Natalya Kaptelinina | |
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Наталья Каптелинина | |
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| Member of theState Duma | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Artur Chilingarov |
| Constituency | Party List |
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| Born | (1984-06-15)15 June 1984 (age 41) Krasnoyarsk, USSR |
| Political party | United Russia |
Natalya Olegovna Kaptelinina (Russian:Наталья Олеговна Каптелинина, born 15 June 1984) is a Russian politician. She has been a deputy of theState Duma of theVIII convocation fromUnited Russia since 2024.
Natalia Kaptelinina was born on 15 June 1984 inKrasnoyarsk. In 2006, she graduated from theKrasnoyarsk State University of Non-Ferrous Metals and Gold, specializing in Public and Municipal Administration. She worked in the Finance Department of the Krasnoyarsk Administration (2006), in Step LLC (2006-2007), in SBS LLC (since 2015). In 2018, she became a deputy of the Krasnoyarsk City Council and a member of the Chamber of Young Legislators under the Federation Council.[1] In 2023 she was re-elected to the city council.[2] Due to an accident, Kaptelinina uses a wheelchair. She created the Step by Step to a Dream project, the goal of which is to adapt Krasnoyarsk gyms to the needs of people with disabilities.[3]
In 2021, Kaptelinina participated in theelections to the State Duma, occupying the third position in one of the regional lists ofUnited Russia. In June 2024, she received the mandate of a State Duma deputy, vacated after the death ofArtur Chilingarov[4] (prior to this, there were reports that the mandate would go to Elena Penzina, a deputy of theLegislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai).[5]
