Nikolay Petrunin (Russian: Николай Юрьевич Петрунин; 27 February 1976 – 12 October 2022)[1] was a Russian politician and a deputy of the 7th and 8th State Dumas. In 2005, he was granted a Candidate of Sciences in Economics degree.[2]

Nikolay Petrunin
Николай Петрунин
Petrunin in 2016
Member of the State Duma
In office
5 October 2016 – 12 October 2022
Personal details
Born(1976-02-27)27 February 1976
Vyazniki, Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died12 October 2022(2022-10-12) (aged 46)
Moscow, Russia
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materVladimir State University

Biography edit

After graduating from the Vladimir State University, Petrunin worked in commercial organizations. From 1993 to 2015, Petrunin was the director of the Steklo-Gaz corporate group. On September 18, 2016, he was elected deputy of the 7th State Duma. In September 2021, he was re-elected for the 8th State Duma from the Tula Oblast constituency.[2][3][4]

Petrunin died in October 2022, reportedly from complications of COVID-19.[5][6] Some[who?] regard his death as suspicious.

Sanctions edit

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

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

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References edit

  1. ^ "Вячеслав Володин выразил соболезнования в связи с уходом из жизни депутата ГД Николая Петрунина". 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Петрунин, Николай Юрьевич" (in Russian). ТАСС. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  4. ^ "Вся Дума". Коммерсантъ. 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  5. ^ "Александр Сидякин может получить мандат депутата Госдумы". РБК (in Russian). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  6. ^ Roscoe, Matthew (12 October 2022). "Nikolai Petrunin dies suddenly aged 46". EuroWeekly News. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  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.