Vladimir Shamanov

Vladimir Shamanov MP
Владимир Шаманов
official portrait, 2010
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 October 2016
Chairman of the Defence Committee of the State Duma
In office 5 October 2016 – 12 October 2021
Preceded by	Vladimir Komoyedov [ru]
Succeeded by	Andrey Kartapolov
2nd Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast
In office January 19, 2001 – November 15, 2004
Preceded by	Yury Goryachev
Succeeded by	Maria Bolshakova (acting) Sergey Morozov
Personal details
Born	15 February 1957 (1957-02-15) (age 67) Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	United Russia
Spouse	Lyudmila Shamanova
Education	VAGSH
Awards	Hero of Russian Federation
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Russian Federation
Branch/service	Russian Airborne Forces
Years of service	1978–2016
Rank	Colonel General
Commands	328th Guards Parachute Regiment 58th Army Russian Airborne Forces
Battles/wars	First Nagorno-Karabakh War Operation Goranboy First Chechen War First Battle of Grozny Battle of Bamut Dagestan War Second Chechen War Battle of Grozny Russo-Georgian War Battle of Kodori Valley

Vladimir Anatolievich Shamanov (Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Шаманов, born 15 February 1957) is a retired Colonel General of the Russian Armed Forces who was Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) from May 2009^[1] to October 2016 and a Russian politician. After his retirement in October 2016, Shamanov became head of the State Duma Defense Committee.