Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov | |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Office: | Member of the State Duma for Buryatia |
Term Start: | 12 October 2021 |
Predecessor: | Aldar Damdinov |
Constituency: | Buryatia-at-large |
Term Start2: | 14 December 2017 |
Term End2: | 24 September 2021 |
Birth Date: | 21 September 1977 |
Birth Place: | Katangar, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District, RSFSR, USSR |
Alma Mater: | Buryat State University |
Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Damdintsurunov (Russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Дамдинцурунов; born September 21, 1977) is a Russian political figure, professional sportsman, and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]
Damdintsurunov is a professional sportsman; in 1999, he became the Russian champion in Muay Thai. Damdintsurunov had been working for more than 13 years on developing and implementing sports policies in the region. Damdintsurunov is also a former vice-rector of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. In 2017, he was appointed the Minister of Sports and Youth Policy of Buryatia.[2] He resigned in 2021 after he was elected a deputy from the Buryatia constituency of the State Duma of the 8th convocation.[3] [4]
Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov is married and has three children.[5]
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [6]