Vitaly Bakhmetyev
Виталий Бахметьев
Deputy of the 8th State Duma
Assumed office
19 September 2021
Deputy of the 7th State Duma
In office
5 October 2016 – 12 October 2021
Mayor of Magnitogorsk
In office
28 October 2015 – 27 September 2016
Preceded bySerget Berdnikov
Succeeded byEvgeny Teftelev
Personal details
Born (1961-08-12) 12 August 1961
Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materMagnitogorsk State Technical University

Vitaly Viktorovich Bakhmetyev (Russian: Виталий Викторович Бахметьев; born August 12, 1961, Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 7th and 8th State Duma convocations.[1] He was born in the family of metallurgists. Later he graduated from the Magnitogorsk State Technical University. In 1984 he started working at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works,[2] and eight years later, he headed the metal forming and foundry workshop of the plant.[1][3]

In 2005 Bakhmetyev was elected as a deputy to the Magnitogorsk City Council of the 3rd convocation, where he was allocated to the committee on budget and fiscal policies. Three years later, Bakhmetyev became the commercial director for material and technical resources of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works. In 2012, he was among the confidants of Vladimir Putin in the Russian presidential election. In 2015 Bakhmetyev was appointed the Mayor of Magnitogorsk;[4] he left the post on September 27, 2016, as he was elected to the State Duma of the 7th convocation.[5] He continued his service as a deputy in the 8th State Duma. He ran with the United Russia.[1][6]

Vitaly Bakhmetyev is married and has three children.[1]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [7]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Бахметьев, Виталий Викторович" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  2. ↑ Александра Терентьева (2011-04-21). "Рашников уходит с Магнитки". Ведомости. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  3. ↑ "Бахметьев Виталий Викторович" (in Russian). Федерал Пресс. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  4. ↑ "Виталий Бахметьев о Магнитогорске и магнитогорцах: Мы люди слова. Сказал – сделал" (in Russian). Информационное Агентство Ural Press. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  5. ↑ ""Очередной мэр без имени". В Магнитогорске нашли замену Виталию Бахметьеву" (in Russian). Экспертный информационный портал УралПолит.RU. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Новый старый депутат? В Магнитогорском избирательном округе лидирует Виталий Бахметьев". Вертсов.Инфо. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  7. ↑ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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