Vladimir Lukin
Владимир Лукин
Lukin in 2011
Russian Federation Senator from Tver Oblast
In office 23 September 2016 – 26 September 2021
Preceded by	Viktor Abramov
Succeeded by	Lyudmila Skakovskaya
3rd Commissioner for Human Rights
In office 13 February 2004 – 18 March 2014
President	Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Oleg Mironov
Succeeded by	Ella Pamfilova
Ambassador of Russia to the United States
In office 24 January 1992 – 8 February 1994
President	Boris Yeltsin
Preceded by	Viktor Komplektov
Succeeded by	Yuli Vorontsov
Personal details
Born	(1937-07-13) 13 July 1937 (age 86) Omsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Political party	Yabloko (co-founder; 1993–2004, 2016–2020)
Other political affiliations	CPSU (1960–1991)
Alma mater	Moscow State Pedagogical University

Vladimir Petrovich Lukin, sometimes (rarely and erroneously) Lokin, (Russian: Влади́мир Петро́вич Луки́н, romanized: Vladímir Petróvich Lukín; born 13 July 1937) is a Russian politician who served as Human Rights Commissioner of Russia from February 2004 to March 2014. He was the President of the Russian Paralympic Committee from 1997 to 2021.^[1][2] He was the Russian Ambassador to the United States from 1992 to 1994.

Political activity

In 1990s, Lukin was one of the founders of the liberal-democratic Yabloko Party (the letter L in "Yabloko" came from his name). He previously served as the deputy chairman of the Russian Duma, chair of the Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee and as Ombudsman. He is a director on the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), and is also a former Ambassador to the United States. He is considered a long-time specialist in U.S.-Soviet/Russian strategic arms control issues and is a member of Russia's Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, an independent association of national security experts.

On 18 February 2009, at President Medvedev's recommendation, the Russian Duma voted him another five-year term as human rights commissioner. This term expired in March 2014, and Lukin was replaced by Ella Pamfilova.

Awards

In 2014, Lukin was awarded the Paralympic Order.^[3]