Vladimir Platonov (politician)

Vladimir Mikhailovich Platonov (Владимир Михайлович Платонов; born 24 December 1954 in Moscow) is a Russian politician who served as chairman of the Moscow City Duma from July 11, 1994, to September 24, 2014. Since May 26, 2016 he is the President of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Biography
From August 1999 to September 2002 he was a member of the Union of Right Forces party. Left the party due to a long conflict with Boris Nemtsov. He believed that the most suitable candidate for the role of leader of the "right" was Yegor Gaidar.

In April 2015 he received the doctor of law degree. He is holder of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of third degree.