In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevseyevich and the family name is Khinshtein.

Alexander Yevseyevich Khinshtein (Russian: Алекса́ндр Евсе́евич Хинште́йн; born 26 October 1974, Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian journalist and politician.

Career

He is a deputy from the Samara constituency of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly. He was a member of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th State Dumas. Until 2024, he was a member of the 8th State Duma. Deputy Secretary of the General Council of United Russia since 23 November 2019, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications since 22 January 2020.[1]

He is one of the architects of anti-LGBT legislation that bans "promoting LGBT propaganda", saying, "LGBT today is an element of hybrid warfare and in this hybrid warfare we must protect our values, our society and our children," [2]

Khinshtein supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] On 4 March 2022, the Duma passed a law introducing prison terms of up to 15 years for spreading "fake news" about Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Khinshtein said the law "concerns all citizens, not only Russian ones, because we are talking about actions against Russia."[4]

Khinshtein with a member of the Madagascar delegation at the 2nd International Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa” in Moscow, 18 March 2023

On 5 December 2024, Khinshtein was appointed as acting governor of Kursk Oblast by president Vladimir Putin[5]

Personal life

Khinshtein was born in Russia to a Jewish family. His father Yevsey Abramovich Khinshtein and mother Inna Abramovna Regirer are engineers.[6]

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[7]

Honours and awards

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Хинштейн Александр Евсеевич". Единая Россия.
  2. ^ "Russia's parliament passes law banning 'LGBT propaganda' among adults". Reuters. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  3. ^ ""I was for, he was against." How Russians injure and kill each other while arguing about the war in Ukraine". Mediazona. 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Russia Backs Jail Time For 'Fake' Army News, Restricts Media". Barron's. 4 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Putin Replaces Head of Partly Occupied Kursk Region". The Moscow Times. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Хинштейн Александр Евсеевич - компромат, биография, образование, национальность". zampolit.com.
  7. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Khinshtein
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