Biography
Until some, the society was not much interested in the personality of the Russian politician Andrei Klishas. The graduate of the Russian University of Friendship Peoples quietly worked in different positions in institutions under the government and engaged in scientific activities in the field of state and law, defending his doctoral dissertation for jurisprudence. The name of the Russian Jewish nationality has emerged after a number of political initiatives, the very discussed draft law on autonomous runet, adopted by the State Duma in 2019.Childhood and youth
Andrei Aleksandrovich Klishas was born in Sverdlovsk (current Yekaterinburg) on November 9, 1972 in the family of the retired Colonel Alexander Gennadevich Klishas and his wife faith Vasilyevna. About the early biography of the future policy and entrepreneur is almost nothing known, except for the fact of study at the Faculty of Faculty of Ural State University named after A. M. Gorky.
![Politician Andrei Klishas Politician Andrei Klishas](/userfiles/126/12003_1.webp)
Excerctory information began to appear in 1993, when Andrey became a student of Moscow University of RUDN in the specialty jurisprudence and came to one course with Russian politician Alexei Navalny.
In parallel with study, Clishas entered the service to the Russian Foundation of the Federal Property and began to study the privatization processes, occupying various positions in the structure under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Business and politics
In his youth, the loudest native of Sverdlovsk was the transfer of property rights of the Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel, around which he later walked a lot of woven and rumors. A year after the famous deal, Clishas graduated from the prestigious metropolitan university and, having received the degree of bachelor of jurisprudence, continued his studies in the magistracy.
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Overcoming this step, Andrei did not responded: in 2002 and 2008, he defended his candidate and doctoral dissertations in the field of constitutional law of foreign countries. At the same time, a graduate specialist got a job in the "Onexim Bank" and entered the managerial bodies of a number of solid industrial and investment companies.
In 2001, Andrei Alexandrovich came to work in RUDN and for 15 years combined business with teaching work. As an entrepreneur, he served as president of the Norilsk Nickel public mining and metallurgical company, and as a scientist since 2016 he had headed the department of the theory of state and law at the Moscow Law Institute.
Realizing that there is not enough political component in such a brilliant career, Klisis joined the United Russia party and in 2012 he fell into the Federation Council as a deputy of Norilsk City Council.
![Andrei Klishas holds citizens in Norilsk Andrei Klishas holds citizens in Norilsk](/userfiles/126/12003_3.webp)
Since 2013, Andrei Alexandrovich spoke with a number of initiatives related to quantitative changes in the composition of Russian senators and other elected categories of citizens, as well as responsibility for violating the rules of public events.
After receiving the approval of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation, Klisis went on. In 2014, the entrepreneur suggested toughening the punishment for calls for separatism and the insult to power, separately reviewing cases related to statements on the Internet.
These laws formulated in collaboration with the State Duma deputies Dmitry Vyatkin and Lyudmila Sidery, provoked a lot of disputes due to the formulation and general blur.
In an interview with journalists, the denotions did not want to call a specific situation in which political criticism will be pursued under the criminal article. Moreover, Clishas left the meeting of the profile committee in the Ministry of Digital Development, when the participants began to criticize the initiatives of the laws.
In 2015, Andrei Aleksandrovich, whose photo was taken by the first pages of news sites, worked for the benefit of high-ranking representatives of the legislative and judiciary. Together with the colleagues, he initiated an increase in the life of the officials of the prosecutor's office and expanded the list of persons whose duties did not include mandatory accommodation in Russia.
In addition to laws, Klisis was engaged in supporting the program on the historical return of Crimea and shared the official opinion of the government about the situation in Ukraine. For these reasons, in March 2014, the businessman fell under visa and economic sanctions from the European Union, Canada, Australia and the United States.
![Andrei Clishas at the meeting of the Bureau of the Higher Council of the WFP Andrei Clishas at the meeting of the Bureau of the Higher Council of the WFP](/userfiles/126/12003_4.webp)
Probably, Andrei Alexandrovich was offended by Western society, which manifested itself in 2018 in the draft law on the autonomous functioning of the Russian Internet. The team of authors explained his own initiative to protect the country from the frequent charges in hacking and cyber attacks and create a backup information space that keeps the confidentiality of communication between users.
However, the good purpose also had a number of negative moments related to restricting access to some international sites and the installation of state "surveillance" for data sources. Because of this, the draft has long been discussed in committees and commissions and only on April 16, 2019, he was adopted by deputies of the State Duma.
Personal life
Politician and entrepreneur Andrei Clishas Personal life prefers to keep secret. Despite this, the media learned that Senator had an Irina wife and two children, Sophia and Kirill. The family lives in prosperity and, according to 2012, receives a profit of 284 million rubles, occupying the 29th place in the Forbes list.
Former President of Norilsk Nickel has several real estate objects located in Switzerland and Russia. Especially luxurious villas were recognized as a ruble and mansion in the Istra region in the west of Moscow.
![Andrei Klishas Andrei Klishas](/userfiles/126/12003_5.webp)
On the territory of Pleventh, Klishas breed dogs participating in exhibitions of the International Cynological Society, where the deputy in his free time is an official judge. In the company of animals, Andrei Alexandrovich rests from work. And scientific interest in the peculiarities of the breed of the emergence in the publication of their own scientific and educational journal about the dachshund.
Another hobby of Clishas was the collecting of exclusive clock models. The most valuable instances of the meeting stored in the Safe Council of Federations were recognized by Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon and Patek Philippe Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar.
Andrei Clishas now
Now Andrei Alexandrovich heads the Committee of the Federation Council on legislation and government and is actively involved in the discussion of key issues of the agenda.
![Andrei Klishas in 2019 Andrei Klishas in 2019](/userfiles/126/12003_6.webp)
In addition to clarification on the runet provisions, entering into force on November 1, 2019, the Senator demonstrates the lawyer's skills in solving other urgent problems.
Becoming one of the most popular deputies, Klisis regularly performs on television and appears in news programs on the country's leading channels.