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Arnold Tulokhonov

Member of the Federation Council of the RF Federal Assembly from the People’s Khural of the Buryatia Republic. Member of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Culture and Information Policy. Member of the RF Federal Assembly Federation Council representing higher executive body of the Republic of Buryatia.

Born on September 3, 1949 in the village Zakuley, Nukutsky district, Irkutsk region, in the family of a local teacher.
After graduating from a high school in Nukut in 1966 entered the faculty of geography at Irkutsk State University.
In 1971 graduated from the university (honoured diploma) with a speciality ‘geographer-geomorphologist’. Started working as a junior research fellow at the Chita branch of the USSR Scientific, Research, Project and Construction Institute of Gold and Platinum, Diamond, Tungsten and Molybdenum Industry under the USSR Ministry of Non-Ferrous Metals.
In 1976 got a candidate’s degree (Phd) at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics under USSR Academy of Sciences. The theme of the paper was ‘Main Stages of the Shilkin Midland Relief Development and Assessment of the Content of Gold in the Alluvial Deposits’.
Under his initiative Smaller Academy of Sciences was formed in Ulan-Ude in 1977 which it is still working. He also initiated the formation of the Council of Young Scientists of the Buryatia Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
In 1988 was appointed presidium deputy chairman of the Scientific Centre, USSR Academy of Sciences Siberian branch. He also organized Baikal Department of Nature Management Problems which under his initiative was in 1991 transformed into Baikal Institute of Efficientl Nature Management (within the framework of Siberian branch of Russian Academy of Sciences). 
In 1988 году Higher Classific Commission confirmed his degree as Doctor of Sciences for the dissertation named ‘Origin and Evolution of the Intercontinental Mountain Relief (example – Mongolian and Siberian Mountain Range)’.
Since 1991 - Director of Baikal Institute of Efficientl Nature Management (under Siberian branch of Russian Academy of Sciences). 
 Since 1992 – Councillor on ecological issues to the Buryatia Republic President and to the People's Khural (Assembly) Chairman.
Since 1996 – member of the Northern Forum Academy (Finland). Member of the International Academies’ of Sciences Association of the CIS member states.
Since 1998 – acting member of the Russian Ecological Academy.
2000 - 2004 –  member of the ‘Region: Sociology and Economics’ magazine editorial board.
Since 2000 – acting member of the Academy of Mining Sciences.
Official representative of Vladimir V. Putin during his presidential election campaign.
2001 – member of the Presidium of the Political Council, Buryatia Regional Dept. of the Party Yedinstvo (Yedinaya Rossia)
2002 –  Higher Classific Commision confirmed his academic status ‘professor’
2003 – elected Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences.
2004 – initiator and scientific council chairman of the ‘Mir Baikala’ (‘The World of Baikal’) magazine.
2005  –  elected member of the scientific council of the Russian Geographical Society.
2007 - 2013  –  deputy of the People’s Khural, Buryatia Republic
2008 - 2010  –  member of the co-ordination council of the Zabaikalye Development Corporation Ltd.
Executive editor of an encyclopaedic edition ‘Baikal : Nature and People’. Scientific organizer of the  international expedition ‘Mirs on Baikal’ where manned deep water  vehicles ‘Mir-1’ and ‘Mir-2’ were used. Hydronaut.
Since 2013 года – RF Federal Assembly Federation Council member representing the higher legislative body of the Buryatia Republic.