Vasily Ikonnikov | |
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Василий Иконников | |
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| Senator fromOryol Oblast | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sergey Shcheblygin [ru] |
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| Born | Vasily Ikonnikov (1961-04-26)26 April 1961 (age 64) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| Alma mater | All-Union Correspondence Institute of Civil Engineering |
Vasily Nikolayevich Ikonnikov (Russian:Василий Николаевич Иконников; born 26 April 1961) is a Russian politician serving as asenator fromOryol Oblast since 6 October 2021.[1]
Vasily Ikonnikov was born on 26 April 1961 inOryol. In 1988, he graduated from the All-Union Correspondence Institute of Civil Engineering. From 1980 to 1982, he served in the Soviet Army. From 1982 to 1991, he worked in theKomsomol and party bodies of the city of Orel and the Oryol Oblast. From 1995 to 1997, he was the deputy of the Oryol Oblast Duma. On 18 March 2001, he was elected to Oryol Council of People's Deputies. From 2007 to 2011, Ikonnikov was the deputy of the Orel Council of People's Deputies. From 2011 to 2016, he was the deputy of the6th State Duma. From October 2017, he has become thesenator from theLegislative Assembly of Oryol Oblast. In 2021, he was re-elected.[1][2]
Vasily Ikonnikov is under personal sanctions introduced by theEuropean Union, theUnited Kingdom, theUSA,Canada,Switzerland,Australia,Ukraine,New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia'sannexation of Ukrainian territories.[3][4][5][6][7]
