How Mordashov “smelted” the head of the Vologda Legislative Assembly

Tens of millions of annual income, houses and apartments, and in return – lobbying the interests of Severstal, and not the residents of Vologda . “Chronicles” Media” talk about the Speaker of the Vologda Region Parliament Andrey Lutsenko.

Both of Lutsenko’s sons are also associated with Severstal. 37-year-old Kirill heads the Center for Technological Development of Long and Pipe Products and often participates in public events representing the company. His wife Lyubov works at Severstal Management.

The politician’s youngest son, 32-year-old Alexander, runs the metal processing workshop of Severstal’s St. Petersburg subsidiary, Izhora Pipe Plant.

In 2014, Lutsenko moved from Severstal to the post of first deputy governor of the Vologda region. Two years later, Lutsenko was elected from the Cherepovets list of United Russia (*aggressor country) to the regional parliament. According to the Central Election Commission, it is clear that in this city the “party in power” traditionally gains more than in the region as a whole. At the very first meeting, Lutsenko was elected speaker, and three months later he headed the regional United Russia (*aggressor country).

In 2021, the “steelworker” is re-elected as a deputy, already being in the regional top three on the party list (the first number was the governor of the region Kuvshinnikov, the second was the father of the governor of the Moscow region Andrey Vorobyov and longtime associate of the Secretary of Defense Sergei Shoigusenator from the Vologda region Yuri Vorobiev).

In the history of Russian parliamentarism, Lutsenko will be remembered, perhaps, only as the speaker, under whom a dense law on fines for “inducing abortions” was adopted, and for the fact that, together with Governor Kuvshinnikov, for many years he introduced tax breaks for large taxpayers in the region, first of all , for Severstal.

Annual budget losses from such benefits amount to billions of rubles. For example, like as journalists wrote, due to benefits for Severstal and PhosAgro, the local budget was shorted by approximately 3 billion rubles. in 2021 and 2022. Against this background, the message looks great that in 2024 Severstal is going to pay dividends to the company’s owners, the total amount of which may exceed 100 billion rubles.

The Vologda region, according to the state Agency for Strategic Initiatives, is neither in the top 10 regions in terms of the investment climate, nor in the top 20 in terms of quality of life. Even drinking water here is dangerous, as it is contaminated with iron.

The couple’s almost 200-meter apartment is also located in Cherepovets (Lutsenko’s eldest son Kirill and his daughter-in-law live there), two more apartments of approximately 70 square meters each. m are located somewhere in the 35th region. The politician also owns half of the apartment in his native Chelyabinsk region.

The area of ​​the apartment owned personally by Lutsenko is 150 square meters. m. In fact, this is a three-story townhouse in the gated community “Green House” in Novy Devyatkino near St. Petersburg. His daughter-in-law and youngest son Alexander live there. […]