Vasily Piskaryov
Russian politician
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Vasily Ivanovich Piskaryov (Russian: Василий Иванович Пискарёв) is a Russian politician who currently serves as the chairman of the State Duma committee on Security and Anti-Corruption since 5 October 2016.
Vasily Piskaryov | |
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Василий Пискарёв | |
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| Chairman of the State Duma committee on Security and Anti-Corruption | |
| Assumed office 5 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Irina Yarovaya |
| Deputy of the State Duma Russia | |
| Assumed office 18 September 2016 | |
| Constituency | Mordovia |
| Deputy head of the Investigative Committee Russia | |
| In office 13 March 2012 – 5 October 2016 | |
Head | Alexander Bastrykin |
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| Born | November 8, 1963 |
| Party | United Russia |
| Sverdlovsk Law Institute | |
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| Military service | |
| Rank | State Councillor of Justice, 1st class |
Piskaryov is a deputy for the United Russia party in the State Duma of the Russian Federation.[1] He is the head of the committee on Safety and Anti-Corruption.[2][3]
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Piskaryov was sanctioned by the European Union on 25 February 2022 after Russia annexed the Ukrainian oblasts of Donetsk and Luhansk.[4] He was subsequently additionally sanctioned by the governments of the United Kingdom on 11 March, the United States on 30 September, and Canada on 23 February 2023.[5][6][7]
