Vladimir Pekhtin

Vladimir Pekhtin
Владимир Пехтин
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma
In office
29 December 2003 – 24 December 2007
Preceded byOleg Morozov
Succeeded byDmitry Rogozin
Member of Parliament
In office
1999 – 20 February 2013
Personal details
Born
Vladimir Alekseyevich Pekhtin

(1950-12-09) 9 December 1950 (age 73)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
EducationLeningrad Polytechnic Institute

Vladimir Alekseyevich Pekhtin (Russian: Влади́мир Алексе́евич Пе́хтин; born 9 December 1950) is a Russian politician. He was a deputy of the State Duma for the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th convocations. He chaired the parliament's ethics committee and served as Deputy Chairman of the State Duma. He was the first deputy chairman of the United Russia party. Pekhtin formerly served on the board of electric holding company RAO UES and was the Director General of Kolymaenergo, a subsidiary of RusHydro.

Pekhtin resigned from the State Duma in February 2013, following revelations that he owned over $1.3 million in Florida real estate.