Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov

Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Damdintsurunov (Вячеслав Анатольевич Дамдинцурунов; born September 21, 1977) is a Russian political figure, professional sportsman, and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.

Damdintsurunov is a professional sportsman; in 1999, he became the Russian champion in Muay Thai. Damdintsurunov had been working for more than 13 years on developing and implementing sports policies in the region. Damdintsurunov is also a former vice-rector of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. In 2017, he was appointed the Minister of Sports and Youth Policy of Buryatia. He resigned in 2021 after he was elected a deputy from the Buryatia constituency of the State Duma of the 8th convocation.

Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov is married and has three children.

Sanctions
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.

Awards

 * Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"