Vladimir Pashkov Explained

Vladimir Pashkov
Birth Date:4 February 1961
Birth Place:Bratsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Party:Independent
Education:Pacific Higher Naval School
Citizenship:Russia
Office:Deputy Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic
Term Start:19 April 2018
Term End:1 November 2021
President:Denis Pushilin
Primeminister:Alexander Ananchenko
Office1:Acting Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic
Term Start1:5 February 2020
Term End1:14 February 2020
Predecessor1:Alexander Ananchenko
Successor1:Alexander Ananchenko
Office2:Deputy Governor of Irkutsk Oblast
Term Start2:2012
Term End2:2015

Vladimir Igorevich Pashkov (Russian: Владимир Игоревич Пашков; born 4 February 1961) was Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic which is recognised only by Russia and two other partially-recognised states, having been in office since 19 April 2018 [1] until 1 November 2021 [2] For a short time, (5 February 2020 [3] –14 February 2020 [4]) Vladimir Pashkov was also Acting Prime Minister of the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic.[5] He had previously served as Deputy Governor of the Irkutsk Oblast, (2008, 2012–2015), but left the post in 2015,[6] First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Oblast (2010–2012), Minister of Economic Development, Labor, Science and Higher Education of the Irkutsk Oblast (2008), Vice Mayor of the city of Bratsk (2005).

He is also the general director of ZAO Vneshtorgservis, a company used to manage confiscated industries in the DPR and LPR.[7] [8]

Sanctions

Pashkov was sanctioned by the US Treasury Department in 2018.[9] In February 2020, a spokesman for Russian president Putin denied that Pashkov represented the Russian government.[10]

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[11]

References

  1. Web site: Новый вице-премьер ДНР возглавлял "Внешторгсервис" . 21 April 2019 .
  2. Web site: Владимир Пашков освобожден от должности заместителя Председателя Правительства ДНР. 2021-11-11. Всё о ДНР.
  3. Web site: Ex-Russian official becomes 'prime minister' of Donetsk militants - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice . 7 February 2020 .
  4. Web site: Постановление Правительства ДНР № 5-22 от 14.02.2020 г. | О предоставлении налоговых льгот | Законодательство . 27 February 2020 .
  5. Web site: Денис Пушилин: "Мы переходим к жесткой борьбе с коррупционными проявлениями" . 5 February 2020 .
  6. Web site: Panin. Alexander. 2013-10-13. Polluting Baikal Paper Mill Finally Shuts Down. 2021-02-04. The Moscow Times. en.
  7. Web site: UAWire - Media: the Ukrainian factories seized in the Donbas are managed by the former governor of Russia's Irkutsk region. 2021-02-04. www.uawire.org.
  8. Web site: Russia installs former top Siberian official as prime minister of proxy Donbas republic. 2021-02-04. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group.
  9. Web site: Treasury Sanctions Additional Individuals and Entities in Connection with the Conflict in Ukraine and Russia's Occupation of Crimea U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2021-02-04. home.treasury.gov.
  10. Web site: "Правительство ДНР" возглавил бывший чиновник из России, работавший у Курченко. 2021-02-04. strana.ua. ru.
  11. Web site: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK . 16 April 2023.