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BOGDANOV, Andrei Vladimirovich
Russian politician, 2008 Presidential Candidate and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Russia
 Andrey Bogdanov was born in Moscow in 1970 and was the leader of the Democratic Party of Russia (DPR), before it was dissolved in 2008. He was the party’s candidate in the 2008 presidential election, receiving 968,344 or 1.3% of the vote. Bogdanov first joined the Democratic Party of Russia in 1990, rising to leadership of the party in 2005.
Following the dissolution of the DPR, Bogdanov joined Right Cause, a liberal political party founded in February of 2009 following the merger of the DPR, the Union of Right Forces and Civilian Power. He remains a member of the party, although he is not part of the leadership. Bogdanov was a candidate for the position of Mayor of Sochi representing the Right Cause party from 25 March to 13 April 2009. When he pulled out of the race, he urged his supporters to vote for eventual winner Anatoly Pakhomov.
In 2009, Bogdanov also established the Andrey Bogdanov Centre, an independent team of analysts and experts working on socio-political and civic issues.
Bogdanov is a Freemason, and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Russia. He is married and has three children.
Contact information
c/o the Andrey Bogdanov Centre
ul. Poltavskaya 18, Moscow, 127287. Tel. (495) 611-5659
E-mail: info@bogdanovandrey.ru
http://www.bogdanovandrey.ru/
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