Nikolai Vinnichenko

Nikolay Alexandrovich Vinnichenko (, born 10 April 1965) is a Russian lawyer and politician. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

Biography

Nikolay Vinnichenko graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University Faculty of Law in 1987.

He started his career as a trainee for the Prosecutor of Saint Petersburg, and became his assistant in 1990. In 1995, he became public prosecutor of Saint Petersburg, and Deputy public prosecutor of the city in 1999. In 2001, he was named Federal inspector in-chief of Saint Petersburg. From 9 April 2003, until 12 September 2004, he was the Chief Prosecutor of Saint Petersburg. From 21 October 2004, he had been the Chief Bailiff, Director of the Federal Bailiff Service of Russia.

Since 2013, Nikolay Vinnichenko is Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.

Nikolay Vinnichenko sanctioned the extradition of the Belarusian refugee Andrey Kazimirov, who was seeking asylum in Russia after being tortured by the police for two days in the aftermath of the Belarus election protests.

Other roles

Member of the State Border Commission

Honours and awards Order of Honour Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"