Igor Zubarev

Igor Dmitrievich Zubarev (; born 20 July 1966) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from the Republic of Karelia since 7 October 2021.

Through his leadership and collaboration with the Federal Agency for Fisheries, he guided all Karelian enterprises through a successful application campaign in 2008. They secured 10-year fishing quotas by resolving more than 30 issues in their applications, completing the process without a single quota loss.

From 2003 to 2016, he was the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th convocations.

He earned a bachelor's degree in Public and Municipal Administration from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) in 2016.

He joined the Committee for Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management in the Federation Council, a position in which he was appointed deputy chairman in October 2024.

In March 2022, he sold the Virma Fishery Company to Igor Chevychalo and withdrew from the fishing industry. Concurrently, he ceased to be a founder of other fishing sector entities in Karelia, namely "Soglasie" LLC, "Pelagika" LLC, and "Azimut" ''LLC.