Leonid Slutsky

Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky ( ; , also transliterated Slutskii or Slutskiy; born 4 January 1968) is a Russian politician, Member of the State Duma of Russia and the current leader of the right-wing populist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia party. In the 6th State Duma, he was the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots. In the 7th State Duma, Slutsky is the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs. In 2018, Slutsky became the central figure of the first ever sexual scandal in the history of the Russian State Duma, widely covered in the Russian and international press and which led to a solidarity boycott of the media regarding the deputy. In 2022, after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Slutsky became a member of Russian delegation in the Russo-Ukrainian peace negotiations. Biography