Anatoly Evgenevich Lokot (; born 18 January 1959, Novosibirsk) is the State Duma Deputy, the ex-mayor of

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 1,633,595, making it the most populous city in Siber ...

, Russia.

Biography

In 1981, he graduated from the Department of Physics and Technics of the

Novosibirsk State Technical University Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU), until 1992 the Novosibirsk Electrotechnical Institute (NETI), is one of the major research and educational centers of Russia as well as one of the top technical universities located in Novosibirsk, ...

. He is a member of the

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, and was previously a member of the

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Career

In December 1996 he became a deputy of the Novosibirsk Regional Council of Deputies from the Dzerzhinsky district of

. In December 2000 he joined the Novosibirsk City Council, where he headed the Communist Party faction. From 2003 to 2014 he was a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. He was elected deputy of the

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, and 6th convocations. He was elected in April 2014 with around 44% of the vote. He unexpectedly narrowly defeated the

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candidate by uniting the bulk of opposition forces. During the September 2019 elections, Anatoly was re-elected as mayor with over 50% of the vote.

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Communist Party Deputy Elected Mayor of NovosibirskPutin's party loses mayor race in Russia's third largest citySeven interesting facts about the Life of Anatoly Lokot. Novosibirskiye Novosti. Семь интересных фактов из жизни Анатолия Локтя. Новосибирские новости.
Living people Mayors of Novosibirsk Communist Party of the Russian Federation members 1959 births People from Novosibirsk Russian atheists Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Novosibirsk State Technical University alumni {{Russia-mayor-stub