Ilnar Girfanov becomes new Chairman of Tatarstan branch of Association of Lawyers of Russia
21 August 2014, Thursday
On August 21, at a conference of the Association of Lawyers of Russia it was announced that Ilnar Girfanov became new Chairman of Tatarstan branch of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
“There are many associations in Russia, but the Association of Lawyers stands apart. It is a big professional and official organization,” Tatarstan Prime Minister, Chairman of the Guardian Board of Tatarstan branch of the Association of Lawyers of Russia Ildar Khalikov said.
He reminded participants of the conference that Tatarstan branch was founded in 2007, and 464 lawyers are members of the association. By and large, the Association of Lawyers of Russia comprises 30, 000 members. New branches opened in Crimea and Sevastopol this year.
Ildar Khalikov introduced Ilnar Girfanov, new Chairman of Tatarstan branch, who was Chairman of Tatarstan branch of the Association of Young Lawyers and Co-Founder of regional branch of “Young Russia” party.
Also, members of the Board of Tatarstan branch of the Association were elected at the conference.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.