Marina Gennadyevna Sidukhina (; born October 28, 1963, in , Kuibyshev Oblast) is a Russian statesman. She is a Senator of the Federation Council and a representative of the executive branch of the Samara Oblast (since September 13, 2024). She is also Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Budget and Financial Markets. She is a member of United Russia party.
Biography Marina Sidukhina was born on October 28, 1963, in the village of , Stavropol District, Kuibyshev Oblast, to a family of rural pharmacists.
She graduated with honors from Privolzhskaya Secondary School in 1981.
She holds two higher education degrees: one in medicine and one in economics. She began her career as an obstetrician at the Novokuibyshevsk Maternity Hospital. In 1998, she became the head of the regional "Center for Social Assistance to Families and Children".
In 2007, she chaired the Novokuibyshevsk Urban District Duma, becoming the first female head of a local government representative body in the Samara Oblast.
In 2010, she was elected to the Samara Regional Duma of the 4th convocation. She served on the leadership team of the Local Government and Education and Science Committees.
On September 18, 2016, she was elected as a deputy of the Samara Regional Duma of the 6th convocation.
In 2025, she proposed raising the legal age for alcohol sales from 18 to 21.
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