Andrey Anikeyev
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Andrey Anikeyev | |
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Андрей Аникеев | |
 official portrait, circa 2021 | |
| Member of the State Duma for Orenburg Oblast | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Yury Mishcheryakov |
| Constituency | Orenburg (No. 142) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1961 |
| Party | United Russia |
| Relatives | Grigory Anikeyev (cousin) |
Andrey Anatolyevich Anikeyev (Russian: Андрей Анато́льевич Анике́ев; born 16 December 1961, Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 8th State Duma convocation.[1] In the 1990s he moved to Orenburg where he headed the Open Joint Stock Company "ORENTEKS" that specializes on the textile industry.[2][3] In 2005 he was awarded a Candidate of Economics Sciences degree from the Moscow Academy of the Labor Market and Information Technology.[1] From 2000 to 2002 he was a deputy of the Orenburg City Council and later became a deputy of the Orenburg Legislative Assembly of the 3rd (2002-2006) and 6th (2016-2021) convocations.[1] In 2021, he entered the list of the wealthiest deputies in the Legislative Assembly.[4] In September 2021 he was elected to the State Duma of 8th convocation where he represents the Orenburg Oblast. He ran with the United Russia.[5][1]
Since 2005, Anikeyev has served as President of the Athletics Federation of the Orenburg Region. Since 2016, he has also been a member of the Presidium of the All-Russian Athletics Federation..[1]
