Ivan Nikolayevich Abramov (; born 16 June 1978) is a Russian politician serving as a

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from

Amur Oblast Amur Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya rivers in the Russian Far East. The oblast borders Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the south. The administrati ...

since 27 September 2018.

Career

Ivan Abramov was born on 16 June 1978 in

Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk ( rus, Благовещенск, p=bləɡɐˈvʲeɕːɪnsk, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur River, Amur and the ...

. In 2000, he graduated from the Far Eastern State Agrarian University, and in 2011 he received another degree from the

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. After graduating from the Far Eastern State Agrarian University, Abramov engaged with private enterprise. In 2004, he joined the

Liberal Democratic Party of Russia LDPR – Liberal Democratic Party of Russia () is a Russian Ultranationalism, ultranationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist List of political parties in Russia, political party. It succeeded the Liberal Democratic Party of the ...

. On 21 October 2005, he became the head of the regional branch in Amur Oblast. On 2 March 2008, he was elected deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Amur Oblast of the 5th convocation. From 2011 to 2016, he was deputy of the

6th State Duma The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 6th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации VI созыва) is a fo ...

. From 2016 to 2018, he was deputy of the

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. On 27 September 2018, he was appointed

from

Sanctions

Ivan Abramov is under personal sanctions introduced by the

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, the

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, the

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, for ratifying the decisions of the " Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abramov, Ivan Living people 1978 births Liberal Democratic Party of Russia politicians People from Blagoveshchensk Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)