Maria Lvova-Belova

Maria Alexeyevna Lvova-Belova (Russian: Мария Алексеевна Львова-Белова, born 25 October 1984) is a Russian public figure and politician, who is currently the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia.

Maria Lvova-Belova
Мария Львова-Белова
Children's Rights Commissioner for the President of Russia
Assumed office
27 October 2021
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byAnna Kuznetsova
Senator from Penza Oblast
In office
21 September 2020 – 27 October 2021
Preceded byAlexey Dmitriyenko
Succeeded byNikolay Kondratyuk
Personal details
Born (1984-10-25) 25 October 1984
Penza, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia[1]

Biography

Born and raised in Penza, she graduated from the A. A. Arkhangelsky College of Culture and Arts in 2002 as a conductor.[2] From 2000 to 2005 she worked as a guitar teacher at children's music schools in Penza. Lvova-Belova is the co-founder and head of the Penza regional public organization for promoting social adaptation "Blagovest." In 2011–14 and in 2017–19 she was a member of the Civic Chamber of Penza Oblast, at the same time in 2017–19 a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.[3] In 2019, she was elected co-chair of the All-Russia People's Front regional headquarters.[4]

In 2019, Lvova-Belova joined the United Russia party (the ID card was given to her on November 23 by then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev). On November 24, she was elected to the Presidium of the General Council of the United Russia, and she became the co-chair of the working group to support civil society. In September 2020 reelected governor of Penza Oblast Ivan Belozertsev appointed Lvova-Belova as the member of the Federation Council of Russia from Penza Oblast's executive branch.[5] After the 2021 snap election she was reappointed by Oleg Melnichenko.

On 27 October 2021, Russian president Vladimir Putin appointed Senator Maria Lvova-Belova as the federal Commissioner for Children's Rights, one month after previous commissioner Anna Kuznetsova became an MP.[6]

Personal life

Maria Lvova-Belova is married from 2003 and has five biological and 17 adopted children.[7] Her husband Pavel Kogelman is a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church and formerly a programmer.[8][3]

References
  1. Lvova-Belova Maria Alexeyevna, United Russia party
  2. "Уполномоченный по правам ребенка в РФ Мария Львова-Белова. Досье". Argumenty i Fakty (in Russian). 27 October 2021.
  3. Lvova-Belova Maria Alexeyevna, PenzaNews
  4. Kotov, Kazakov and Lvova-Belova elected as co-chairmen of the Penza headquarters of the ONF
  5. "Сенатором от Пензенской области назначили директора социальной НКО Марию Львову-Белову" [Director of social non-profit organization Maria Lvova-Belova was appointed senator from Penza Oblast]. TASS (in Russian). 21 September 2020.
  6. "Путин назначил Марию Львову-Белову уполномоченным по правам ребенка" [Putin appointed Maria Lvova-Belova Commissioner for Children's Rights]. TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. "Семнадцать детей будущего министра" [Seventeen children of the future minister]. TASS (in Russian). 6 September 2020.
  8. "«Я уже привык к светской работе и хорошей зарплате, и тут все изменилось» — как успешный программист и отец девяти детей стал священником – Православный журнал «Фома»" (in Russian). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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