Dmitry Svishchev

Dmitry Svishchev
Дмитрий Свищев
Dmitry Svishchev in August 2008
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Assumed office
21 December 2011
President of the Russian Curling Federation
Assumed office
2010
Personal details
BornMay 22, 1969 (1969-05-22) (age 55)
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party of Russia
EducationFinancial University (2004)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Economist
  • Sports Administrator
Websitehttps://svishchev.ru/

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Svishchev (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Свищёв; born May 22, 1969, in Moscow) is a Russian politician, a deputy of the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation.[1][2] He rose to prominence as a businessman and sports administrator.

Svishchev continues his involvement in national and international sports through his membership in the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sport and Youth Affair, and as president of the Russian Curling Federation.

On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

  1. ^ "Svishchev Dmitry Aleksandrovich". ldpr.ru (in Russian). LDPR. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Svishchev Dmitry Aleksandrovich". www.duma.gov.ru (in Russian). The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 10 April 2022.