Oleg Kolesnikov | |
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| Олег Колесников | |
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| Member of theState Duma forChelyabinsk Oblast | |
| Assumed office 5 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | constituency re-established |
| Constituency | Zlatoust (No. 193) |
| Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat) | |
| In office 24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1968-09-11)11 September 1968 (age 57) |
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| Alma mater | South Ural State University |
Oleg Alekseevich Kolesnikov (Russian:Олег Алексеевич Колесников; born September 11, 1968,Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the5th,6th,7th, and8th State Dumas.[1]
In 1989, Kolesnikov started engaging in business, first as an assistant broker on the stock exchange and then as deputy director. From 1996 to 1998, he served as an assistant on commerce and economics at theChelyabinsk network of pharmacies named "Klassika". In 2005, he was elected deputy of theLegislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast and ran for theLiberal Democratic Party of Russia. In 2007, he became deputy of the5th State Duma from the Chelyabinsk Oblast constituency. In 2011, he left the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia to become a member of theUnited Russia. In 2011, 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected for the6th,7th, and8th State Dumas respectively.[1][2][3]
In 2019–2021, Kolesnikov was involved in a series of scandals. For instance, it was revealed that in the 1990s, he was convicted of violating three articles of theCriminal Code of Russia, including "sale and distribution of drugs", "engagement in prohibited types of individual activities", and "conduction of illegal business". At the same time, the accumulated debts of Kolesnikov and his wife's business exceeded 1.3 billion rubles.[4] Despite it, Kolesnikov's candidacy was still supported by the governorAleksey Teksler. According to the local media, in exchange for the support, Kolesnikov promised to build in the region a new aquapark.[5]
He is married. His wife, Lena Rafikovna Kolesnikova, is the Chair of the Congress of Tatars of the Chelyabinsk Region and a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Chelyabinsk Region.[6]
He was sanctioned by theUK government in 2022 in relation to theRusso-Ukrainian War.[11]
