Sergey Popov

Sergey Aleksandrovich Popov (; born 21 July 1949) is a Russian politician, who was a member of the Federation Council of Omsk Oblast on legislative authority between 29 September 2016 and February 2018, a member of the State Duma of the IV-VI convocations, a member of the United Russia party.

Biography Sergey Popov was born in Moscow on 21 July 1949.

Education From 1966 to 1971, he was a student of the Moscow Mining Institute. He graduated in 1971. He has a PhD in Political Science. He is a professor of the Academy of Military Sciences.

Career From 1971 to 1973, he was an engineer at the Moscow Research Institute of Radio Communications.

Between 2003 and 2011, he was the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations.

In 2004, he was the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy. In 2007, he was the head of the party project "Historical Memory".

On 2 December 2007, he was elected to the State Duma of 5th convocation on the list of the United Russia Party.

On 4 December 2011, he was elected to the 6th State Duma on the list of the United Russia Party. He was the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Regulations and Organization of the Work of Parliamentary Activities. He has been Advisor to the General Director of the State Space Corporation Roscosmos.

He is the author of a number of books, brochures and articles on the development of the political system in Russia, the results of election campaigns, commentaries on the laws "On the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation", "On the Procedure for Appeal of Citizens" and a number of others.

Initiatives As a member of parliament of the State Duma, Popov from 2004 to 2016, had more than 50 laws adopted, providing for:

ensuring the implementation of the constitutional rights of citizens to participate and hold rallies, demonstrations, pickets, meetings the procedure for citizens to apply, freedom of conscience and religion the development of civil society institutions: non-profit organizations, including socially oriented, public and religious associations, public chambers and monitoring commissions for the observance of the rights of citizens in places of detention the improvement of the activities of political parties, the procedure for their functioning, financing and media coverage the procedure for the transfer of religious property the organization of parliamentary and public control the protection and preservation of monuments of historical and cultural heritage.

Income The total amount of declared income for 2015 was 5 million 820 thousand rubles and for 2016 was 5 million 843 thousand rubles.

Family He is married and has a son, Andrey. 2004 – Order of Honour 2013 – Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, III degree 2014 – Medal of Stolypin P. A., II degree