Political strategist Bogdanov Andrey: biography, activities and interesting facts

Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov is a politician who headed the Democratic Party of Russia from 2005 to 2014. In 2007 he became a Mason, the Great Master of the Grand Lodge of the Russian Federation. He is a professional political technologist who has created many political parties. In 2008, he took the fourth place in the election of the head of the Russian Federation.

Carier start

Bogdanov Andrei Vladimirovich was born in 1970 in Mozhaisk (Moscow region). The young man graduated from school No. 1,000 in Solntsevo. In the same institution, his future competitor Mikhail Kasyanov studied.

In 1990, Andrei joined the Democratic Party of Russia (DPR). There, the young man began his career as an ordinary activist. Later, he created the Youth Union of the DPR and became its head. From 1991 to 1994, Bogdanov worked in the executive committee of the DWP in various managerial positions. The most significant of them was the work of the secretary of the Central Committee.

Novokom

It was to this information and analytical center that Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov (personal life of the politician will be described below) moved in 1995. Two years later he became vice-president. According to several publications, Novokom was engaged in professional party building, political technology and image-making. As the top manager of this center, Bogdanov participated in election campaigns that took place in 38 regions of the CIS and Russia. Some media dubbed Andrei Vladimirovich "a kind of record" in the field of party building, because he created more than ten federal parties.

In 1999, Bogdanov became head of the public relations department of the CEC "United Russia". According to some reports, the politician left there with a scandal. In 2003, Andrei Vladimirovich was invited to the post of executive secretary in the All-Russian Committee of Citizens for Fair Elections.

Conflict with Kasyanov

In 2005 Bogdanov Andrei Vladimirovich, whose biography is known to many politicians, participated in events that led to the split of the DPR. The head wished to become Mikhail Kasyanov, who worked in the past as prime minister of the Russian Federation. Based on the DPR he planned to create a democratic opposition. At the end of 2005, the Moscow conference of the party was held, where Konstantin Merzlikin, who had previously worked in Kasyanov's office, was elected chairman. The next day this decision was canceled, and the head of the department was the brother of Bogdanov named Timur. On December 17, the DPR congress, organized by Kasyanov's supporters, was transferred to the Izmailovsky Hotel Complex. This was because the "Kasyanovites" were ousted from the party's office by the "Bogdanovites". The latter held their own convention that day. On him the party leader was elected Andrei Vladimirovich.

About the capital

In September 2006, Andrei Vladimirovich participated in a referendum on the unification of the Moscow region and Moscow. The politician supported such an initiative. In the case of a positive decision, Bogdanov suggested moving the capital to Odintsovo. In his opinion, in this city near Moscow it is worthwhile to transfer all state structures except for the presidential residence. This would allow the Muscovites to get rid of traffic jams forever.

Masonry

In mid-2007, Bogdanov Andrey Vladimirovich became the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Russian Federation. He also received the title of Very Honorable Brother. Soon he said in his interview that Freemasonry does not have a specific political program, because in the first place it is the sphere of spiritual communication of people concerned with the problems of spiritual growth. Becoming a great master, Andrei Vladimirovich was obliged to visit at least 50 Masonic lodges for acquaintance. According to sources close to the politician, these visits will help DPR in the elections, as they coincide with the election campaign to the parliament.

Elections

On December 14, 2007, Andrei Bogdanov, whose family always supports all his undertakings, was nominated as a candidate for the post of president of the Russian Federation. The politician himself said that not party members nominated him for this post, but an "initiative group of citizens". At the same time, Andrei Vladimirovich anticipated success before his nomination. The hero of this article was sure that his supporters will necessarily collect two million signatures, which are needed for registration in the Central Election Commission. On January 8, 2008, the politician announced the completion of the collection of the required minimum of signatures. Two weeks later, the CEC registered Andrei Vladimirovich as a presidential candidate.

On March 2, 2008, presidential elections took place in Russia . Bogdanov scored only 1.3% of the vote. Well, the victory went to the first deputy prime minister of the government Dmitry Medvedev, who received 70.28% of the vote.

The Mayor of Sochi

In early 2009, Bogdanov Andrei Vladimirovich decided to nominate his own candidacy for the post of head of the capital of the Olympics-2014. It should be noted that this was a personal initiative of the politician, since the party did not take any decisions on this issue. In April of the same year, he was officially registered as a candidate. But after a while Andrei Vladimirovich said that he was withdrawing his own candidate to support the rival - Anatoly Pakhomov. The latter was nominated by the party "United Russia" and was acting as mayor.

"Just cause"

In September 2011, this party was headed by Mikhail Prokhorov. After his appointment, a scandal broke out. Reports began to appear about the "seizure" of Prokhorov's opponents at the entire pre-election congress. In this connection, the head of the "Right Cause" was dissolved by the executive committee and expelled several opponents from the party. Among them was Bogdanov, who was the chairman of the credentials committee. The next day the congress of the "Right Cause" was held, but without Prokhorov's participation. He was removed from the leadership, and the duties of the leader were entrusted to Andrei Dunayev. Also, the congress decided not to rule out Bogdanov. Andrei Vladimirovich said that he would retain his membership in the "Right Cause," but he would not work in any leading positions.

In October 2011, the CEC approved the list of candidates for the State Duma elections from the party Just Cause. Bogdanov was on the second line. On the first was Dunaev, and on the third - the sportswoman Anna Chakvetadze. According to the results of the parliamentary elections, the party gained just 0.6% of the vote and did not get into the lower house.

Revival of the DPR

In February 2012, the hero of this article left the party "Just Cause". Soon the politician reported on the revival of the DPR. On February 12, a congress was held in the capital, where Bogdanova was elected its leader. In April, President Medvedev signed a law, according to which, in each party there should be a minimum of five hundred people. In May of the same year DPR became the first organization registered under the new law.

Family and income

Bogdanov Andrey Vladimirovich is married. His wife gave him three sons.

In early 2008, the CEC released information on the incomes and property of the politician, as well as his wife. Over the previous four years, he received a salary in the parties of the DPR, "United Russia" and the "All-Russian Committee." For all this period, the politician has earned almost half a million rubles. And his wife's salary for the same period was 72,500 rubles. It was reported that the Bogdanovs owned in Moscow two apartments (188 and 39 square meters), as well as a house in the area (187 square meters). Also, the wife of Andrei Vladimirovich owns a garage and three cars: "Audi Ku7" (2006), "Peugeot 306" (1998) and "Nissan Theana" (2006).

At the end of 2011, the CEC provided data on the assets and incomes of candidates to the State Duma (the sixth convocation). According to them, Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov (biography, family policy described above) earned 900,000 rubles. Two land plots, one house in the Moscow Region, a garage and an apartment in Moscow, as well as four 2008 passenger cars were recorded.

Interesting Facts

• In 1994, Bogdanov worked closely with Sergei Mavrodi. Andrei Vladimirovich created the People's Capital Party and organized the "Union of Protection of Depositors and Shareholders of the MMM."
• In October 1997, unknown attackers attacked the hero of this article and caused him a series of bodily injuries. The victim got into the hospital with eye hematomas.
• Andrei Bogdanov, whose scientific activity lies in the field of political technology and image-making, spent most of his life on Borovsky passage in Khrushchev.
• In 2008, during the pre-election debates, Zhirinovsky attacked Nikolai Gotz - Bogdanov's confidant. In this connection, Andrei Vladimirovich filed a lawsuit against the leader of the LDPR.