Alexey Chesnakov

Alexey Chesnakov (born September 1, 1970, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Russian political scientist and director of the Center for current policy (CCP).

[2] Chesnakov has also served as Deputy Head of internal policy for the Administration President of the Russian Federation (2001–2008), as a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (2009–2010), and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Russia political party (2012–2013).

Researcher, Institute of Mass Political Movements of the Russian-American University (RAU), 1991–93.

Research Fellow & Project Manager, Center for Current Politics in Russia (CPC), 1993–97.

In 2000, Chesnakov defended his thesis "The Electoral Process as a Form of Structuring the Political Regime: the Case of Elections to the State Duma".

Alexey Chesnakov at the meeting of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with political scientists