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Vasily Piskaryov

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Vasily Piskaryov
Василий Пискарёв
Chairman of the State Duma committee on Security and Anti-Corruption
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Preceded byIrina Yarovaya
Deputy of the State Duma Russia
Assumed office
18 September 2016
ConstituencyMordovia
Deputy head of the Investigative Committee Russia
In office
13 March 2012  5 October 2016
HeadAlexander Bastrykin
Personal details
Born (1963-11-08) November 8, 1963 (age 62)
PartyUnited Russia
Alma materSverdlovsk Law Institute
Awards
Military service
RankState Councillor of Justice, 1st class

Vasily Ivanovich Piskaryov (Russian: Василий Иванович Пискарёв) is a Russian politician who currently serves as the chairman of the State Duma committee on Security and Anti-Corruption since 5 October 2016.

Piskaryov is a deputy for the United Russia party in the State Duma of the Russian Federation.[1] He is the head of the committee on Safety and Anti-Corruption.[2][3]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Piskaryov was sanctioned by the European Union on 25 February 2022 after Russia annexed the Ukrainian oblasts of Donetsk and Luhansk.[4] He was subsequently additionally sanctioned by the governments of the United Kingdom on 11 March, the United States on 30 September, and Canada on 23 February 2023.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. "Putin unveils security reshuffle". Financial Times. May 2016.
  2. "Putin reshuffles Russia's law enforcement structures". Reuters. 30 April 2016.
  3. "State Duma adopts bill on status of meetings between imprisoned parents and their children". RAPSI. 12 July 2017.
  4. "ЕC ввел санкции против 351 депутата Госдумы, которые одобрили признание Россией "ЛНР" и "ДНР"". Nastoyashcheye Vremya (in Russian). 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  5. "UK sanctions 386 Russian MPs over Ukraine invasion". BBC News. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  6. "США ввели санкции против всех российских сенаторов, Набиуллиной и членов семей чиновников". The Moscow Times (in Russian). 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  7. Stone, Laura (24 February 2023). "Canada to send four more tanks to Ukraine, announces new Russian sanctions". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2026.