A lot of words have been said about statesmen, politicians and other famous personalities. Often people are interested in their families, but rarely someone from the family of a famous person is of great interest. There are few exceptions to this rule, and among them is the son of the scandalous politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Igor Lebedev. He deserves attention if only because since 2009 he has been holding the post of head of the Supreme Council of the Liberal Democratic Party. In addition, Igor Lebedev is the LDPR leader in the State Duma of the last three convocations. And one of the achievements of this person is worth noting the position he holds as an adviser to the Minister of Labor and Social Development. In addition, the son of Zhirinovsky Igor Lebedev is engaged in scientific activities, defended his doctorate in history and became a candidate of sociological sciences.
Biography
At the end of September, the 27th, 1972 Igor Vladimirovich Zhirinovsky was born. At 16, the guy changed his name. His parents are Galina Lebedeva and Vladimir Zhirinovsky. According to some reports, the father himself persuaded his son to change his surname, believing that his political activities could affect the personal life of his son.
Then Vladimir was already creating a liberal party, still on the territory of the USSR. Having obeyed his father, the guy decided to get a passport in the name of his mother. For this reason, Igor Lebedev is known to the public precisely under these first and last names.
The beginning of political activity
The guy’s first attempt to get into the State Duma was in 1995. He was included in the election list of his father’s party, but he did not succeed in getting to the post. At that time, he simultaneously studied at the Moscow Law Academy. The year before, Zhirinovsky assigned him the position of his own assistant for state affairs.
At the beginning of his work, the
son of Zhirinovsky, Igor Lebedev, performed only minor missions. After Igor received a law degree, his father's instructions became more serious. Instead of business trips and small assignments, he set about organizing important meetings, which were to be held completely confidential. Sometimes he had the task of holding serious negotiations instead of his boss.
Carier start
Officially, Igor Lebedev began his career as a politician in 1997. It was then that he got the position of expert expert in the main apparatus of the father’s faction in the State Duma. In addition, at that time, the young politician held the post of head of the LDPR youth organization and the same place in the Center for Supporting Youth Initiatives, in the structure of the faction.
A year later, Igor Lebedev, whose biography is quite bright, becomes an adviser to Sergei Kalashnikov, who holds the post of Minister of Labor and Social Development. It is worth noting that Sergei used to be part of the faction created by Zhirinovsky.
1999 election campaign
When the parliamentary elections of the Russian Federation took place at the turn of the century, the son of Zhirinovsky took the place of one of the father’s faction headquarters. Some sources say that his task was to monitor the situation in the elections of the governor of the Belgorod region and the positive rating of Zhirinovsky’s candidacy for them. But unfortunately, Igor’s father did not win, taking only third place in the race for a leadership position and losing to Yevgeny Savchenko, gaining only 17.4% of the vote. At the end of this year, Igor Lebedev, the son of Zhirinovsky, whose biography is inextricably linked with politics, stands for election to the State Duma and falls into it, being on the list of favorites in the father’s bloc.
After Vladimir Zhirinovsky is elected vice speaker, his son takes his place as head of the faction. At that time, my father simply did not have the right to combine these two posts. According to Vladimir Zhirinovsky, he did nothing reprehensible or unusual, because in many areas family business goes from father to son, why there should be exceptions if he is confident in the professionalism of the heir.
Three leaders of the LDPR
State Duma deputy Igor Lebedev became one of the three leaders in the election list of his father’s faction in 2003. Although according to some sources, its presence on this list is completely random. The absurdity of the situation was that the second number was to be occupied not by Igor, but by Pavel Chernov, who was a KGB officer. Zhirinovsky commented on this discrepancy as the fact that Chernov did not manage to collect and bring all the documents necessary for transfer to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
At that time, Igor Lebedev, whose photo is presented in the article, again fell into the ranks of members of the State Duma and immediately took the post of head of the faction. According to some sources, besides the leadership, Igor is also involved in the editing of party literature, and he has at his disposal the entire party cash desk.
Fifth convocation
Lists for elections in the fifth convocation to the State Duma were approved in September 2007 at the LDPR congress. Naturally, the first on the list was Vladimir Zhirinovsky himself, number two was Andrei Lugovoi, a former FSB officer, and then there was already Lebedev's place. By the way, it is worth noting that the businessman Lugovoi at that time was accused by the British authorities of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, who also previously served in the FSB. At that time, Alexander was granted political asylum in Great Britain. Thus, after the vote, Lebedev got into the Duma and this time, once again taking his usual post, though already in the lower house of parliament.
XXII Congress of the LDPR Faction
At the end of 2009, the next congress of the Zhirinovsky faction was held, at which amendments were made to the party’s charter. At that time, information regarding the possibility of combining posts changed. Thus, the head of the High Council could well be simultaneously the party chairman.
At that time, the post still belonged to Vladimir Zhirinovsky, but not even a month had passed before his son announced that he would combine these posts and occupy the respective posts.
Lebedev income
At the beginning of 2010, the information about the financial condition that Igor Lebedev, the son of Zhirinovsky, whose biography testifies to the multifaceted development of this person in the last year, became known to the public. This information shocked almost everyone, because he became the richest person holding the position of head of the State Duma faction. At that time, he was able to earn more than 178 million rubles per year. In addition, he owned four apartments and cars, as well as one motorcycle. The following year, his earnings were very different from the previous one, before the sixth congress he was able to get less than 5 million, but he got several apartments in the capital, another car and bought shares of VTB Bank. But still he remained the richest member in the party’s election list.
Scientific activity
According to the website of the State Duma, Lebedev has a doctorate in historical sciences, and he is a candidate of sociological sciences. But when and how he earned it is unknown. There are no topics, dates, or any other information on this subject.
Igor Lebedev, biography: Zhirinovsky’s opinion of his son
Like any other father, Vladimir considers his son a little lazy, in his opinion, he can do more, but still remains a typical member of the Gorbachev generation. According to some reports, Lebedev’s positions did not at all surprise Zhirinovsky’s entourage; everything was as if logical and expected. They say about Igor himself that he always calculates his actions, listens carefully, thinks over everything and only then makes any decisions.
According to the environment, the main disadvantages of the hereditary politician are his age and the lack of charisma of Vladimir Zhirinovsky. According to Lebedev himself, it is not surprising that he does not look like his father. After all, people like him are unique, and Zhirinovsky himself can be only one.
Personal life
Igor Lebedev is married to Lyudmila Nikolaevna. She is three years younger than him, and he met his future wife in childhood. In 1998, two twin sons appeared in their family, who were named Sergey and Alexander.