Larisa Ponomaryova

Larisa Nikolayevna Ponomaryova (; born 1 July 1949) is a Russian politician. She is a former representative of the government of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the Federation Council, serving from 2005 to 2013.

Early life Ponomaryova was born on 1 July 1949. She graduated from the Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering. She was replaced by Anna Otke.

She was awarded an honorary diploma of the Federation Council.

Personal life She is married to Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences , (born in 1945). Their son, Ilya Ponomarev, is a former member of the State Duma of the 5th and 6th convocations from the A Just Russia party. Ilya, the only member of the State Duma to vote against Russia's annexation of Crimea, went into exile in 2014. After the start of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she moved to Warsaw with her husband.