State Duma deputy Mikhail Tarasenko died at the age of 78.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation announced the death of Mikhail Tarasenko, a member of the Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs. This was announced on July 22 by Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the lower house of Parliament, during a plenary session.

"Let's honor the memory of our colleague, comrade, who has worked with us in this hall since 2007. He passed away today. You know who I'm talking about, Mikhail Vasilyevich Tarasenko," Volodin said, quoted by TASS.

According to Volodin, Tarasenko was struggling with a serious illness, the diagnosis is not specified.

Tarasenko was born on November 21, 1947 in Taganrog. He received his education at the Taganrog Metallurgical College, the All-Union Correspondence Polytechnic Institute and the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the CPSU. The deputy also had a PhD in Economics.

Tarasenko's political career in the State Duma began in 2007. He represented United Russia three times (V, VI and VII convocations), she added.Газета.Ru ".

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