Dmitry Mezentsev

Dmitry Fyodorovich Mezentsev (Russian: Дми́трий Фёдорович Ме́зенцев; born 18 August 1959, Leningrad)[1] is a Russian politician and diplomat serving since 2021 as the State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. Previously he was Ambassador of Russia to Belarus (2019–2021), Senator from Sakhalin Oblast (2015–2019), Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (2013–2015) and Governor of Irkutsk Oblast (2009–2012).[2][3]

Dmitry Mezentsev
State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus
Assumed office
19 March 2021
Preceded byGrigory Rapota
Russian Ambassador to Belarus
In office
30 April 2019 – 19 March 2021
Preceded byMikhail Babich
Succeeded byYevgeny Lukyanov
Russian Federation Senator from Sakhalin
In office
2015–2019
Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
In office
1 January 2013 – 31 December 2015
Preceded byMuratbek Imanaliyev
Succeeded byRashid Alimov
5th Governor of Irkutsk Oblast
In office
8 June 2009 – 18 May 2012
Preceded byIgor Yesipovsky
Succeeded bySergey Yeroshchenko
Personal details
Born (1959-08-18) August 18, 1959
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia

In 2012 Mezentsev ran for President of Russia, but was rejected by the Central Election Commission.

2012 presidential campaign
Main article: 2012 Russian presidential election

Mezentsev tried to run for President of Russia in 2012. On 14 December 2011, the trade Union Committee of the East Siberian railway nominated Dmitry Mezentsev as a presidential candidate. His candidacy was supported by the then President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin.[4] However, the CEC rejected Mezentsev's candidacy, as after checking the signatures collected in his support, too many signatures were not recognized as valid.[5]

On 19 March 2021, Mezentsev was relieved of his post as ambassador to Belarus by presidential decree.[6] On the same day President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko appointed Mezentsev State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, replacing Grigory Rapota.[7]

Awards

References
  1. Candidate Details from 2012 Presidential Election
  2. Путин назначил Дмитрия Мезенцева новым послом России в Белоруссии
  3. Pravda, Alex (2005). Leading Russia--Putin in perspective: essays in honour of Archie Brown. Oxford University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-19-927614-1.
  4. По шпалам выборов
  5. ЦИК: Мезенцев не будет участвовать в президентских выборах
  6. "Путин освободил Дмитрия Мезенцева от должности посла в Белоруссии" [Putin has dismissed Dmitry Mezentsev from the post of Ambassador to Belarus]. TASS. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. "Лукашенко назначил Мезенцева госсекретарем Союзного государства" [Lukashenko appoints Mezentsev as Secretary of State of the Union State]. Kommersant. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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