Weronika Igorewna Skvorzova
Weronika Igorewna Skworzowa ( Russian Вероника Игоревна Скворцова ; born November 1, 1960 in Moscow ) is a Russian doctor and politician. She was Minister of Health of the Russian Federation from May 21, 2012 to January 21, 2020.
Skvortsova studied medicine at the Moscow Medical Institute , where she also received her doctorate in 1988. Since 1997 she has held a professorship for neurology and neurosurgery . In 1999 she co-founded the Russian Association against Stroke (Национальная ассоциация по борьбе с инсультом), she is also a member of the Board of Directors of the World Stroke Organization .
In July 2008 Skvortsova was appointed Deputy Minister of Health and Social Affairs and since May 21, 2012 she has been Minister of Health in the Government of the Russian Federation .
In July 2012, statements by Skworzowa on the subject of homosexuality were reproduced in German-language media . Then she said that homosexuality was "partly a disease". Homosexual persons should not be discriminated against, but "the younger generation should be protected from the pathological representatives of homosexualism".
Web links
- Presentation on the website of the Moscow Medical University
- Report on Skworzowa's statements on homosexuality at ggg.at, July 2012
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skworzowa, Weronika Igorewna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Скворцова, Вероника Игоревна (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian doctor and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |