Vitaly Kushnarev | |
|---|---|
Виталий Кушнарёв | |
 official portrait, circa 2021 | |
| Member of theState Duma for Rostov Oblast | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Chernyshyov |
| Constituency | Southern Rostov (No. 152) |
| Head of administration,Rostov-on-Don | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1975-05-01)1 May 1975 (age 50) |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | South Russian State Polytechnic University |
Vitaly Vasilievich Kushnarev (Russian:Виталий Васильевич Кушнарёв; 1 May 1975, Mikhailov,Tatsinsky District) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the8th State Duma.[1]
From 1998 to 2003, Kushnarev was the chief specialist on restructuring the coal industry and, later, head of the investment Group at the administration ofBelaya Kalitva. In 2004-2010, he headed the coal industry restructuring department, then the industry and construction department in the administration of theBelokalitvinsky District. He left the post to become the assistant to the governor of theRostov OblastVasily Golubev. In 2014, he was appointed Minister of Transport of the Rostov Oblast. From 2016 to 2019, Kushnarev headed the administration ofRostov-on-Don. Since September 2021, he has served as deputy of the8th State Duma.[1][2][3]
He was sanctioned byCanada under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to theRussian invasion of Ukraine for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security,[4] and by theUK government in 2022 in relation toRusso-Ukrainian War.[5]
