Boris Ivanyuzhenkov
Борис Иванюженков
Deputy of the 8th State Duma
Assumed office
19 September 2021
Deputy of the 7th State Duma
In office
2019 – 12 October 2021
Deputy of the 6th State Duma
In office
21 December 2011 – 5 October 2016
Personal details
Born (1966-02-25) 25 February 1966 (age 58)
Reutov, Moscow Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSR
Political partyCommunist Party of the Russian Federation
Alma materMoscow State Academy of Physical Culture

Boris Viktorovych Ivanyuzhenkov (Russian: Борис Викторович Иванюженков; born 25 February 1966) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]

At the age of 15, Ivanyuzhenkov started to engage in Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a Master of sport in Greco-Roman wrestling, multiple winner and winner of international and Russian tournaments. From 1984 to 1986, he served at the Soviet Armed Forces. In 1996, he was elected Vice President of the Russian Wrestling Federation. The same year, he became a member of the Russian Olympic Committee. From 1997 to 1999, he became a deputy of the Moscow Oblast Duma of the 2nd convocation. On 24 June 1999 he left the post to become the Minister of Sport. From 2006 to 2021, he was the Vice President of the Russian Paralympic Committee. He left the post in March 2021 due to the sanctions introduced by the World Anti-Doping Agency that prohibited Russian government officials from holding leadership positions in sports federations. In 2011, he was elected deputy of the 6th State Duma. In 2016, Ivanyuzhenkov participated in the election for the 7th State Duma but was not elected. However, in 2019, he received vacated mandate after the death of Zhores Alferov. In 2021, he was re-elected for the 7th, and 8th State Dumas.[1][2][3][4]

According to The Insider, in the 1990s, Ivanyuzhenkov was a member of one of the largest organized crime groups in Russia titled "Podolsk criminal group" and appeared in old crime chronicles as "Rotan".[5]

During his time at the 7th State Duma, he did not say a single word even though, according to the official records, he attended all the meetings.[6]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Иванюженков, Борис Викторович" (in Russian). ТАСС. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  3. ^ "Борис Викторович Иванюженков" (in Russian). Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  4. ^ "В российской Госдуме место Нобелевского лауреата займет известный бандит по кличке "Ротан"" (in Russian). Апостроф. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  5. ^ Александр Литой (2021-12-30). "От гранат к госнаградам. Как лидеры Подольской ОПГ, некогда одной из самых кровавых в России, стали политиками и бизнесменами" (in Russian). The Insider. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  6. ^ Ольга Аникина (2021-07-01). "22 депутата ни разу не выступили в Госдуме за все время работы. Еще 5 не написали ни одного законопроекта" (in Russian). Сетевое издание «Современный портал Екатеринбурга — «66.ru». Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  7. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.


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