Alexander Yushchenko

{{short description|Russian politician}}

{{family name hatnote|Andreyevich|Yushchenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

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|honorific_suffix = MP

|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ru|Александр Ющенко}}}}

|image = Alexander Yushchenko (2018-06-14).jpg

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|office = Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)

|term_start = 21 December 2011

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|11|19|df=y}}

|birth_place = Mazyr, Gomel Region, Byelorussian SSR, USSR

|party = Communist Party of the Russian Federation

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|education = {{ubl

| A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy

| Russian Academy of Public Administration

| Moscow State Institute of International Relations

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Alexander Andreyevich Yushchenko ({{langx|ru|Александр Андреевич Ющенко}}; born 19 November 1969, Mazyr, Gomel Region) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.{{cite web

|url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/yuschenko-aleksandr-andreevich

|title=Ющенко, Александр Андреевич

|publisher=ТАСС

|language=ru

|accessdate=2022-05-20}}

In the 1990s, Yushchenko engaged in political activities and journalism. He worked with Alexander Nevzorov on the TV news program 600 Seconds. In 1995, he started working on information support of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He also served as an advisor to Gennady Zyuganov. In 2007, he headed the press services of the Communist Party. From 2007 to 2011, he was the deputy of the People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia of the 4th convocation. From 2011 to 2016, he was the deputy of the 6th State Duma. In 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected deputy of the 7th and 8th State Dumas.{{cite web

|url=https://rg.ru/2021/09/24/spisok.html

|title=Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва

|date=2021-09-25

|publisher=Российская газета

|language=ru

|accessdate=2022-05-20}}

{{cite web

|url=https://www.pnp.ru/person/aleksandr-yushhenko/

|title=Александр Андреевич Ющенко

|publisher=Парламентская газета

|language=ru

|accessdate=2022-05-20}}

{{cite web

|url=https://svpressa.ru/persons/aleksandr-yuschenko/

|title=Александр Ющенко

|publisher=Свободная Пресса

|language=ru

|accessdate=2022-05-20}}

He was sanctioned by the UK government on 11 March 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.{{cite web |title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1150217/Russia.pdf |access-date=16 April 2023}}