Rifat Shaykhutdinov

Rifat Gabdulkhakovich Shaykhutdinov (Russian: Рифат Габдулхакович Шайхутдинов; born December 23, 1963) is a member of the State Duma of Russia. He is Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Relations with CIS States and Compatriots, and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Power, Transport and Telecommunications. He is an ethnic Tatar. From 1992 to 1997 he was director of the Center for Experts in the Ministry of State Property in the Northwest Region.[1] Shaykhutdinov is a deputy for the Urals Federal District. He is also an author of a novel Political hunting that contains his works in relation to the political analysis of the social and political situation in Russia as well as worldwide. Shaykhutdinov is a father of two children, Anna (born in 1989) and Rod (born in 1992).

Rifat Shaykhutdinov Рифат Габдулхакович Шайхутдинов Member of Parliament
Leader of the Civic Platform
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 April 2015
Preceded by	Mikhail Prokhorov
Deputy of the State Duma
7th convocation
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 October 2016
Constituency	Neftekamsk
5th convocation
In office 24 December 2007 – 21 December 2011
4th convocation
In office 29 December 2003 – 24 December 2007
Personal details
Born	Rifat Gabdulkhakovich Shaykhutdinov (1963-12-23) 23 December 1963 Okha, Sakhalin oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party (2003–2012) Civic Platform (2012–present)