Sergey Yurievich Bidonko (; born 18 August 1975,

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) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the

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and

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convocations. In 1993 he graduated from the Krasnotur'inskiy Industrial'nyy Kolledzh. Later he continued his education at the

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(2000) and the

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(2011).

Career

Bidonko started his political career in 2009 when he was elected the head of Karpinsk (nominated by the

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). In 2013 he was re-elected for the same position. On 15 December 2014,

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appointed Bidonko Deputy Minister of Construction and Architecture of the region. In 2016 he was elected deputy of the

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convocation. Bidonko resigned his deputy powers on 13 December 2018, as he was appointed vice-governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Since 2021 he has served as deputy of the

Revenue

In 2020 Bidonko earned 15.3 million rubles. In 2021 – 5.8 million rubles.

Sanctions

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

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. He is one of the members of the

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the United States Treasury sanctioned on 24 March 2022 in response to the

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References

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