Sergei Nikolayevich Lukin (russian: Сергей Николаевич Лукин; born 7 July 1954) is a Russian politician serving as a

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from

Voronezh Oblast Voronezh Oblast (russian: Воронежская область, Voronezhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the 2021 Census. Geography V ...

since 24 September 2020.

Career

Sergei Lukin was born on 7 July 1954 in Perlyovka,

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. In 1976, he graduated from the Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. From 1979 to 2012, he worked at the House-building plant (DSK) in Voronezh. From 2001 to 2013, Lukin was the deputy of the

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. In April 2013, he was elected

from

. In 2020, he was re-appointed for the same position.

Sanctions

Sergei Lukin is under personal sanctions introduced by the

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, the

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, for ratifying the decisions of the " Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lukin, Sergei Living people 1954 births United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians People from Voronezh Oblast Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)