- Source: Yury Petrov (politician, born 1947)
Yury Alexandrovich Petrov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Петров; born 10 April 1947) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
After graduating from the Leningrad State University, Petrov started working there first as an assistant and later as an associate professor of the Faculty of Law. Simultaneously with that, he was also working as a lawyer in a number of Saint Petersburg law firms. In September 2004, Petrov was appointed deputy chair of the Russian fund of federal property (liquidated in 2008). From 2008 to 2011, he headed the Federal Agency for State Property Management. In 2011, 2016, and 2021 he was elected deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas, respectively.
Sanctions
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.