Igor Lebedev (politician)

Member of Parliament
Igor Lebedev
Member of Parliament Igor Lebedev
	Igor Lebedev
Member of the State Duma
	In office; 19 December 1999 – 12 October 2021
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma
	In office; 21 December 2011 – 12 October 2021
Personal details
Born	Igor Vladimirovich Zhirinovsky[1]; 27 September 1972; Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Russia
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Spouse(s)	Lyudmila Lebedeva
Children	2
Parent(s)	Vladimir Zhirinovsky; Galina Lebedeva;
Alma mater	Moscow Academy of Law (1996)
Occupation	Politician

Igor Vladimirovich Lebedev (né Zhirinovsky; Russian: Игорь Владимирович Лебедев né Жириновский; born 27 September 1972) is a Russian politician. He is a former deputy of the State Duma, a Deputy Chairman of the Duma, and chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia's Duma parliamentary group, and of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia's Youth Organization. He was a member of the State Duma's Committees on Budget Issues and Taxes, and State Building and Legislation. His father is Vladimir Zhirinovsky, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. He graduated from the Moscow Academy of Law in 1996.[2]

As of 12 September 2014, Lebedev was sanctioned by the European Union for voting "... in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects - the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’."[3]

Controversy

Following supporter violence involving Russian fans at the Euro 2016 tournament, Lebedev tweeted "nothing wrong with fans fighting" and to "keep up the good work".[4]

In March 2017, Lebedev proposed legalising football hooliganism and turning it into a sport.[5][6][7]

References

Дети Владимира Жириновского, Виктора Геращенко и Владимира Яковлева
U.S.–Russia Business Council
EU COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 961/2014 of 8 September 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
Vick, James (13 June 2016). "Euro 2016 violence: What do Russian fans say?". BBC News.
"Russian politician Igor Lebedev proposes legalising football hooliganism". BBC News. 5 March 2017.
West, Aaron (6 March 2017). "A Russian politician wants to make hooliganism an organized sport ahead of 2018 World Cup | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
"Russian politician suggests making fights between football hooligans a spectator sport". Carlow Nationalist. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

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[1] Дети Владимира Жириновского, Виктора Геращенко и Владимира Яковлева

[2] U.S.–Russia Business Council

[3] EU COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 961/2014 of 8 September 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

[4] Vick, James (13 June 2016). "Euro 2016 violence: What do Russian fans say?". BBC News.

[5] "Russian politician Igor Lebedev proposes legalising football hooliganism". BBC News. 5 March 2017.

[6] West, Aaron (6 March 2017). "A Russian politician wants to make hooliganism an organized sport ahead of 2018 World Cup | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[7] "Russian politician suggests making fights between football hooligans a spectator sport". Carlow Nationalist. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.