Aleksandr Sudin

Alexander Sergeevich Sudin (also Sudyin, ; born 2 August 1950) is a Kazakh politician who served as a Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan from 3 September 2007 to 26 August 2013. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Senate from September 2013 to January 2016.

Biography

Early life and education Sudin was born in 1950 in the city of Balkhash in Karaganda Region. In 1973, he graduated from the Satbayev University with a degree in electrical engineering and later in 1990, from the Alma-Ata Higher Party School with a degree in political science.

Career In 1967, Sudin became an electrical fitter of the Dzhezkazgan MMC. From 1973 to 1976, he worked as an engineer, senior engineer of the Kazakh branch of the Selhozenergoproek All-Union Scientific Research Design Institute, then as an instructor, Deputy Head of Department, Responsible Organizer of the Almaty Regional Committee and Central Committee of the LKSMK until 1982. From there until 1991, Sudin was instructor, Deputy Head of the Regional Committee Department, Second Secretary of the Lenin District Committee, Head of the Department of the Almaty City Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan. From there, Sudin served as a member of the National Commission for Women Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President. He was dismissed from his post on 26 August 2013 and became the Chief of Staff of the Senate in September 2013 which he served until January 2016.