Andrey Kartapolov | |
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| Андрей Валериевич Картаполов | |
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| Chairman of the Defense Committee of the State Duma | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Shamanov |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrey Valeryevich Kartapolov 9 November 1963 Weimar, East Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | United Russia (2021–present) |
| Alma mater | Moscow Higher Military Command School Frunze Military Academy Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Branch/service |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1980-2021 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | Western Military District |
| Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Andrey Valeryevich Kartapolov (Russian: Андрей Валериевич Картаполов; born 9 November 1963) is a Russian politician and former army officer of the Russian Army. From 30 July 2018 to October 2021[1] he served as Deputy Defence Minister, and headed the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces. He had commanded the Western Military District from 2015 to 2016, and again from 2017 to 2018. Kartapolov has held the rank of colonel general since 2015. He is currently a member of parliament, a deputy of the State Duma, elected on 19 September 2021.
- ^ "В Восточном военном округе сменился командующий". Retrieved 16 November 2021.