Igor Kastyukevich

Russian politician and Mayor of Kherson
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Игорь Кастюкевич
Kastuketvich in 2018
Senator of the legislative branch of the Kherson Oblast
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 September 2023Member of the State DumaIn office
19 September 2021 – 20 September 2023 Personal detailsBorn (1976-12-06) 6 December 1976 (age 47)[1]
Saratov, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSRPolitical partyUnited RussiaAlma materSaratov Military Institute Of Internal Troops Of The Ministry Of Internal Affairs Of Russia

Igor Yurievich Kastyukevich (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Кастюкевич; born 6 December 1976 in Saratov) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 8th State Duma.[2]

In 2003 he started working in the sports development department of the Ministry of Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of Saratov Oblast. He left the post to become the head of the combat sports center in Saratov Oblast. From 2008 to 2011, he headed the Saratov Children's and Youth Sports School in martial arts. In 2011–2020, he headed the National Aikido Council of Russia. In 2017, he was appointed the head of the department of Youth Projects of the All-Russia People's Front. Since September 2021, he has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma.[2][3][4]

On 18 April, Kastyukevich was reportedly appointed as a "mayor" for Kherson, after the city was occupied by Russian forces on 2 March.[5] Kastyukevich denied the reports on his alleged appointment as a mayor of Kherson.[6]

Sanctions

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

He is one of the members of the State Duma the United States Treasury sanctioned on 24 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Структура". Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации (in Russian). 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. ^ a b "Кастюкевич, Игорь Юрьевич" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. 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. ^ "Игорь Юрьевич Кастюкевич" (in Russian). Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. ^ "Russia has already appointed Igor Kastsyukevich, a Russian MP from Putin's United Russia party, as a "mayor of Kherson." The photo shows Kastyukevich (L) meeting Sergei Aksyonov (R), the head of Russia's occupation administration of Crimea. https://t.me/pryamiy/27811". Twitter. Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 19 April 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Игорь Кастюкевич опроверг слухи о его назначении на должность главы Херсона". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  7. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-10.


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