Vladimir Shumeyko

Vladimir Filippovich Shumeyko (also spelled Shumeiko) (Russian: Влади́мир Фили́ппович Шуме́йко) (born February 10, 1945) is a Russian political figure.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Filippovich and the family name is Shumeyko.
Vladimir Shumeyko
1st Chairman of the Federation Council
In office
13 January 1994 – 23 January 1996
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Succeeded byYegor Stroyev
Personal details
Born (1945-02-10) February 10, 1945
Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

In November 1991, Vladimir Shumeyko was appointed deputy chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation. In May 1992, Shumeyko, leading a parliamentary delegation, visited Damascus.[1] In June 1992, he became a first deputy prime minister of the Russian government and held that office during the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993. In August 1992, Shumeyko announced that $1 billion of foreign investment was obtained for Russia.[2] Shumeyko held the post of the chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia between January 1994 and January 1996.

References
  1. Kreutz, Andrej (2007). Russia in the Middle East: friend or foe?. Westport, Conn: Praeger Security International. p. 18. ISBN 0-275-99328-0. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  2. Crane, Keith (1992). Foreign direct investment in the states of the former USSR. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. p. 104. ISBN 0-8213-2269-9. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
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