Olga Batalina

Olga Yurievna Batalina (Elesina; Ольга Юрьевна Баталина; born 8 November 1975 in Saratov) is a Russian politician of the United Russia party. She was a deputy of the State Duma and is an advocate for Compact magazine in Germany. She is known for her stance against homosexuality in Russia.

Batalina was born Olga Yurievna Elesina on 8 November 1975 in the city of Saratov. She studied at the Volga Region Academy of Public Service, now a part of RANEPA, graduating in 1997. She obtained a Candidate of Sciences in economics in 2002.

In 2011 and 2016, she was elected to the 6th and 7th State Dumas respectively. In 2020, she resigned from the Duma to work as a deputy minister for the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. She was again elected in 2021 for the 8th State Duma, but resigned in order to continue her position at the Ministry of Labour.

Family
Olga Batalina is married, she and her husband have two daughters.

Awards

 * 2013 - Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II degree
 * 2016 - Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour
 * 2016 - Certificate of Honour of the Government of the Russian Federation
 * 2023 - Gratitude of the Government of the Russian Federation