Vladimir Kononov (politician)
Vladimir Kononov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Кононов; born March 3, 1958, Novosibirsk) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.[1]
Vladimir Kononov | |
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Владимир Кононов | |
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| Deputy of the 8th State Duma | |
| Assumed office 19 September 2021 | |
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| Born | 13 March 1958 Novosibirsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSR |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Novosibirsk State Technical University |
In 1989, Kononov was granted a Candidate of Sciences degree in Philosophy. In 2016, he defended Doctor of Sciences degree in Political Sciences.[1]
Starting from 1979, he was a member of the Komsomol organization. In 1985, while being the secretary of the Novosibirsk City Komsomol Committee, he created and headed the Youth Initiatives Fund (FMI), which became the first self-financing organization in the Soviet Union. In 1989, he founded and directed the Association for Foreign Economic Cooperation, which united more than a hundred self-financing associations in more than 50 regions of the USSR. Two years later, together with his friend Aleksandr Korolev, Kononov founded and headed the construction and investment company "KONKOR". Since 2011, he has been the deputy of the State Duma of the 6th, 7th, and 8th convocations.[1][2][3]
In 2013, Kononov was ranked 11th in the Forbes list of wealthiest federal officials.[4]
Sanctions
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [5]
References
- "Кононов, Владимир Михайлович" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- "Владимир Михайлович Кононов" (in Russian). Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- "Кононов Владимир". Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.