Penza, 22 October 2012. PenzaNews. Ivan Belozertsev was elected the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Penza region of the fifth convocation during the first organizational session of the regional parliament on Monday, October 22. According to the correspondent of news agency PenzaNews reporting from the scene, Ivan Belozertsev was supported by 34 deputies out of 36 taking part in a secret ballot, with two votes against.

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No other candidates for the position of the chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Penza region of the fifth convocation were put forward.

Ivan Belozertsev was born in the village of Baranovo, Livensky area, the Oryol Region on September 15, 1958.

In 1980, he graduated from Ulyanovsk Higher Tank Command School in specialty “operating engineer of tracked and wheeled vehicles”

In 1981–1984, he was the secretary of the committee of the Komsomol battalion of cadets.

In 1982–1986, he was elected a member of Ulyanovsk Bureau of State Committee and Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

From 1984 to 1986, he was an assistant to the head of the political department in Komsomolwork of Ulyanovsk Higher Tank Command School.

In 1986–1987, he was the deputy commander of a battalion of combat training weapons and equipment of the military unit No. 61642.

In 1987–1989, he was the secretary of the Party Committee of the regiment.

In 1990–1991, he was elected the secretary of the party committee of the command faculty of Academy of Humanities of Military Forces of Russia.

In 1992, he graduated from the Academy of Humanities of Military Forces of Russia, specialty “Social Teacher,” and then left to serve in the school as the commander of platoon of training tanks combat.

From 1992 to 1999, he was the deputy military commissar of the Penza region, from 1999 to 2004 — the head of personnel and register of officers’ reserve in the region.

In 2000, he was elected to the City Council of Penza of the third convocation.

On 29 December 2004, at the first session of Penza City Duma of the fourth convocation he was elected its Chairman – Head of Penza.

In March 2009, he was re-elected for the second term.

Ivan Belozertsev received seven medals of the Russian Ministry of Defense.