Pavel Shperov

Pavel Valentinovich Shperov (; ; born on 4 July 1971) is a Russian and former Ukrainian politician. He was a deputy of the State Duma of the VII convocation from 5 October 2016 until 12 October 2021.

Biography

Pavel Shperov was born in Simferopol on 4 July 1971.

Between 1988 and 1993, he studied at the Simferopol State University (now the Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University), at the Faculty of Physics, specializing in "engineer-physicist", but did not receive a diploma. He had currently studied at the Russian State Social University, specialty "State and Municipal Administration".

Between 1989 and 1991, he was a member of the Orthodox-Monarchical Order-Union.

In February 1991, Shperov joined the Russian Society of Crimea, and became a deputy chairman in 2008.

Since March 1992, Shperov was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union. Since April 1992, the party evolved into the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. In 1993, he was appointed head of the southern bureau of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, which united all branches of the party in Ukraine, and in 1996, he became an authorized representative of the Supreme Council of the Liberal Democratic Party in the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine.

Between 1996 and 2005, he was a member of the Congress of the Russian People of Crimea (later the Congress of Russian Communities of Crimea), and was a member of the Congress Duma.

Between 1997 and 2008, he was engaged in private entrepreneurial activity, as from 2008 to 2016, he was the director of RosKrym Company LLC.

Since 2008, he was the chieftain of the “Tauride Cossack Hundreds”. He took part in organizing and conducting events aimed at the return of Crimea to Russia, was a delegate to the World Cossack Congress in Novocherkassk in 2012.

Sanctions He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2016 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Family

He is married and has three children.