Ivan Demchenko

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In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Demchenko.

Ivan Demchenko
Иван Демченко
Member of the State Duma for Krasnodar Krai
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Preceded byconstituency re-established
ConstituencySlavyansk (No. 48)
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
In office
24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016
Personal details
Born (1960-09-27) 27 September 1960 (age 65)
stanitsa Arkhonskaya, Prigorodny District, North Ossetian ASSR, USSR
PartyUnited Russia
Alma materNational University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Ivan Ivanovich Demchenko (Russian: Иван Иванович Демченко; born 27 September 1960, stanitsa Arkhonskaya, Prigorodny District, North Ossetia–Alania) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.[1]

Demchenko started his political career in 2002 when he was elected as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai from the Abinsky District. In 2006–2007, he headed the Abinsk Electric Steel Works. In 2007, he was elected deputy of the 5th State Duma from the Krasnodar krai constituency. In 2011, 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected as a deputy of the 6th, 7th State Duma and 8th State Dumas respectively.[1][2][3]

Ivan Demchenko is awarded the medal of the "Order for Merit to the Fatherland", II degree (2013). He has the gratitude of the Government of the Russian Federation (2019). He has medals "For outstanding contribution to the development of Kuban" of III and I degrees (2008; 2010), "Hero of Labor of Kuban" (2014), "For the return of Crimea" (2014).[1]

Legislative Activity

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From 2007 to 2019, during his tenure as a deputy of the State Duma of the V, VI, and VII convocations, he co-authored 19 legislative initiatives and amendments to draft federal laws.[4]

Sanctions

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He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[5]

On March 24, 2022, in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he was included in the U.S. sanctions list for “complicity in Putin’s war” and for “supporting the Kremlin’s efforts in the invasion of Ukraine.”[6][7] [8]The U.S. Department of State stated that State Duma deputies use their authority to persecute dissenters and political opponents, violate freedom of information, and restrict human rights and fundamental freedoms of Russian citizens.[9][10]

On similar grounds, since March 11, 2022, he has been under sanctions by the United Kingdom.[20] Since February 25, 2022, he has been under sanctions by Switzerland.[11] Since February 26, 2022, he has been under sanctions by Australia.[11] Since April 12, 2022, he has been under sanctions by Japan.[20] By decree of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dated September 7, 2022, he has been under sanctions by Ukraine.[11] Since May 3, 2022, he has been under sanctions by New Zealand.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Демченко, Иван Иванович" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Модный бизнес: семья депутата Госдумы РФ займется виноделием на Кубани" (in Russian). РБК Кубань. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская Газета. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Объекты законотворчества :: Система обеспечения законодательной деятельности".
  5. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Новые санкции после месяца войны. Кого включили в списки США и Британии и что им грозит".
  7. ^ "США вводит новые санкции против России: полный список компаний и депутатов, попавших под ограничения".
  8. ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO".
  9. ^ "U.S. Sanctions Over 400 Russian Elites And Entities—Targeting Billionaire Oligarch Timchenko, The Duma And A Bank CEO".
  10. ^ "Sanctioning Additional Members of Russia's Duma, Russian Elites, Bank Board Members, and Defense Entities".
  11. ^ a b c d "ДЕМЧЕНКО Иван Иванович". Война и санкции.


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