RYAZAN, June 30 Governor of the Ivanovo Region Stanislav Voskresensky, who is participating in the new elections for the head of the region, offered the former head of the Federal Customs Service, Vladimir Bulavin, to become a senator if elected, the press service of the regional branch of the United Russia party reported.
Elections of the governor of the Ivanovo region will be held in September this year. Earlier, the election commission of the region informed that Voskresensky submitted documents on the nomination of a candidate for this post. In accordance with the law, gubernatorial candidates will have to submit to the election commission a list of candidates for conferring the powers of a senator if elected.
«Governor of the Ivanovo region Stanislav Voskresensky on Friday, June 30, held a meeting with Vladimir Bulavin… Stanislav Voskresensky invited Vladimir Bulavin to become a senator from the Ivanovo region in the Federation Council,» the report says.
Voskresensky stressed that he intends to participate in the election of the head of the region. “We have known each other for a long time, we worked together, and I would like to make you an offer in case of my victory to become a senator from the Ivanovo region in order to work together to achieve solutions favorable for the inhabitants of our region,” Voskresensky is quoted as saying to Bulavin.
It is noted that Bulavin agreed. “You and I worked together in the embassy of the Northwestern Federal District, in the Russian government. I know your constant focus and attitude towards specific deeds and I am ready to take part with you in the work that you are planning for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Ivanovo Region,” Bulavin said. .
Bulavin was born on February 11, 1953 in the Lipetsk region. Since 1977 — in the state security bodies. Colonel General. Since 1979, he served in the KGB department, the department of the Ministry of Security — the department of the Federal Counterintelligence Service — the Department of the Federal Security Service (UMB-UFSK-UFSB of the Russian Federation) in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Since 1992, he held the position of head of the UMB-UFSK-UFSB of the Russian Federation in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Since 2001, he has served as chairman of the Council of Heads of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Volga Federal District. In 2006, Bulavin was appointed Deputy Director of the FSB of Russia — Chief of Staff of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee. Since 2008, he has served as First Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Since 2013 — Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwestern Federal District. In July 2016, he was appointed head of the Federal Customs Service; on February 10, 2023, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin dismissed Vladimir Bulavin from the post of head of the Federal Customs Service due to the age of 70.
According to the website of the Federation Council, the current senator from the executive body of state power of the Ivanovo region is Valery Vasiliev.