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Arkady Svistunov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolaevich and the family name is Svistunov.
Arkady Svistunov
MP
Аркадий Свистунов
official portrait, circa 2021
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1965-04-28) 28 April 1965 (age 60)
Donetsk, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party of Russia
EducationHigher School of the KGB

Arkady Nikolaevich Svistunov (Russian: Аркадий Николаевич Свистунов; born 28 April 1965, Donetsk) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 5th and 8th State Dumas.[1]

After graduating from the Higher School of the KGB in 1990, Svistunov worked in a number of enterprises, including the Center-service, Volga-Kama Commercial Bank, Commercial Mortgage and Investment Bank Sochi. In 2002, he was appointed Vice-President of the Promsvyazbank. Later he headed the Department of Regional Development of the Commercial Mortgage and Investment Bank Sochi. In 2007, he was elected deputy of the 5th State Duma. In 2021, he was re-elected for the 8th State Duma.[1][2][3]

Sanctions

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Due to his support for the Russo-Ukrainian war, he is under sanctions imposed by several countries.[4] Since September 14, 2022, he has been sanctioned by all member states of the European Union.[4] Since March 11, 2022, he has been under sanctions by the United Kingdom.[4] On March 24, 2022, he was added to the United States sanctions list for “participating in Putin’s war” and “supporting the Kremlin’s efforts to invade Ukraine”.[5][6][7]

Since February 24, 2022, he has been on Canada’s sanctions list of “close associates of the regime” for voting in favor of recognizing the independence of the “so-called republics in Donetsk and Luhansk".[8][9] He has been sanctioned by Switzerland since February 25, 2022,[4] by Australia since February 26, 2022,[4] and by Japan since April 12, 2022.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Свистунов, Аркадий Николаевич" (in Russian). ТАСС. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  2. ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. ^ "Аркадий Николаевич Свистунов". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "СВИСТУНОВ Аркадий Николаевич". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua.
  5. ^ "Новые санкции после месяца войны. Кого включили в списки США и Британии и что им грозит". BBC News Русская служба.
  6. ^ "США вводит новые санкции против России: полный список компаний и депутатов, попавших под ограничения". Федеральный бизнес журнал. 2022-03-24.
  7. ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2023-05-18.
  8. ^ "Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine". Global Affairs Canada. 2022-02-04.
  9. ^ "Канада ввела санкции против Валентины Матвиенко, Татьяны Голиковой, олигарха Мордашова и "Юнармии"". Настоящее Время. 2023-02-24.


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