Nikolay Kharitonov
Russian politician (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Nikolay Kharitonov?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Nikolay Mikhailovich Kharitonov[lower-alpha 1] (Russian: Николай Михайлович Харитонов; born 30 October 1948) is a Russian communist politician who has served in the State Duma since 1994, and as Chairman of the Committee on the Development of Far Eastern and Arctic regions since 2011. Kharitonov was the Communist Party of the Russian Federation's candidate for the 2004 Russian presidential election and for the 2024 Russian presidential election, but was defeated in both by the incumbent president Vladimir Putin.
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian. (February 2013) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Nikolay Kharitonov | |
---|---|
Николай Харитонов | |
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat) | |
Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
In office 24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016 | |
Member of the State Duma for Krasnodar Krai | |
In office 5 October 2016 – 12 October 2021 | |
Preceded by | constituency re-established |
Succeeded by | Andrey Doroshenko |
Constituency | Armavir (No. 52) |
Member of the State Duma for Novosibirsk Oblast | |
In office 11 January 1994 – 24 December 2007 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | constituencies abolished |
Constituency | Barabinsk (No. 124) |
Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Development of Far Eastern and Arctic regions | |
Assumed office 21 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | office established |
Personal details | |
Born | (1948-10-30) 30 October 1948 (age 75) Rezino, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Political party |
|
Spouse |
Nina Kharitonova (m. 1972) |
Children | 4 daughters |
Education | |
Occupation |
|
This article needs to be updated. (March 2024) |
Kharitonov was previously a member of the Agrarian Party until he quit in protest of their cooperation with the ruling United Russia party. He is best known for his unsuccessful bid to unseat incumbent President Vladimir Putin in the 2004 presidential election, and came in second place. He ran for president again in the 2024 election, and lost again to Putin.[1][2][3]