Oleg Savchenko (politician, born 1966) explained

Native Name Lang:ru
Office:Member of the State Duma for Volgograd Oblast
Term Start:12 October 2021
Predecessor:Irina Guseva
Constituency:Volzhsky (No. 84)
Office1:Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Term Start1:29 December 2003
Term End1:5 October 2016
Birth Date:25 October 1966
Birth Place:Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
Alma Mater:Moscow Aviation Institute

Oleg Vladimirovich Savchenko (Russian: Олег Владимирович Савченко; October 25, 1966, Saryg-Sep, Kaa-Khemsky District) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th State Dumas.[1]

After graduating from the university, Savchenko worked at the Moscow Radio Engineering Plant. In 1996, he was appointed director of the gold mining enterprise at the Mayskoye deposit in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. From 1998 to 2000, he was an assistant to a member of the Federation Council. Since 2003, he was elected deputy of the 4th, 5th, and 6th State Dumas. Since September 2021, he has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1] [2] [3]

In 2021, Savchenko became 22nd in the Forbes ranking of the wealthiest civil servants in Russia.[4]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[5]

In March 2022, Italian authorities, as a reaction to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, confiscated Savchenko's villa in Tuscany.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Савченко, Олег Владимирович. ТАСС Энциклопедия. ru. 2022-02-23.
  2. Web site: Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва. 2021-09-25. Российская газета. ru. 2022-02-18.
  3. Web site: Савченко Олег Владимирович. ФедералПресс. ru. 2022-03-15.
  4. Web site: Олег Савченко. Forbes. ru. 2022-03-15.
  5. Web site: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK . 16 April 2023.
  6. Web site: "Случившееся принимаю как данность. Продолжаем жить дальше": Олег Савченко о конфискации его виллы в Италии. 2022-03-05. Блокнот Волгоград. ru. 2022-03-15.