Aleksandr Terentyev

Alexander Vasilyevich Terentyev (; born 1 January 1961) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.

Biography Alexander Terentyev was born in 1961 in the village of Karabiday, Shcherbaktinsky District, Pavlodar Region of the Kazakh SSR (now the Republic of Kazakhstan). He completed his secondary education in Crimea.

After finishing school, he entered a vocational technical school, where he trained as a mobile crane operator. He worked for the Perekop mobile mechanized column (PMK-36). Following his military service, he was employed in the construction management department of the Azovstal Construction Trust.

In 2002, he graduated from V. I. Vernadsky Taurida National University with a degree in Management of Organizations.

Controversies In 2013, reports appeared alleging that Alexander Terentyev was the owner of a foreign company with accounts in the offshore firm Targis Universal, Corp. The deputy denied all accusations, stating that the matter might concern a namesake.

Sanctions Terentyev was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.