Dmitry Gennadievich Gusev (; born 23 July 1972,

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) is a Russian professional

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and a deputy of the

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. After graduating from the

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, Gusev, together with

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, Rinat Khaseev, and Sergey Chernakov, founded the political consulting agency ''Bakster group'', within the framework of which he organized over 200 election campaigns. From 1996 to 2001, he served as deputy of the City Duma of Yekaterinburg. In 2014, he started working at the

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. In 2015, Gusev became the advisor to the Chairman of the

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. In February 2021, he was appointed the head of the central apparatus of the party

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. In September 2021, he was elected deputy of the

from the

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constituency. Gusev is considered to be one of the best Russian

Sanctions

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

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References

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