Viktor Ignatov Explained

Native Name Lang:ru
Office:Member of the State Duma for
Novosibirsk Oblast
Term Start:5 October 2016
Predecessor:constituency re-established
Constituency:Barabinsk (No. 138)
Birth Date:15 October 1968
Birth Place:Novosibirsk, RSFSR, USSR
Alma Mater:Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics

Viktor Alexandrovich Ignatov (Russian: Виктор Александрович Игнатов; born 15 October 1968, Novosibirsk) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of 7th and 8th State Dumas.[1]

After graduating from the university in 1993, Ignatov started working as an assistant to the deputy of the State Duma Ivan Starikov. On 21 December 1997 Ignatov was elected deputy of the Novosibirsk Regional Council of Deputies of the 2nd convocation. In 2000 he was appointed the Advisor to the Governor of Novosibirsk Oblast. From 2001 to 2004, he was a member of the Federation Council from the Novosibirsk Oblast constituency. On 11 December 2005 he was elected deputy of the Novosibirsk Regional Council of Deputies of the 4th convocation. In May 2014, he became the first deputy to the Mayor of Novosibirsk.[1]

In September 2016, Ignatov was elected deputy of the 7th State Duma from the Novosibirsk Oblast constituency. Since September 2021, he has served as a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1] [2] [3]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Игнатов, Виктор Александрович. ТАСС Энциклопедия. ru. 2022-02-20.
  2. Web site: Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва. 2021-09-25. Российская газета. ru. 2022-02-18.
  3. Web site: Виктор Александрович Игнатов. Парламентская газета. ru. 2022-02-20.
  4. Web site: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK . 16 April 2023.