Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov
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Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov | |
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Вячеслав Дамдинцурунов | |
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| Member of the State Duma for Buryatia | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Aldar Damdinov |
| Constituency | Buryatia-at-large |
| Minister of Sports and Youth Policy of Buryatia | |
| In office 14 December 2017 – 24 September 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1977 |
| Party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Buryat State University |
Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Damdintsurunov (Russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Дамдинцурунов; born September 21, 1977) is a Russian political figure, professional sportsman, and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]
Damdintsurunov is a professional sportsman; in 1999, he became the Russian champion in Muay Thai. Damdintsurunov had been working for more than 13 years on developing and implementing sports policies in the region. Damdintsurunov is also a former vice-rector of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. In 2017, he was appointed the Minister of Sports and Youth Policy of Buryatia.[2] He resigned in 2021 after he was elected a deputy from the Buryatia constituency of the State Duma of the 8th convocation.[3][4]
Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov is married and has three children.[5]
On February 25, 2022, in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he was included in the European Union sanctions list in response to Russia’s decision to recognize the territories of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions and to send Russian troops there.[6][7][8]
On March 11, 2022, he was added to the United Kingdom sanctions list “for recognizing the independence of two separatist regions in Ukraine.”[9][10]
On September 30, 2022, he was placed under sanctions by the United States in response to the “sham referenda” and the “annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russian occupying forces.”[11][12] The U.S. Department of State noted that deputies had unanimously passed the law on “fake news,” and some deputies played a key role in spreading Russian disinformation about the war.[13]
He is also subject to sanctions by Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Ukraine, and New Zealand.[14][15]