Yury Shvytkin
Native nameЮрий Швыткин
OfficeMember of the State Duma
for Krasnoyarsk Krai
Term start5 October 2016
Term end23 March 2026
Predecessorconstituency re-established
ConstituencyKrasnoyarsk (No. 54)
Birth date24 May 1965
Birth placeKrasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Death date23 March 2026 (aged 60)
PartyUnited Russia
Alma mater
AllegianceUSSR
Russian Federation
Service years1986–2001
Service years labelService years
RankColonel
Branch Airborne Forces
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch labelService
BattlesFirst Chechen War
Battles labelConflict

Yury Nikolaevich Shvytkin (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Швыткин; 24 May 1965 – 23 March 2026) was a Russian politician who was a deputy of the 7th and 8th State Dumas.[1]

Life and career

From 1986 to 1992, Shvytkin served at the 76th Guards Air Assault Division. From 1992 to 2001, he served at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Krasnoyarsk Krai. From 2001 to 2016, he was the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In 2015, Shvytkin became a member of the All-Russia People's Front. In 2016 and 2021, he was elected deputy for the 7th, and 8th State Dumas.[1][2][3][4]

Shvytkin was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[5] He died on 23 March 2026, at the age of 60.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Швыткин, Юрий Николаевич" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  3. ^ "Швыткин Юрий Николаевич" (in Russian). Интернет-газета newslab.ru. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  4. ^ "Швыткин Юрий" (in Russian). Sibnovosti.ru. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  5. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ "State Duma Deputy Yuri Shvytkin. Biography". Izvestia. Retrieved 3 April 2026.