Larisa Opanasyuk

Larisa Nikolaevna Opanasyuk (; ; 26 December 1962 – 5 October 2023) was a Ukrainian-born Russian lawyer and politician. A member of the Party of Regions, she served as Deputy Chairman of the from 2014 to 2019.

Biography Opanasyuk was born on 26 December 1962 in Hvardiiske, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1985 she graduated from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University with a degree in law.

From 2000 to 2006 she worked as the Head of the Main Legal Department of the Council of Ministers of Crimea. During this time, she also worked for a degree and in 2004 obtained from her alma mater in public administration. In 2011 she was appointed acting chairman of the Republican Committee of Crimea for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, succeeding Sergey Tur who went to another place of work.

Personal life She has two twin daughters, who eventually formed a singing duet together under the name "Anna-Maria". A scandal erupted occurred during the Ukrainian selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2019, in which they competed for entry, when they were asked whether Crimea belonged to Ukraine by Serhiy Prytula, which he noted could cause an end to their mother's career to which they responded that it was between choosing their own careers or their parents.

Opanasyuk died on 5 October 2023, at the age of 60.