Sergey Aleksandrovich Martynov (russian: Сергей Александрович Мартынов; born 22 August 1959) is a Russian statesman who serves as a senator from

Mari El The Mari El Republic (russian: Респу́блика Мари́й Эл, ''Respublika Mariy El''; Meadow Mari: ; Hill Mari: ) is a republic of Russia. It is in the European Russia region of the country, along the northern bank of the Volga Rive ...

since 7 October 2019. Before that he worked in the apparatus of the

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. He has the federal state civilian service rank of

1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation (russian: действительный государственный советник Российской Федерации 1 класса) is the highest federal state civilian servic ...

Biography

Martynov was born on 22 August 1959 in Shatki, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. In 1982, he graduated from the

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, abbreviated as SPbPU (also, formerly "Saint Petersburg State Technical University", abbreviated as SPbSTU), is a Russian technical university located in Saint Petersburg. Other former names i ...

. In 2002, he also received a degree from Northwestern Management Institute. From 1982 to 1984, he served in the

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. From 1985 to 2000, he served in the

KGB The KGB (russian: links=no, lit=Committee for State Security, Комитет государственной безопасности (КГБ), a=ru-KGB.ogg, p=kəmʲɪˈtʲet ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ, Komitet gosud ...

. In 2003–2010, he was the Head of the Human Resources and Public Service Administration of the Governor of St. Petersburg

Valentina Matviyenko Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (russian: Валентина Ивановна Матвиенко, p=vəlʲɪnˈtʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə mətvʲɪˈjɛnkə, ukr, Валентина Іванівна Матвієнко; née Tyutina (Тютина; , ...

. From 2014 to 2019, he also was the Head of the

. On 7 October 2019, he became a senator from

. ; Sanctions As of October 19, 2022, Martynov was under personal sanctions introduced by the

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, the

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, the

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, Switzerland, Australia,

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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:Martynov, Sergey Living people 1959 births United Russia politicians 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions 21st-century Russian politicians People from Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)