Badma Nikolayevich Bashankayev (Russian: Бадма Николаевич Башанкаев; born 16 June 1978) is a Russian surgeon and politician.

Badma Bashankayev
Бадма Николаевич Башанкаев
official portrait, circa 2021
Member of the State Duma for Kalmykia
Assumed office
12 October 2021
Preceded byMarina Mukabenova
ConstituencyKalmykia-at-large (No. 15)
Personal details
Born (1978-06-16) 16 June 1978 (age 45)
Pyatigorsk, RSFSR, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
EducationFirst Moscow State Medical University
OccupationSurgeon
Academic

Career edit

Bashankayev was born in 1978 in Pyatigorsk. In 2002 he graduated from the First Moscow State Medical University. He is a surgeon by profession.[1]

Politics edit

He was a United Russia candidate in the 2021 Russian legislative election. He was elected to the State Duma in the Kalmykia constituency with 40.55 percent of the vote, replacing Marina Mukabenova who did not get re-nominated.[2] On June 13, 2023 he was appointed chair of the health committee.[3]

Sanctions edit

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Известный российский хирург Бадма Башанкаев провел семинар в Республике Калмыкия". minzdrav.gov.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  2. ^ "Кандидат от "Единой России" Башанкаев побеждает в Калмыкии на выборах в Госдуму". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. ^ Loft, Media. "All my colleagues who were out of politics are now going to the front. Sergei Rybakov on the mass emigration of prominent doctors from Russia". www.medialoft.eu. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.