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Elvira Aitkulova | |
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Эльвира Аиткулова | |
 Elvira Aitkulova at the 15th anniversary ofBashkir Wikipedia | |
| Member of theState Duma forBashkortostan | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Zugura Rakhmatullina |
| Constituency | Beloretsk (No. 5) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1973-08-19)August 19, 1973 (age 52) |
Elvira Rinatovna Aitkulova (Russian:Эльвира Ринатовна Аиткулова;Bashkir:Айытҡолова Эльвира Ринат ҡыҙы,romanized: Ayıtqolowa Elwira Rinat qıźı, born 19 August 1973) is a Russian journalist and politician fromUnited Russia. She has representedBeloretsk constituency in theState Duma since2021.[1][2]
She graduated fromBashkir State University.[2]
In 1997-2004 she worked as a political observer for the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Bashkortostan", affiliated withVGTRK. In 2010–2013, he was the editor-in-chief of the "Bashkortostan" TV studio.[1]
In 2013, she was elected a deputy of the 5thState Assembly of Bashkortostan, chairman of the committee on education, culture, sports and youth policy. In 2018, she was reelected to the sixth convocation. Member of the United Russia faction. Deputy Chairman of the State Assembly (2018). Aitkulova also was co-chair of the regional headquarters of theAll-Russia People's Front.[1]
In 2019 Aitkulova was elected Chairperson of the Presidium ofThe World Qoroltai of the Bashkirs.[3]
In 2021, she was elected to the 8th State Duma in the Beloretsk single-mandate constituency No. 5 as a representative of theUnited Russia party. Elvira Aitkulova received 59.23% of the votes cast in the election.[4]
In 2022, she supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
She was sanctioned by theUK government in 2022 in relation to theRusso-Ukrainian War.[6]
Her husband, Ilgiz Azatovich Aitkulov, is deputy director of the TV channel "Vsya Ufa." They have two daughters: Diana Ilgizovna Kremeshnaya and Amilya Ilgizovna Aitkulova, as well as a granddaughter, Sofia Kremeshnaya.[7]
