, a member of the Council of the Institute for Internet Development.

2020: Deputy Head of the Russian Government Apparatus

On January 22, 2020, Leonid Levin was appointed deputy chief of staff of the Russian government. This became known from the order of the government of the Russian Federation.

As Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation, Leonid Levin will be responsible for information, digital technologies, communications, culture, youth policy, interethnic relations. This was announced to TAdviser by Arseniy Shcheltsin, CEO of ANO'Digital Platforms, who is familiar with Levin.

A TAdviser source in the government apparatus confirmed this information and added that Leonid Levin will also be the topic of sports.

As deputy chief of staff of the government of the Russian Federation, Leonid Levin in particular will be responsible for digital technologies, said Arseny Shcheltsin.

Levin's agenda, according to Shcheltsin, will also include control over the tasks set by the president Russia Vladimir Putin in his message to the federal assembly in the areas assigned to him.

Functionally, Leonid Levin's control will include departments of information technology, culture, national politics and youth, as well as press services, "Arseniy Shcheltsin told TAdviser

Income

2018: RUB 11.9 million

At the end of 2018, Leonid Levin earned 11.9 million rubles. This was reported on the official website of the State Duma.

In 2018, Leonid Levin's real estate objects remained the same as in 2017.

2017:16 million rubles - No. 1 in the State Duma

At the end of 2017, Leonid Levin turned out to be the wealthiest deputy of the State Duma. According to the declaration, Levin earned 16 million rubles in 2017, which is one million more than a year earlier. The Socialist Revolutionary has also retained 9 land plots since 2016, the largest of which is 366,477 square meters and is listed as a summer cottage. Leonid Leonidovich also owns an apartment, a residential building, a garage and a certain economic building. Two out of three children of the parliamentarian also reported on income and property. In 2017, they earned 18 rubles each. The children of Leonid Levin also have real estate - 4 land plots, two residential buildings and two household blocks for two. Over the year, the income of each of them fell by three rubles.