Vladimir Nikolayevich Plotnikov (russian: Владимир Николаевич Плотников; born 6 November 1961, Gusyovka,

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) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 1st,

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, 4th,

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, and 8th State Dumas. In 1995, Plotnikov was granted a

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degree in Agricultural Sciences. From 1984 to 1993, he worked as a chief agronomer of the

. In 1993-2007, he was the deputy of the

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of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th convocations. Initially, Plotnikov was a member of the

Agrarian Party of Russia The Agrarian Party of Russia (APR; ''Agrarnaya Partiya Rossii'', Аграрная Партия России, АПР) was an agrarian political party in Russia. Founded in February 1993, it was among the earliest parties in the Russian Federation ...

, but in October 2008, he joined the

United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...

instead. From April 2004 to 2008 he served as chairman of the Agrarian Party after

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stepped down. On 1 March 2009 he was elected deputy of the Volgograd Oblast Duma. In 2009-2014, Plotnkov was a member of the

Federation Council The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...

. In 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected for the

and 8th State Dumas respectively.

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to

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