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]
Biography
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
He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the 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]
Awards
See also
References
- ^ "Вячеслав Володин выразил соболезнования в связи с уходом из жизни депутата ГД Николая Петрунина". 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Петрунин, Николай Юрьевич" (in Russian). ТАСС. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "Вся Дума". Коммерсантъ. 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Александр Сидякин может получить мандат депутата Госдумы". РБК (in Russian). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Roscoe, Matthew (12 October 2022). "Nikolai Petrunin dies suddenly aged 46". EuroWeekly News. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "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.