Mitrofanov, Alexey Valentinovich

Born in the family of Valentin Mitrofanov , a high-ranking official of the USSR State Planning Commission . In 1983 he graduated from MGIMO , faculty - international economic relations. In 1985-1988 he worked in the apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and in the Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. In 1988-1991, he was a graduate student at the Institute of the USA and Canada .

In 1991-1993, he was a television producer , worked on television as the author and television presenter of the program “Musical Forecast”, the organizer of the festival “Step to Parnassus” on the Ostankino TV channel.

In 1993-1995 - deputy of the State Duma from the LDPR , deputy chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In the 1996 presidential election, Mitrofanov was a confidant of Vladimir Zhirinovsky .

In 1995-1999 - deputy of the State Duma from the LDPR, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Geopolitics. September 20, 1999 ran for mayor of Moscow. Vice Mayor was proposed by Andrei Brezhnev .

In 1999-2003, he was a State Duma deputy from the LDPR, a member of the Banking Committee.

In 2003-2007, he was a State Duma deputy from the LDPR, deputy chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Legislation. In September 2007, Vladimir Zhirinovsky presented a photocopy of the receipt of the former member of the same party, Alexei Mitrofanov, in which he pledged to provide LDPR with "financial assistance" in the amount of 2 million euros before May 1, 2004 ^[3] . According to Zhirinovsky, it was a fee for including Mitrofanov on the LDPR party list in the 2003 State Duma elections ^[4] .

Candidate for the position of mayor of Moscow ( 2003 ). I did not participate in the elections, withdrew his candidacy due to the fact that he decided to run only in the State Duma.

On August 29, 2007, he left the LDPR ^[5] and announced his intention to run for the December Duma elections on the Just Russia lists, motivating his decision by saying that “the LDPR has been in the political ghetto for the last four years,” while Russia has been moving towards a two-party political system: “The time of ingenious improvisations and intuitions passes, systemic parties appear”.

Mitrofanov headed the regional list of Just Russia in the Penza Region in the State Duma elections in December 2007 , which received 4.5% of the vote. As a result, Mitrofanov did not become a deputy ^[6] .

In 2011, he was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the sixth convocation on the lists of the Just Russia party from the Vologda, Tver and Novgorod regions. The list was headed by Aleksey Chepa, Mitrofanov occupied the third line in the list, however, after removing the daughter-in-law of the President of Transnistria, Marina Smirnova, took the second line in the list. The party gained more than 28%, which allowed Mitrofanov to become a deputy. In 2011-2012, he was a member of the Just Russia party faction, later was expelled from the party, but remains a member of the faction. On September 28, 2012, he was elected Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy and Communications.

In September 2011, Mitrofanov visited Nagorno-Karabakh without permission from Azerbaijan , for which he was included in the list of non grata ^[7] by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan for violating the “Law on the State Border” of the Republic of Azerbaijan , which considers the territories controlled by NKR as “occupied territories of Azerbaijan" ^{[ 8]} .

He speaks English and French.

According to repeated statements by V. Zhirinovsky for the media, A. Mitrofanov is an illegitimate unrecognized child of the former chairman of the KGB of the USSR and the general secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Andropov Yu.V. According to Zhirinovsky V.V., this explains the training at MGIMO A. Mitrofanov. simultaneously with the grandson of Brezhnev L.I. and subsequent successful career.

Sister - Eleanor Mitrofanova - Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, former Permanent Representative of Russia to UNESCO , Chairman of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary .

Wife - Lillevyali Marina Nikolaevna (born April 11, 1960). Raise a son Ivan and daughter Zoya. Also, Alexei had an affair with Olga Buzova .

Nephew - Sergey Vorontsov , Russian illusionist , director of illusion effects, Eurovision 2011 participant.

Mitrofanov is a co-author of the following adopted federal laws: “On the fight against terrorism” - 08/04/1998. “On the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation” - 12.24.1998. “On the protection of the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation” - 04/06/1999. “On Inland Sea Waters and the Territorial Sea of ​​the Russian Federation” - 06/07/1999. “On state regulation in the field of aviation” - 01/06/2000. “On the legal status of foreign citizens” - 07/31/2002. “On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right to Participate in a Referendum of the Russian Federation” - 09.06.2004. “On Improving the Legal Regulation of Procedures for Preventing and Carrying out Bankruptcy of Credit Organizations” - August 26, 2004. “On the Preservation by a State Duma Deputy of Membership in a Political Party” - 07.15.2006. “On Establishing Simplified Procedures for Issuing Temporary Residence Permits in the Russian Federation” - 07.20.2006. “On the protection of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation” - 04/12/2007.

Co-author of 16 adopted State Duma resolutions: “On the declaration of political and economic amnesty for participants in the events of 1991-1993 (GKChP 1, GKChP 2) - 02/23/1994." On the crisis in the territory of the former Yugoslavia "- 01/21/1994." About a new aggravation of the situation around the Republic of Iraq "- 04.02.1998." On the situation around Kosovo "- 02.17.1999." On the appeal of the State Duma of the Russian Parliament to the deputies of the Turkish Republic on the settlement of the Kurdish problem "- 04.03.1998." On the appeal of the State Duma on the President of the Russian Federation "- 09.10.1998." On the decision of the International Tribunal on judicial persecution The responsibility of those responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991 ”- 07.07.2000.“ On the election of the President of the United States of America ”- 11.15.2000.“ On the operation of the Mir orbital station in manned mode ” - November 24, 2000. “On the appeal of the State Duma to the leadership of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the inadmissibility of the extradition of Slobodan Milosevic to the International Tribunal” - June 28, 2001. “On the situation in Georgia in connection with the US military presence on its territory” - 03/06/2002. “On the inhumane attitude of the International Tribunal to the political prisoner Slobodan Milosevic” - 12/11/2002. “On attempts at destructive outside interference in the development of the situation in Ukraine” - 03.12.2004. “On the appeal of the State Duma to the Government of the Russian Federation on the need to immediately amend the rules for registration and removal of citizens of the Russian Federation from registration at the place of residence or residence” - 08.12.2004. “On the results of the referendum in South Ossetia on the issue of granting it independence and on the results of the election of the President of South Ossetia on November 12, 2006” - December 6, 2006. “On the appeal of the National Assembly - the Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia to the President of the Russian Federation and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the recognition of the independence of the Republic of Abkhazia and on the establishment of associated relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia” - December 6, 2006.

Mitrofanov is the author of several hundred draft laws and resolutions of the State Duma, introduced in the period from 1993 to 2012.

In the 90s, he participated through the parliamentary line in resolving the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. He was the head of parliamentary delegations that traveled to the former Yugoslavia. Repeatedly been in Iraq and Libya. The author of laws not signed by Yeltsin on the lifting of sanctions against Iraq and Libya. In October-November 1998, a number of Turkish newspapers reported that Turkish Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan was secretly in Russia and lived in Mitrofanov’s dacha. He headed the LDPR delegation at the World Festival of Youth and Students in Cuba. In 1996, he led the delegation of deputies of the State Duma in Saudi Arabia.

The author of literary works, scripts of films and television programs about Zhirinovsky, Beria , Gromyko , Kashpirovsky , Andropov . He was the producer of the programs “Masks-shows” and “Gentleman-shows” on RTR . The author of a number of fiction and journalistic works. Including: “12 seats” (EKSMO publishing house); “On both sides of the Kremlin curtain” (EXMO); "The corpses of the Bolshoi Theater" together with A. Sorokin (ed. AST); Julia (AST); “Oil in exchange for a girl” AST); “History of the LDPR”, “Secret visit of Professor Woland on the eve of perestroika”, “Steps of a new geopolitics”, etc.

In 2005, Mitrofanov participated in the writing of the script and produced the 26-minute “humorous-erotic” film “Julia”. In the guise of the main characters, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko and the President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili are guessing ^[9] . However, Mitrofanov was not present at the presentation of the second film “Misha or New Adventures of Julia” on April 11, 2007. Members of the same party Mitrofanov censured the deputy. At the LDPR congress on December 13, Zhirinovsky said that “you need to do business, not different abominations, not to shoot dirty films that smell like pornography, not to distribute videos that are compromising the party’s leader in nightclubs” ^[10] . On April 12, 2006, at a plenary meeting of the Duma, Mitrofanov apologized to Yulia Tymoshenko for the film ^{[11] [12]} .

Mitrofanov assisted the Russian pop group Tatu . In 2006, Mitrofanov turned to deputies of the State Duma with a proposal to award the soloists with the Order of Friendship , which was negatively received by a number of cultural figures ^[13] . He was also a frequent visitor to events featuring Tatu. In 2006, he co-authored the book Tatu Cam Back, according to which director Roland Joffe directed the film You and Me ^[14] .

Mitrofanov was one of the organizers of the march in defense of the rights of sexual minorities in Moscow on May 27, 2007. To support this event, members of the Tatu group arrived from Los Angeles.

From 2008 to 2013 Mitrofanov broadcast the “Hour of the Future” broadcast on the Moscow radio station Megapolis FM , which was aired daily on weekdays from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Moscow time ^[1] . Also from 2008 to 2012. regularly on Wednesdays conducted a one-hour broadcast on the Russian News Service radio station. He conducted a weekly morning morning radio show on Silver Rain Radio.

On May 8, 2012, despite the opposite position of the Just Russia faction, he voted for Dmitry Medvedev for the post of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation . The deputies of A Just Russia supported the exclusion of Mitrofanov from the party ^[15] . May 16, 2012 expelled from the Just Russia party ^[16] .

On May 17, 2012, the Bureau of the Presidium of the Central Council of the Just Russia Party decided to expel N. A. Lakutin and A. V. Mitrofanov from the party for violation of party discipline and actions harmful to the party ^[17] .

Tobacco issues

In 1999, during the State Duma election campaign, Mitrofanov promised to sue British American Tobacco and Philip Morris tobacco companies for harming the health of Russian smokers. In 2001, he sued tobacco companies for violating the law on consumer protection. The lawsuit was rejected by the Kuntsevsky court of Moscow. In November 2012, he introduced a bill that substantially mitigates many of the restrictions on smoking and selling cigarettes proposed by the Government of the Russian Federation. In particular, he opposed the ban on the sale of cigarettes at kiosks and against the complete ban on smoking in public catering facilities ^{[18] [19]} .

Extortion suspicion and emigration

On January 20, 2014, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation sent a request to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation in which it informed of the existence of grounds for depriving Alexei Mitrofanov of parliamentary immunity. The TFR plans to question Mitrofanov as a witness in a criminal case of extortion , which allegedly took place in 2012 ^[20] .

June 10, 2014 deprived of parliamentary immunity ^[21] . Soon left Russia; According to media reports, lives in Croatia ^{[22] [23]} .

On September 19, the RF IC appealed to the State Duma with a request to assist in its search ^[24] . On September 23, 2014, the State Duma dismissed him from the post of chairman of the committee on information policy, information technology and communications ^[25] . On October 10, 2014, the Dorogomilovsky court of Moscow arrested part of the real estate and Mitrofanov’s cars as compensation for debt receipts in the amount of 1.4 million euros ^[26] .

The widow of the famous Samara businessman Oleg Dergilev , Anna, suggested that Mitrofanov was involved in the murder of her husband ^[27] .

According to official figures, Mitrofanov received in 2011 an income of 1 million rubles, the spouse has no income. Mitrofanov and his wife own a 50,000 m² land plot, three apartments and seven BMW , Mercedes-Benz and Toyota Land Cruiser cars ^[28] .

The poll “how do you assess my political activity” on the deputy’s official website gained 92.5% of the vote “negatively” ^[29] after the committee headed by him approved the bill on the mandatory registration of all Internet sites in Roskomnadzor .

As an actor :

• 2002 - Only once ...
• 2005 - Day Watch - Guest
• 2009 - Hot News - Politician
• 2011 - You and Me - Alexey Mitronov
• 2012 - Team: Heir - Cameo
• 2013 - Doubler - Politician

As a creative consultant / screenwriter :

• 1993 - The Little Bee
• 1997 - The ship of doubles
• 1999 - Stringer
• 2004 - Thieves and prostitutes
• 2005 - Julia
• 2009 - Justice of the Wolves
• 2011 - You and Me

• On both sides of the Kremlin curtain. Book One: A Novel Chronicle. - M .: Eksmo, 2005 .-- 352 p., 10,000 copies, ISBN 5-699-14285-1
• Yuliya. - M .: Folio, 2009 .-- 320 p., 7000 copies, ISBN 978-5-94966-205-2
• Milosovich's body: Roman. - M.: Tsentrpoligraf, 2013 .-- 255 p., 5000 copies, ISBN 978-5-227-03912-5

• Mitrofanov, Alexey - an article in the Lentapedia . year 2012.
• All interviews by Alexei Mitrofanov in audio format on the Echo of Moscow radio
• Light Theater of one politician

Publications

• Mitrofanov A. Nostalgia for the Tattoo // Nezavisimaya Gazeta , May 23, 2003