Gennady Kulik

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| name = Gennady Kulik

| native_name = {{nobold|Геннадий Кулик}}

| native_name_lang = ru

| image = Gennady Kulik.jpg

| term_start = 18 January 2000

| term_end = 12 February 2020[http://duma.gov.ru/duma/persons/99100225/ Kulik Gennady Vasilyevich], State Duma of Russia

| parliamentarygroup = {{ubl|Fatherland – All Russia|United Russia}}

| office2 = Deputy Prime Minister

| term_start2 = 21 September 1998

| term_end2 = 12 May 1999

| premier2 = Yevgeny Primakov

| office3 = Member of the State Duma

| term_start3 = 11 January 1994

| term_end3 = 21 September 1998

| constituency3 = Kalmykia (1995–1998)

| office4 = First Deputy Premier of the RSFSR

| term_start4 = 14 July 1990

| term_end4 = 10 July 1991

| premier4 = Ivan Silayev

| office5 = Minister of Agriculture and Food of the RSFSR

| term_start5 = 14 July 1990

| term_end5 = 15 November 1991

| premier5 = Ivan Silayev

| successor5 = Viktor Khlystun

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|01|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zhelomskoye, Novosokolnichesky District, Western Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|06|16|1935|01|20|df=y}}

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Leningrad State University

| party = United Russia

| otherparty = {{ubli|Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1960–1991)|Agrarian Party}}

| caption = Kulik in 2018

}}

Gennady Vasilyevich Kulik ({{langx|ru|link=no|Геннадий Васильевич Кулик}}; 20 January 1935 – 16 June 2023) was a Soviet and Russian politician. He held the post of the first deputy premier of the Russian SFSR in the last years of the Soviet Union, and also was a deputy of the 1st–7th State Dumas of the Russian Federation.

Biography

Gennady Kulik was born on 20 January 1935 in modern Pskov Oblast, Russia to a peasant family. In 1957 he graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the A. A. Zhdanov Leningrad State University. To 1965 he worked at the Novosibirsk Scientific Research Institute of Agricultural Economics.[http://www.biografija.ru/show_bio.aspx?id=71604 Kulik Gennady Vasilyevich], biografija.ru

Kulik died on 16 June 2023, at the age of 88.{{cite news |title=Скончался известный политик связанный с Владимирской областью |url=https://newsvladimir.ru/fn_1341280.html |access-date=21 June 2023 |publisher=newsvladimir.ru |date=17 June 2023}}

= Minister =

From July 1990 to July 1991 he was the First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Russia and Minister of Agriculture and Food in the Ivan Silayev's First Cabinet.{{cite web|url=https://dokipedia.ru/document/5288261|title=Постановление Верховного Совета РСФСР от 14 июля 1990 г. "Об утверждении состава Совета Министров РСФСР"|lang=ru|trans-title=Resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of 14 July 1990 "On the approval of the composition of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR"}} In April 1991 he signed an agreement with Nessim Gaon's Noga SA on the supply of food in exchange for oil.{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/656085|title=История конфликта России с фирмой Noga|lang=ru|trans-title=History of the conflict between Russia and the Noga firm|website=Kommersant|date=9 March 2006}} Litigation under this agreement had not been resolved to 2008.{{cite web|url=http://journal.tdg.ch/geneve/actu/noga-decidee-continuer-battre-faire-payer-russie-2009-01-21|title=Noga décidée à "continuer à se battre" pour faire payer la Russie|date=21 January 2009|website=Tribune de Genève |lang=fr |accessdate=20 May 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130905093732/http://journal.tdg.ch/geneve/actu/noga-decidee-continuer-battre-faire-payer-russie-2009-01-21 |archivedate=5 September 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/financial/2009/01/23/2928916.shtml|title=Noga отступила|lang=ru|trans-title=Noga retreated|website=Gazeta.ru|date=23 January 2009}} In July 1991 Kulik's rank in the Ivan Silayev's Second Cabinet was lowered to "ordinary" deputy premier, retaining the position of the Minister of Agriculture.[http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/45 Decree of the President of the RSFSR of 07/30/1991 No. 24], kremlin.ru In late 1991 Kulik was a member of Silayev-led Committee for Operative Management of National Economy, which acted as a provisional government of crumbling USSR.

= Member of parliament =

In 1993 Gennady Kulik was elected member of the 1st State Duma. He joined the faction of the Agrarian Party of Russia. On 21 September 1998, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in the Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet, supervising the agro-industrial complex.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jurbase.ru/2006_archive_federal_laws_of_russia/texts/sector116/tez16101.htm |title=Указ Президента РФ от 21 сентября 1998 г. № 1136 "О Кулике Г.В."|lang=ru|trans-title= Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 21 September 1998 No. 1136 "On Kulik G.V."|accessdate=13 July 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713230213/http://www.jurbase.ru/2006_archive_federal_laws_of_russia/texts/sector116/tez16101.htm |archivedate=13 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}

In 1999 he was elected to the 3rd State Duma in the Kalmykia constituency. Kulik was a member of Fatherland – All Russia faction up to 2003 and deputy chairman of the Committee on Budget and Taxes. In 2002–07 — Chairman of the Committee on Agrarian Issues. Kulik resigned as a member of parliament on 11 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20200211/1564540207.html|title=Госдума досрочно прекратила полномочия депутата Кулика|lang=ru|trans-title=State Duma annulled the mandate of deputy Kulik|website=RIA Novosti|date=11 February 2020}} His seat passed to Alexey Gordeyev.{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20200212/1564584209.html|title=ЦИК передал Гордееву мандат досрочно сложившего полномочия Кулика|lang=ru|trans-title=CEC delegated to Gordeyev the mandate of Kulik, who resigned early|website=RIA Novosti|date=12 February 2020}}

Gennady Kulik had been accused of lobbying the interests of tobacco companies.{{cite web|url=http://www.rbcdaily.ru/2012/10/09/society/562949984885778|title=В Госдуме ищут депутатов — лоббистов табачных компаний|lang=ru|trans-title=The State Duma is looking for deputies-lobbyists of tobacco companies|website=RBC|date=9 October 2012}} In 2002 he supported the requests of the tobacco industry to allow the sale of unsold cigarettes produced before 2001 law "On the restriction of tobacco smoking", which made warning message on the packs mandatory.{{cite web|url=http://www.novayagazeta.ru/inquests/808.html|title=Табачники вызывают зависимость|lang=ru|trans-title=Tobacco growers cause addiction|website=Novaya Gazeta|date=17 November 2010}} In 2006 Kulik, together with MPs Ivan Savvidis and Airat Khairullin, initiated the consideration of draft "Technical regulations for tobacco products", allowing to use chemical additives banned in other countries, and making graphic warning messages unnecessary.{{cite web|url=http://www.mk.ru/social/article/2012/09/27/754189-nikotinovaya-zavisimost-vlasti.html|title=Никотиновая зависимость власти|lang=ru|trans-title=Authorities' nicotine addiction|website=Moskovskij Komsomolets|date=28 September 2012}}

Awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
3rd class (25 January 2010) — for merits in lawmaking and the development of Russian parliamentarism[http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/30524 Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 01/25/2010 No. 100], kremlin.ru
4th class (20 April 2006) — for active participation in lawmaking and many years of conscientious work[http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/23724 Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 04/20/2006, No. 381], kremlin.ru
Order of Honour (10 December 2001) — for high achievements in production activities, a great contribution to the strengthening of friendship and cooperation between the nations and many years of conscientious work[http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/17604 Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 12/10/2001, No. 1420], kremlin.ru
Order of Friendship (26 August 2016) — for active legislative activity and many years of conscientious work
Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Badge of Honour
Order of the White Lotus of Kalmykia (2005)
Honored economist of the RSFSR (11 January 1985)
Certificate of honor of the Government of Russia (1999)