Igor Georgievich Artamonov (; born March 14, 1967) is a Russian politician serving as Governor of Lipetsk Oblast since 2 October 2018.

Biography

Artamonov was trained in the human resources management development program of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. He was awarded the

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II class by presidential decree of

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in 2011. In 2018 he received the Order of Honour.

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by

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under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the

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for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security, and by the British government in 2022 following the start of the

References

External links

Official site

Дембельский альбом Игоря Артамонова
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