Arkady Nikolaevich Ponomarev (; born 16 May 1956, in

Voronezh Voronezh ( ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects wes ...

) is a Russian political figure, entrepreneur, and a deputy of the

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. In 2009, he was granted a

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in Technical Sciences degree After graduating from the university, Ponomarev started working at construction sites in

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. From 1984 to 1987, he was the chief engineer of the Rossosh Dairy Plant. He left the position to become the chief engineer and the head of the dairy plant Voronezhsky. In 2005, based on the Voronezhsky dairy plant, Ponomarev founded the company Molvest which manufactures popular dairy products. On 14 March 2010 Ponomarev was elected deputy of the Voronezh Oblast Duma. In 2013, he became deputy of the 6th State Duma. In 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected for the 7th and

s from the

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constituency. In 2014, volunteers of the

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accused Ponomarev in plagiarizing his candidate's dissertation.

Sanctions

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

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1956 births Living people United Russia politicians Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) People from Voronezh {{Russia-StateDuma-Deputy-stub