Andrey Anikeyev

{{Short description|Russian politician (born 1961)}}

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| native_name = {{nobold|Андрей Аникеев}}

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| image = Аникеев Андрей Анатольевич.jpg

| caption = official portrait, circa 2021

|office = Member of the State Duma for
Orenburg Oblast

|term_start = 12 October 2021

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|predecessor = Yury Mishcheryakov

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|constituency = Orenburg (No. 142)

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|birth_place = Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

|party = United Russia

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|relatives = Grigory Anikeyev (cousin)

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Andrey Anatolyevich Anikeyev ({{langx|ru|Андрей Анато́льевич Анике́ев}}; born 16 December 1961, Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 8th State Duma convocation.{{cite web

|url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/anikeev-andrey-anatolevich

|title=Аникеев, Андрей Анатольевич

|publisher=ТАСС Энциклопедия

|language=ru

|accessdate=2022-02-12}}

In the 1990s he moved to Orenburg where he headed the Open Joint Stock Company "ORENTEKS" that specializes on the textile industry.{{cite web

|url=http://orenpolit.ru/persons/item/2084-anikeev-andrej-anatolevich-prezident-torgovo-promyshlennoj-gruppy-armada

|title=Аникеев Андрей Анатольевич — председатель комитета Законодательного собрания по экономической политике, промышленности и предпринимательству

|date=2016-08-10

|publisher=Оренбургская политика

|language=ru

|accessdate=2022-02-12}}

{{cite web

|url=https://www.pnp.ru/social/kto-rodilsya-16-dekabrya-4.html

|title=Кто родился 16 декабря

|author=Ирина Макеева

|date=2021-12-16

|publisher=Парламентская газета

|accessdate=2022-02-12}}

In 2005 he was awarded a Candidate of Economics Sciences degree from the Moscow Academy of the Labor Market and Information Technology. From 2000 to 2002 he was a deputy of the Orenburg City Council and later became a deputy of the Orenburg Legislative Assembly of the 3rd (2002-2006) and 6th (2016-2021) convocations. In 2021, he entered the list of the wealthiest deputies in the Legislative Assembly.{{cite web

|url=https://www.ural56.ru/news/662527/

|title=ТОП самых богатых депутатов Законодательного Собрания Оренбургской области и жен депутатов

|author=Кирилл Хрусталев

|date=2021-04-15

|publisher=Медиахолдинг «Урал-ТВ»

|accessdate=2022-02-12}}

In September 2021 he was elected to the State Duma of 8th convocation where he represents the Orenburg Oblast. He ran with the United Russia.{{cite web

|url=https://rg.ru/2021/09/24/spisok.html

|title=Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва

|date=2021-09-25

|publisher=Российская газета

|accessdate=2022-02-12}}

Andrey Anikeyev is a Master of Sports in athletics and a repeated champion of Moscow and All-Union competitions.

Sanctions

Due to his support of Russian aggression and the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Anikeev is subject to personal sanctions imposed by multiple countries: all European Union member states, the United Kingdom, the United States of America (in this case, on the grounds of “supporting the Kremlin’s efforts to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” and “complicity in Putin’s war”{{Cite web|url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0677|title=U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia’s Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY|access-date=2023-03-23|archive-date=2022-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324133120/https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0677|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://business-magazine.online/fn_1072351.html|title=США вводит новые санкции против России: полный список компаний и депутатов, попавших под ограничения|website=ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ БИЗНЕС ЖУРНАЛ|access-date=2023-03-22|archive-date=2023-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513092708/https://business-magazine.online/fn_1072351.html|url-status=live}}, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. In accordance with the decree of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dated September 7, 2022, he is also under Ukrainian sanctions{{Cite web |url=https://sanctions.nazk.gov.ua/ru/sanction-person/62 |title=АНИКЕЕВ Андрей Анатольевич |access-date=2022-12-28 |archive-date=2022-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126140748/https://sanctions.nazk.gov.ua/ru/sanction-person/62/ |url-status=live }}.

On March 22, 2023, a Ukrainian court sentenced Anikeev in absentia to 15 years in prison with property confiscation under charges related to encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine{{Cite news|accessdate=2023-03-22|date=2023-03-21|website=Радио Свобода|title=Украинский суд заочно приговорил к тюрьме 20 депутатов Госдумы|url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/ukrainskiy-sud-zaochno-prigovoril-k-tyurjme-20-deputatov-gosdumy/32328347.html|archivedate=2023-03-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322084204/https://www.svoboda.org/a/ukrainskiy-sud-zaochno-prigovoril-k-tyurjme-20-deputatov-gosdumy/32328347.html}}.

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