Oleg Kolesnikov

Russian politician

Олег Колесников

Member of the State Duma for Chelyabinsk Oblast

Incumbent

Assumed office
5 October 2016Preceded byconstituency re-establishedConstituencyZlatoust (No. 193)Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)In office
24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016 Personal detailsBorn (1968-09-11) 11 September 1968 (age 55)
Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionPolitical party

United Russia (from 2011)
LDPR (until 2011)

Alma materSouth Ural State University

Oleg Alekseevich Kolesnikov (Russian: Олег Алексеевич Колесников; born September 11, 1968, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.^[1]

In 1989, Kolesnikov started engaging in business, first as an assistant broker on the stock exchange and then as deputy director. From 1996 to 1998, he served as an assistant on commerce and economics at the Chelyabinsk network of pharmacies named "Klassika". In 2005, he was elected deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast and ran for the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. In 2007, he became deputy of the 5th State Duma from the Chelyabinsk Oblast constituency. In 2011, he left the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia to become a member of the United Russia. In 2011, 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected for the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas respectively.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 2019–2021, Kolesnikov was involved in a series of scandals. For instance, it was revealed that in the 1990s, he was convicted of violating three articles of the Criminal Code of Russia, including "sale and distribution of drugs", "engagement in prohibited types of individual activities", and "conduction of illegal business". At the same time, the accumulated debts of Kolesnikov and his wife's business exceeded 1.3 billion rubles.^[4] Despite it, Kolesnikov's candidacy was still supported by the governor Aleksey Teksler. According to the local media, in exchange for the support, Kolesnikov promised to build in the region a new aquapark.^[5]

Sanctions

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Колесников, Олег Алексеевич" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
^ "Олег Алексеевич Колесников" (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.
^ Денис Писарев (2021-05-24). "Депутат Олег Колесников попал в центр скандала" (in Russian). Независимая Газета. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
^ "Колесников использовал слабость "Единой России" и Текслера. Впереди суды и переговоры с Гартунгом" (in Russian). Правда УрФО. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.