Alexander Sergeyevich Prokopyev (; born August 5, 1986, in

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) is a Russian politician and a deputy of the 6th, 7th, and

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s. Prokopyev's mother, Larisa Prokopyeva, is a Russian entrepreneur and the founder of the Evalar company specializing in

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s. After graduating from the First Moscow State Medical University, Alexander started working at the Evalar. In 2008-2011, he was responsible for the strategic development of the company. In 2011, he was elected deputy of the 6th State Duma from the

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constituency. In 2016 and 2021, Prokopyev was re-elected for the 7th and

s. In 2012,

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ranked Prokopyev 37th out of 100 wealthiest civil servants in Russia. In 2017 and 2020, he became the richest of all Siberian deputies in the State Duma with an annual income of 92-108 mln rubles.

Sanctions

Prokopyev was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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