Igor Lebedev (politician)
Russian politician
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Igor Vladimirovich Lebedev (né Zhirinovsky; Russian: Игорь Владимирович Лебедев né Жириновский; born 27 September 1972) is a Russian politician. He is a former deputy of the State Duma, a Deputy Chairman of the Duma, and chairman of the populist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia's Duma parliamentary group, and of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia's Youth Organization. He was a member of the State Duma's Committees on Budget Issues and Taxes, and State Building and Legislation. His father was Vladimir Zhirinovsky, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.[2]
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Igor Lebedev | |
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Игорь Лебедев | |
Lebedev in 2019 | |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| In office 19 December 1999 – 12 October 2021 | |
| Deputy Chairman of the State Duma | |
| In office 21 December 2011 – 12 October 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Igor Vladimirovich Zhirinovsky[1] 27 September 1972 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia |
| Spouse | Lyudmila Lebedeva |
| Children | 3 |
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| Education | Moscow Academy of Law (1996) |
| Occupation | Politician |
As of 12 September 2014, Lebedev was sanctioned by the European Union and the United Kingdom for voting in favor of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.[3][4]
Controversy
Following supporter violence involving Russian fans at the Euro 2016 tournament, Lebedev tweeted "nothing wrong with fans fighting" and to "keep up the good work".[5]
In March 2017, Lebedev proposed legalising football hooliganism and turning it into a sport.[6][7][8]
In 2020, during the spring session, deputy Lebedev missed 95.35 percent of the State Duma votes, ranking first among absentees.[9]
Family
He is married to Lyudmila Nikolaevna Lebedeva (born 1975)[10][11] and has twin sons, Alexander and Sergey (born 1998),[10][12] who are studying in Switzerland.[13]
On April 3, 2018, a third son was born.[14][15]
According to the Baza publication, from August 2016 to March 2019, Igor Lebedev was married to former basketball player Maria Grishina, with whom he has a son and a daughter. They also reported his name legally being changed to Igor Garcia.[16][17]
