Leonid Slutsky (politician)

Leonid Slutsky
MP
Leonid Slutsky MP
Леонид Слуцкий
	Slutsky in 2023
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 May 2022
Preceded by	Alexei Didenko (acting); Vladimir Zhirinovsky;
Parliamentary leader of the LDPR in the State Duma
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 May 2022
Preceded by	Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Chairman of the Duma Committee on International Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 October 2016
Preceded by	Aleksey Pushkov
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 19 January 2000
Chairman of the Duma Committee on the CIS, Eurasian Integration, and Relations with Compatriots
	In office; 21 December 2011 – 5 October 2016
Preceded by	Alexey Ostrovsky
Succeeded by	Leonid Kalashnikov
Personal details
Born	4 January 1968 (age 56); Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Political party	LDPR

Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky^[a] (/ˈsluːtski/ SLOOT-ski; Russian: Леонид Эдуардович Слуцкий; born 4 January 1968) is a Russian politician who leads the right-wing and nationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) since 2022, and has served as a deputy of the State Duma since 1999.

With his party being associated with the hard right of political spectrum, Slutsky's tenure as Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs has been eventful and widely covered in the national and international media. In 2018, he was the central figure of a sexual assault scandal in parliament. In 2022, he represented Russia during peace negotiations with Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The following year, he announced his candidacy in the 2024 Russian presidential election.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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^ "Commonwealth Affairs of the State Duma Committee of Independent States, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots – Composition of the Committee" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
^ Кто и почему обвинил депутата Слуцкого в сексуальных домогательствах Ведомости, 23.02.2018
^ Почему дело о домогательствах депутата Слуцкого касается всех Ведомости, 07.03.2018
^ "Секс-скандал в Госдуме набирает обороты". Радио Свобода. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^ AFP (13 March 2022). "Russia Sees 'Progress' at Conflict Talks With Ukraine". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[2] "Commonwealth Affairs of the State Duma Committee of Independent States, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots – Composition of the Committee" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[3] Кто и почему обвинил депутата Слуцкого в сексуальных домогательствах Ведомости, 23.02.2018

[vedomosti.ru-4] Почему дело о домогательствах депутата Слуцкого касается всех Ведомости, 07.03.2018

[5] "Секс-скандал в Госдуме набирает обороты". Радио Свобода. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

[6] AFP (13 March 2022). "Russia Sees 'Progress' at Conflict Talks With Ukraine". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

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