| Native name | Михаил Тарасенко |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of the State Duma for Lipetsk Oblast |
| Term start | 5 October 2016 |
| Term end | 22 July 2025 |
| Predecessor | constituency established |
| Constituency | Levoberezhny (No. 115) |
| Office 1 | Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat) |
| Term start 1 | 24 December 2007 |
| Term end 1 | 5 October 2016 |
| Birth date | 21 November 1947 |
| Birth place | Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Death date | 22 July 2025 (aged 77) |
| Party | United Russia |
| Spouse | Valentina Ivanovna |
| Education | All-Union Distance Polytechnic Institute Academy of Social Science |
Mikhail Vasilievich Tarasenko (Russian: Михаил Васильевич Тарасенко; 21 November 1947 – 22 July 2025) was a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]
Career
After serving in the army, in 1968, Tarasenko started working at the Taganrog Iron & Steel Factory. In 1982, he was appointed the head of the Labor Protection Department of the Central Council of Russia's Mining and Metallurgical Trade Union. From 1996 to 2012, he was the head of Russia's Miners' & Metallurgical Workers' Union. In 2007, 2011, 2016, and 2021, he was elected deputy of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas, respectively.[1][2][3]
Sanctions
Tarasenko was sanctioned by the British government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]
Death
Tarasenko died after a long illness on 22 July 2025, at the age of 77.[5] Despite this, he was recorded in the State Duma as having voted on parliamentary motions 11 times during a legislative session that same day, shortly before his death was announced by the Duma's speaker, Vyacheslav Volodin.[6]
Awards
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree (2 March 2018)[7]
- Stolypin Medal (16 December 2019)[8]
References
- ^ "Тарасенко, Михаил Васильевич" (in Russian). TASS. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Вся Дума". Коммерсантъ. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "The State Duma announced the death of MP Mikhail Tarasenko.". Izvestia. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "State Duma Lawmaker Casts 11 Votes Despite Being Dead". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 2 марта 2018 года". Archived 20 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 16 декабря 2019 N 3056-р". Archived 4 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 June 2020.