Nikolay Vasilievich Arefiev[a] (Russian: Николай Васильевич Арефьев; born 11 March 1949 in Chagan, Kamyzyaksky District[1]) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]

Nikolay Arefiev
Николай Арефьев
official portrait, circa 2021
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Assumed office
21 December 2011
In office
18 January 2000 – 29 December 2003
Personal details
Born (1949-03-11) 11 March 1949 (age 75)
Chagan, Astrakhan Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Political partyCommunist Party of the Russian Federation
Education

From 1968 to 1970, he served at the Soviet Armed Forces. In 1979, he became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. From 1981 to 1985, he was an instructor, then head of a department of one of the district committees of the CPSU in Astrakhan. From 1987 to 1991, he was the first secretary of the Soviet district committee of the CPSU in Astrakhan. In 1993, he was appointed Secretary of the Astrakhan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. From 1995 to 1999, he was the deputy of the 2nd State Duma. From 1997 to 2010, he was the First Secretary of the Astrakhan Regional Committee of the Communist Party. In 1999 and 2003, he was re-elected for the 3rd State Duma. From 2006 to 2010, he was the deputy of the Duma of Astrakhan Oblast. In 2011, 2016, and 2021, he was re-elected for the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.[1][2][3]

Sanctions

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Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Also transliterated as Nikolai and Arefyev.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Арефьев, Николай Васильевич" (in Russian). ТАСС. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  3. ^ "Николай Васильевич Арефьев" (in Russian). Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  4. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.