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Dmitry Genrikhovich Smirnov (Russian: Дмитрий Генрихович Смирнов; born August 12, 1958, in Kharkov, USSR) is a Russian politician, executive, and entrepreneur. He served as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1989—1991).
before 1989, worked as a design engineer at the “Kharkov Electromechanical Plant” SDO SPA.
1989—1991 Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from the Kharkovskiy-Moskovskiy territorial electoral constituency No. 521 of Kharkov. Member of the Planning, Budget and Finance Committee of the Soviet Union. Chairman of the subcommittee for control over the performance of the Union budget. Chairman of the committee for provision for the deputative activities.
1994—1997 Director and Vice President of the “United Nord“ Management Company” CJSC.
1998—2000 Marketing Director and Vice President of the “Directorate of the Intergovernmental Innovative Ore Program” OJSC.
2000—2010 Director General of the “Ekologiya” TV Company Non-Commercial Partnership.
2006— presently working: entrepreneur. Scope of activities: consulting in the domain of commercial activities and management, international turnover of goods.
Charity
Active contribution to the reconstruction of the St. Serafim of Sarov church in Sosenskiy
Contribution to the construction of the Russian Orthodox Church's St. Nikolaos the Wonderworker church in Limassol (Cyprus)
Assistance to the "VYMPEL" Charity Fund (Russian: Благотворительный фонд «ВЫМПЕЛ») for support of the veterans of the state security agencies’ special operations teams