A prominent figure in the political Russian field, Ekaterina Lakhova is remembered by everyone as a defender of women's rights, the interests of children and the family. Her initiatives often cause fierce debate, but also have a large number of supporters. We will talk about how her professional and social path took shape, how Ekaterina Lakhova, a senior politician, entered the public sphere and what are the most noticeable milestones of her work.
early years
Lakhova Ekaterina Filippovna (then Shutova) was born on May 26, 1948 in Sverdlovsk. The politician does not speak about his childhood and early years of his life. Her family (mother Marfa Petrovna and father Filipp Efimovich) was a typical Soviet "cell of society." The girl was a diligent child, she studied hard at school, studied at the Pioneer House, went to the athletics section.
Education
After school, Ekaterina Lakhova (Shutova) entered the prestigious Sverdlovsk Medical Institute at the Department of Pediatrics. She studied well, in her free time she worked as a nurse in a hospital in order to help her family with money. By the end of the institute, she was already well aware of the features of the Soviet system of medicine. In 1972, Catherine received a diploma from the university and went to work on distribution to the district clinic.
Medical career
After graduating from medical institute, Ekaterina Lakhova went to work in a regular polyclinic in Sverdlovsk as a pediatrician. In 1976, she decides to improve her qualifications and enters the clinical residency of her native institute. In 1978, she became the head of the pediatric department in the city clinic number 8 in Sverdlovsk. Three years later, an active and competent specialist was taken to the city health department, here she works as deputy head for maternal and child health. In 1987, she became deputy head of the Sverdlovsk Regional Health for maternal and child health. She worked for several years with Yuri Petrov, the successor and associate of Boris Yeltsin. For 9 years of administrative work, Lakhova has well studied the main problems of the children's health care system and realized that the executive branch has too few opportunities to eradicate them, and therefore changes must be introduced at the legislative level.
First steps in politics
In 1990, Ekaterina Lakhova, whose biography is related to the protection of child and maternal health, decided to become a deputy. She quite easily wins the elections to the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation. A year later, she became the chairman of the Committee on Women, Family, Maternal and Child Welfare in the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation. From the very beginning, Ekaterina Filippovna “relied” on Yeltsin, the “Sverdlovsk factor” played a significant role in her political career. In 1991, when the country began to have a fever, she voted for the ratification of the Bialowieza Agreements and resigned from the post of chairman of the committee in the Presidential Administration for the position of adviser. Yuri Petrov again becomes its leader. Lakhova is engaged in the administration of her usual issues - childhood, family, mothers. In 1993, during an open conflict between Yeltsin and the Supreme Council, she supported the President.
Senior Deputy
In 1993, Ekaterina Lakhova, a State Duma deputy of the first convocation, became the organizer of the socio-political movement "Women of Russia". From this force, she passes in the Duma elections and creates a faction with the same name there. In 1995, Lakhova became a deputy of the Duma of the second convocation, having passed through elections in a single-mandate constituency in the Ulyanovsk Region. She was actively involved in legislative issues in her usual sphere of motherhood and childhood. In 1996, Yekaterina Filippovna had an insoluble conflict with her former party comrade A. Fedulova. This led to the fact that Lakhova leaves the “Women of Russia” and creates a new public entity with the almost identical name “Socio-Political Movement of Women of Russia”. In the Duma of the second convocation, she is a member of the Regions of Russia faction, and Ekaterina Filippovna also works in the committee on regulation and in the Assembly of CIS countries on social policy and the protection of children's rights. In 1999, according to the party lists of the Fatherland-All Russia bloc, it was held in the Duma of the third convocation. After a new pro-presidential political force, the United Russia party, appeared in Russia, Lakhova took a prominent place in it, becoming a member of the General Council. And in 2003, she was elected as a deputy of the Duma of the fourth convocation, this time on the lists of United Russia. In 2007 and in 2011, she also passed to the Duma from this party. In the Duma of the sixth convocation, she worked as deputy chairman of the Committee on Public Associations and Religious Communities. In 2014, the Duma of the sixth convocation adopted a decision on the early termination of powers of the deputy E. Lakhova.
Council of the Federation
In 2014, Ekaterina Filippovna runs in the elections to the Bryansk Regional Duma and receives a senator's seat from this region. It was with this circumstance that her resignation from the State Duma was connected. Ekaterina Lakhova, for whom the Federation Council became a new political high, took the place in this body as a member of the Committee on Regional Policy, Northern Affairs, Local Government and Regional Policy.
Key Initiatives and Political Position
Over her so long political life, Ekaterina Lakhova has repeatedly attracted the attention of the media and the public with her speeches and initiatives. So, she was an active advocate of the idea of introducing lessons on sex education for children, starting from 5-7 years. In 2012, she became one of the initiators of the unpopular ban on the adoption of Russian children by American citizens. This decision was one of the answers to the so-called “Magnitsky Law”. Lakhova repeatedly had friction with the Orthodox Church in connection with her active support for family planning programs. Moreover, the politician herself repeatedly emphasized her religion and observance of Orthodox canons. Ekaterina Filippovna always adhered to pro-presidential views, many political scientists see this as the reason for her such political longevity.
Personal life
Ekaterina Filippovna Lakhova devoted her whole life to family and childhood issues, and her own family is a role model. Catherine married Lakhov Vladimir Mikhailovich in her student years. In 1969, the couple had a son, Dmitry. In 2006, Ekaterina Filippovna became a grandmother, she is very kind to her grandson. In his free time, the politician enjoys watching old Soviet cinema and reading classical literature and Russian detective stories. She is also a big fan of athletics and cooking. In addition to political activity, Lakhova wrote about 70 articles and the book “My Way to Politics”. She was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" and has the title of "Excellent Public Health."