Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov

Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov
Вячеслав Дамдинцурунов
Member of the State Duma for Buryatia
Assumed office
12 October 2021
Preceded byAldar Damdinov
ConstituencyBuryatia-at-large
Minister of Sports and Youth Policy of Buryatia
In office
14 December 2017 – 24 September 2021
Personal details
Born (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47)
Katangar, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District, RSFSR, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materBuryat State University

Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Damdintsurunov (Russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Дамдинцурунов; born September 21, 1977) is a Russian political figure, professional sportsman, and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]

Damdintsurunov is a professional sportsman; in 1999, he became the Russian champion in Muay Thai. Damdintsurunov had been working for more than 13 years on developing and implementing sports policies in the region. Damdintsurunov is also a former vice-rector of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. In 2017, he was appointed the Minister of Sports and Youth Policy of Buryatia.[2] He resigned in 2021 after he was elected a deputy from the Buryatia constituency of the State Duma of the 8th convocation.[3][4]

Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov is married and has three children.[5]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[6]

Awards

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