Olga Pilipenko


Olga Vasilievna Pilipenko is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 7th and 8th State Dumas. In 1998, she was granted a Candidate of Sciences in Technical sciences degree.
After graduating from university, Pilipenko began working at the Oryol's branch of the Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science. She headed the department for over 25 years, and in 2009, she became a professor. From 2013 to 2015, she worked as a dean of the State University - educational-scientific-industrial complex. In 2015, she was appointed Dean of the Prioksky State University. On 13 September 2015, she was elected a deputy of the Oryol City Council of People's Deputies of the 5th convocation. On 26 May 2019, she was elected Dean of the Oryol State University. On 8 September 2019, she was elected as a deputy of the 7th State Duma from the Oryol constituency. In 2021, she was re-elected to the 8th State Duma.

Sanctions

She was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.