Viktor Kazakov
Виктор Казаков
Deputy of the 8th State Duma
Assumed office
19 September 2021
Deputy of the 7th State Duma
In office
5 October 2016 – 12 October 2021
Deputy of the 6th State Duma
In office
21 December 2011 – 5 October 2016
Deputy of the 5th State Duma
In office
24 December 2007 – 21 December 2011
Deputy of the 4th State Duma
In office
29 December 2003 – 24 December 2007
Personal details
Born (1949-04-04) 4 April 1949 (age 74)
Fergana, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materSamara State Technical University

Viktor Kazakov (Russian: Виктор Алексеевич Казаков; born 4 April 1949, Fergana, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.[1]

In 1989, Kazakov started working as the chief engineer and Deputy General Director of the Kuibyshevneft. In 1995, he was the First Vice President of Yukos Oil Company. In 1998, he was appointed vice president of the oil company YUKSI – a result of the merger of Yukos and Sibneft.[2] However, the merger was soon annulated, and Kazakov became a board member of directors of the Eastern Oil Company. In July 2003, he was appointed First Vice-Governor of Samara Oblast. In 2003 he was elected deputy of the 4th State Duma. In 2007, 2011, 2016, and 2021, he was re-elected to the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas from the Samara Oblast constituency.[1][3][4]

In 2016, Kazakov appeared on the list of potential recipients of a bribe in the amount of $ 2 billion in the Yukos shareholders v. Russia case. According to the case files, Yukos shareholders (among which was Kazakov) made payments to government officials who helped acquire the company's shares.[5]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Казаков, Виктор Алексеевич" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. ^ David Hoffman (1998-01-20). "Two magnates join forces, create new Russian oil giant". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  3. ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  4. ^ "Виктор Алексеевич Казаков" (in Russian). Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. ^ "Ходорковского обвинили в коррупции. Россия рассказала суду в США о взятках при приватизации ЮКОСа" (in Russian). РБК. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  6. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.


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