Anatoly Dmitriyevich Artamonov (; born 1952, in ,

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) is a Russian politician, former

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of Kaluga Oblast. In November 1996, Artamonov was elected vice-governor of Kaluga Oblast. On 12 November 2000 he was elected governor of Kaluga Oblast with 56.72% of the vote; and re-elected on 14 March 2004 with 66.86% of the vote. On 21 July 2005, President

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nominated Artamonov to retain his position; the nomination was confirmed by the Kaluga duma on 26 July. In 2002, Artamonov was named governor of the year by the Russian Biographical Institute. Artamonov has been praised for managing to promote Kaluga Oblast as a destination for foreign investors, leading to the establishment of an automotive cluster in the region, and for creating a pro-business environment. Because of this, he managed to reorient the local economy away from Soviet-era military industries and promoted infrastructure spending on projects like the reconstruction of Kaluga Airport. He is reportedly an admirer of former Singaporean prime minister

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. In 2013 Artamonov was found guilty of defamation by a

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"a crook".

Sanctions

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

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