Politician Yekaterina Lakhova: biography, personal life, career

A Notable figure on the Russian political field, Ekaterina Lakhova all I remember, as a defender of the rights of women, children and families. Its initiatives often provoke fierce disputes, but also have a large number of supporters. Will talk about how evolved its professional and public way about how Ekaterina Lakhova, a politician with experience, came into the public sphere and what are the most notable milestones of its activities.

Early years

Born Lakhova Ekaterina Filippovna (Shutov) 26 may 1948 in Sverdlovsk. About his childhood and early life politician says. Her family (mother Marfa Petrovna and father of Philip E.) was a typical Soviet “society”. The girl was diligent child, studied hard in school, studied in the House of pioneers, went to track and field.

Education

After high school Ekaterina Lakhova (Shutov) received the prestigious Sverdlovsk medical Institute, Department of Pediatrics. She studied well, in his spare time worked in a hospital as a nurse to help the family with money. By the end of the Institute she was well aware of the peculiarities of the Soviet system of medicine. In 1972, she was given a diploma of graduation and went to work on the distribution to the district hospital.

Medical career

After graduating from medical school Ekaterina Lakhova went to work in a regular clinic of Sverdlovsk pediatrician. In 1976, she decides to raise the qualification and entered the clinical residency of the mother Institute. In 1978, she becomes head of the paediatric Department at the city polyclinic no 8 in Sverdlovsk. Active and competent specialist three years later was taken to the city health Department, where she works as a Deputy head for the protection of motherhood and childhood. In 1987, she became Deputy head of the Sverdlovsk regional health Department for the protection of motherhood and childhood. She worked for several years with Yuri Petrov, receiver and colleague Boris Yeltsin. Over 9 years of administrative work Lakhova learned all the basic problems of health care for children and understand that the Executive are too few opportunities for their eradication, and therefore changes should be entered at legislative level.

First steps in politics

In 1990, Ekaterina Lakhova, a biography which is connected with the protection of child and maternal health, decided to become a Deputy. It's pretty easy to win the elections on Congress of people's deputies of the Russian Federation. A year later she became Chairman of Committee on Affairs of women, protection of family, motherhood and childhood of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation. From the beginning, Ekaterina Filippovna “bet” on Yeltsin, “Sverdlovsk factor" played a significant role in her political career. In 1991, when the country begins to decline, she voted for the ratification of the Belovezhskaya agreements and resigns the Chairman of the Committee to the presidential Administration to the post of adviser. Her head is once again becoming Yuri Petrov. Lakhova is engaged in the administration of their usual issues-childhood, family, mothers. In 1993, at the time of open conflict between Yeltsin and the Supreme Council, she supported the President.

A Deputy with experience

In 1993, Ekaterina Lakhova, Deputy of the state Duma of the first convocation, becoming the organizer of the public-political movement "Women of Russia». From this force it goes in the Duma elections, and it creates a faction with the same name. In 1995 Lakhova became a Deputy of the Duma of the second convocation following the election in single-mandate constituency in the Ulyanovsk region. She was actively engaged in legislative issues in their own sphere of motherhood and childhood. In 1996 Catherine Filip have any unresolved conflict with a former ally of the party A. Fedulovoy. This led to the fact that Lakhova out of “Russian Women” and creates a new public education with a nearly identical name “socio-political movement of women of Russia». In the Duma of the second convocation it is part of the faction “Regions”, also Lakhova works in the Committee on rules and the Assembly of CIS on social policy and protection of the rights of children. In 1999, she party-list bloc «Fatherland-All Russia” takes place in the Duma of the third convocation. Once in Russia, a new Pro-presidential political force, party «United Russia», Lakhova has occupied a prominent place, becoming a member of the General Council. And in 2003, shehe was elected Deputy of the Duma of the fourth convocation, this time on the list «United Russia». In 2007 and in 2011, she also passed the Duma from the party. In the Duma of the sixth convocation worked as Deputy Chairman of Committee on Affairs of public associations and religious communities. In 2014, the Duma of the sixth convocation adopted a decision on early termination of office of Deputy E. Lakhova.

Federation Council

In 2014, Ekaterina Filippovna takes place on elections in the Bryansk regional Duma and gets the Senator from this region. It is this circumstance and was linked to her resignation from the State Duma. Yekaterina Lakhova, the Federation Council, which became a new political height, took this on the seat of a member of the Committee on regional policy, Northern Affairs, local government and regional policy.

Major initiatives and political position

For such a long political life Ekaterina Lakhova has repeatedly attracted the attention of the media and the public with their performances and initiatives. So, she was an active advocate of the introduction of lessons in sex education for children from 5-7 years. In 2012, she became one of the initiators of the appearance of the unpopular ban on adoptions of Russian children by American citizens. This decision was one of the answers to the so-called “Magnitsky Act”. Have Lakhov had some friction with the Orthodox Church, in connection with its active support of family planning programmes. While the politician has repeatedly stressed their faith and adherence to Orthodox canons. MS Lakhova has always maintained a Pro-presidential views, many political analysts see in this a reason for it such political longevity.

Personal life

Lakhova Ekaterina Filippovna gave my life family and childhood, and her own family – a role model. Catherine married Lakhova, Vladimir Mikhailovich in his student years. In 1969, the couple had a son Dmitry. In 2006, the Lakhova became a grandmother, she is very kind to his grandson. In his free time the politician with the pleasure of watching old Soviet movies and reading classical literature and Russian investigators. She's a big fan of athletics and cooking. In addition to political activities, Lakhova wrote about 70 articles and a book “My path in politics”. She was awarded the order «For merit» and has a title of "excellent health".