Dmitry Gudkov

Dmitry Gudkov
Дмитрий Гудков
Gudkov in 2017
Leader of the Party of Changes
In office
23 June 2018 – 30 March 2020
Preceded byAndrei Nechayev
Succeeded byAndrei Nechayev
Personal details
Born
Dmitry Gennadyevich Gudkov

(1980-01-19) 19 January 1980 (age 44)
Kolomna, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyA Just Russia (until 2013)
Party of Changes (2018–2020)
Spouses
Sofya Gudkova
(m. 2002; div. 2012)
Valeria Sushkova
(m. 2012)
Children3
ParentGennady Gudkov
OccupationPolitician
Known forOpposition to President Vladimir Putin

Dmitry Gennadyevich Gudkov (Russian: Дмитрий Геннадьевич Гудков; born 19 January 1980)[1] is a Russian politician and opposition leader.[2] He was elected as a member of the State Duma in 2011–2016.[3] His father, Gennady Gudkov, was also a Duma deputy in 2001–2012. Both father and son were members of the party A Just Russia.[4] Gudkov was expelled from the party on 13 March 2013 after it accused him of "calling on the American authorities to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs".[5][6] While Gudkov ran as candidate of Yabloko party[7][8] and worked with the non-systemic opposition, he lost in the 18 September 2016 election for the Russian Parliament.[9] In 2018, he and Ksenia Sobchak decided to align together, which lead to the creation of an opposition political party which is called the Party of Changes.[10]

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  2. ^ "Russia votes, but will the Kremlin notice?". The Economist. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Gudkov, Dmitry G." (in Russian). Youth Public Chamber of Russia. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference E2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Russian Legislator Accused of Treason After U.S. Visit, The New York Times (15 March 2013)
  6. ^ "ЛДПР настаивает на лишении мандатов авторов законопроекта о продэмбарго". Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. ^ Russian opposition: inside or outside the system? Archived 4 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Grigorii Golosov, 1 September 2011 (retrieved 8 February 2015)
  8. ^ Andrew E. Kramer (15 September 2016). "Russia's Opposition, While Repressed, May Be Its Own Worst Enemy". NYT. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. ^ Neil MacFarquhar (19 September 2016). "Vladimir Putin Tightens Grip on Russia's Parliament With Election Rout". NYT. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  10. ^ "A former Duma deputy announces the creation of a new political party with Ksenia Sobchak". Meduza. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2020.