Vladimir Beketov

Vladimir Andreevich Beketov (; born 3 March 1949) is a Russian politician who served as a senator from Krasnodar Krai from 2017 to 2022. On 16 September 2022, Beketov early terminated his duties.

As of October 2022, Beketov was a vice-speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai.

Vladimir Beketov is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories.

Awards and titles

2004 - Order of Honour 2009 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", IV degree 2017 - Order of Alexander Nevsky 1999 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II degree 2019 - Certificate of Honor of the Government of the Russian Federation "Hero of labor of Kuban" Honorary citizen of the Uspensky district of the Krasnodar Territory, as well as those located near the village of Konokovo and the village of Urupsky