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Yevgeny Roizman
Yevgeny Roizman
Born	Yevgeny Vadimovich Roizman; 14 September 1962 (age 62); Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Russia
Alma mater	Ural State University
Occupation(s)	Membership in Parties:; A Just Russia; (2005–2006); Right Cause (Pravoye Delo) ; (June–September 2011) ; Civic Platform (Since 2012)
Known for	Founder of "City without Drugs" Fund.; Mayor of Yekaterinburg
Spouse	Bachelor

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Yevgeny Roizman (Russian: Евге́ний Вади́мович Ро́йзман; born 14 September 1962) is a Russian-Jewish politician, the Mayor of Yekaterinburg^[1] after winning the mayoral election in September 2013. He is known as a campaigner against corrupt police, illegal drug sellers and for drug rehab centers.

Political career

Roizman was a State Duma deputy between 2003-2007, and attempted to run for parliament from the Fair Russia party in 2007, but was taken off the election list after a conflict with Fair Russia leaders.^[2] He is a political ally of Prokhorov^[3] and is supported by the Civil Platform party.^[4]

Mayor

He was elected Mayor of Yekaterinenburg on September 9, 2013, with over 30 percent of the vote, beating United Russia candidate Yakov Silin who got under 29 percent.^[5]^[6]

References

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[1] Controversial Opposition Wildcard Yevgeny Roizman Takes Over In Yekaterinburg

[2] Anti-drug campaigner joins mayoral race in Russia’s Yekaterinburg, RT, July 19, 2013

[3] March 25, 2013 Forbes

[4] Anti-drug campaigner joins mayoral race in Russia’s Yekaterinburg, RT, July 19, 2013

[5] Opposition Candidate Roizman Declares Victory In Yekaterinburg, RIA Novosti, September 9, 2013

[6] Pro-Putin majority party sweeps first nationwide election day, RT, September 9, 2013

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 '''Yevgeny Roizman''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Евге́ний Вади́мович Ро́йзман; born 14 September 1962) is a [[Russian people|Russian]]-[[Ashkenazi Jews|Jewish]] politician, the [[Mayor]] of [[Yekaterinburg]]<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-yekaterinburg-mayor-roizman/25100514.html Controversial Opposition Wildcard Yevgeny Roizman Takes Over In Yekaterinburg]</ref> after winning the mayoral election in September 2013. He is known as a campaigner against corrupt police, illegal drug sellers and for drug rehab centers.
-He was sentenced to a two-year prison term in 1981 on charges of theft and fraud<ref>[http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/roizman-stirs-up-yekaterinburg-elections/485424.html]</ref> In 1999, Roizman cofounded the project City Without Drugs program. He operates a drug rehab center in [[Yekaterinburg]], and has been accused by the city's officials of kidnapping drug-addicts<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-yekaterinburg-mayor-roizman/25100514.html Controversial Opposition Wildcard Yevgeny Roizman Takes Over In Yekaterinburg, Radio Liberty, September 9, 2013]</ref> and imprisoning patients and using violence as part of therapy,<ref>[http://bigstory.ap.org/photo/yevgeny-roizman]</ref><ref>Drugs Activist Stirs Up Yekaterinburg Elections, Moscow Times, September 9, 2013</ref> and was accused during the Yekaterinenburg 2013 mayoral race of entertaining strong ties with local mafia bosses.<ref>[http://en.rian.ru/russia/20130828/183022687/TV-Show-Spurs-Probe-into-Mayoral-Candidates-Alleged-Mafia-Ties.html TV Show Spurs Probe into Mayoral Candidate’s Alleged Mafia Ties, RIA Novosti, August 28, 2013]</ref> In September 9, 2013 he was elected as [[Mayor]] of [[Yekaterinburg]].
 ==Political career==