Go to the media bankYUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Oct 6 By the powers of the senator of the Russian Federation — representative in the Federation Council Andrey Khapochkin was endowed from the Sakhalin Regional Duma of the eighth convocation, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the regional parliament. the majority of deputies of the eighth convocation voted for the ex-speaker of the regional Duma,» the agency's interlocutor specified. Andrey Khapochkin, speaker of the Federation Council, graduated from the Kharkov Institute of Radio Electronics in 1992, held various positions in the Sakhalin State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and ASTV, in the regional administration. Since 2006, he has been a deputy of the Sakhalin Regional Duma, headed the committee on sports, tourism and youth policy, was the speaker of the regional parliament of the seventh convocation. In addition, he heads the regional branch of the United Russia party, is the coordinator of the federal party project «Urban Environment» in the Sakhalin Region. Included in the personnel reserve of the President of the Russian Federation. Grigory Karasin represents the executive body of state power of the Sakhalin Region in the Federation Council. Governor of the Saratov region Radaev joined the Federation Council
