| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Office: | Member of the State Duma for Volgograd Oblast |
| Term Start: | 5 October 2016 |
| Predecessor: | constituency re-established |
| Term Start1: | 11 January 1994 |
| Term End1: | 24 December 2007 |
| Predecessor1: | constituency established |
| Successor1: | constituencies abolished |
| Constituency1: | Mikhaylovka (No. 83) |
| Office2: | Senator from Volgograd Oblast |
| Term Start2: | 25 March 2009 |
| Term End2: | 25 September 2014 |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Gusyovka, Olkhovsky District, Stalingrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Party: | United Russia (from 2008) APR (until 2008) CPSU (until 1991) |
| Children: | 2 |
| Alma Mater: | Volgograd State Agricultural University MFA Diplomatic Academy |
| Occupation: | Agronomist |
Vladimir Nikolayevich Plotnikov (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Плотников; born 6 November 1961, Gusyovka, Olkhovsky District) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.[1]
In 1995, Plotnikov was granted a Candidate of Sciences degree in Agricultural Sciences. From 1984 to 1993, he worked as a chief agronomer of the Olkhovsky District. In 1993-2007, he was the deputy of the State Duma of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th convocations.[1]
Initially, Plotnikov was a member of the Agrarian Party of Russia, but in October 2008, he joined the United Russia instead. From April 2004 to 2008 he served as chairman of the Agrarian Party after Mikhail Lapshin stepped down.[1]
On 1 March 2009 he was elected deputy of the Volgograd Oblast Duma. In 2009-2014, Plotnkov was a member of the Federation Council. In 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected for the 7th and 8th State Dumas respectively.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [5]