Dmitry Kuznetsov (politician)

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Dmitry Kuznetsov
Дмитрий Кузнецов
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Assumed office
20 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1975-03-05) 5 March 1975 (age 49)
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Political partyA Just Russia — For Truth
Alma materMoscow State University

Dmitry Vadimovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Дмитрий Вадимович Кузнецов; born 5 March 1975, Moscow) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]

In 1997, Kuznetsov graduated from Moscow State University. From 1997 to 2015, he was engaged in marketing and worked as a producer in showbusiness. He also worked at the Media Star company founded by Yuri Aizenshpis. In June 2019, he joined the All-Russia People's Front. In 2020, Kuznetsov was appointed secretary of the central committee of the For Truth party initiated by writer Zakhar Prilepin. In 2021, the party was merged with the parties A Just Russia and Patriots of Russia. Since October 2021, he has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma,[1][2][3] having received the mandate previously declined by Prilepin following the 2021 Russian legislative election.[4][5]

After 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kuznetsov declared the party's plans to open branches in Kherson and Lugansk. In his interview, he also mentioned that Russia needs to be "self-cleaned".[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Кузнецов, Дмитрий Вадимович" (in Russian). ТАСС. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  2. ^ "Дмитрий Вадимович Кузнецов". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  3. ^ "Депутатский мандат Прилепина получил его соратник Кузнецов". Интерфакс. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  4. ^ О регистрации депутата Государственной Думы Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации восьмого созыва Кузнецова Дмитрия Вадимовича [On registration of Dmitry Vadimovich Kuznetsov, deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation] (resolution 67/489-8) (in Russian). Central Election Commission. 20 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Депутатский мандат Прилепина получил его соратник Кузнецов" [Prilepin's deputy mandate was received by his ally Kuznetsov]. Interfax (in Russian). Russia. 20 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Руководитель штаба Прилепина депутат Кузнецов: «Требуется самоочищение страны»". Федерал Пресс. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-05-21.