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Viktor Peshkov

Politician

Viktor Peshkov is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Viktor Peshkov · Пешков Виктор Петрович · Пешков, Виктор Петрович				[sources]
Alias	Пешков, Виктор Петрович				[sources]
Birth date	1945-10-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Karaganda				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
Citizenship	Russia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Viktor				[sources]
Political association	Communist Party of the Soviet Union				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q56418611				[sources]
Position	Duma (member, 2011-2016) · member of the State Duma (2000-2003) · member of the State Duma (2011-2016)				[sources]
Education	Doktor Nauk in Sociology · Moscow State Aviation Technological University · Moscow State Law University · PhD in Psychology				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Duma	-	-
member of the State Duma	2011-12-04	2016-10-05

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,351

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,278

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Wikidata Entities of Interest3,964

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,033

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Wikidata326,304

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