Sergey Zhigarev


Sergei Aleksandroviсh Zhigarev is a Russian politician. He was a deputy of the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation until 2021. He had been elected to the 6th State Duma of the Russian Federation in 2011 as a representative of the Shchyolkovo constituency, and was re-elected in 2016.

Biography

Zhigarev was born in Moscow. He graduated from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation with the degree Candidate of Economic Sciences in 2005.
Prior to election to the State Duma, Zhigarev was a deputy of the Moscow Oblast Duma.

State Duma of the Russian Federation

In 2011, Zhigarev was elected as a deputy in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, as a representative for the Shchelkovsky constituency in Moscow. He was elected to a second term commencing 18 September 2016. He was also the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Industry, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship.
In November, 2015, Zhigarev stated that the development of a United States missile defense in Europe is the greatest threat to Russia, and that the United States itself was the main threat to its NATO allies. At the time, he was deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense. He has also expressed concern about the expansion of NATO.

Family and Property

In 2010, Forbes magazine estimated his family's income at 38.79 million rubles. It was also reported that they owned nine real estate properties and four vehicles. In his 2010 election declaration, Zhigarev reported an income of approximately 1.5 million rubles and a bank account with 624,300 rubles. In his 2020 declaration, he declared an income of 295 million rubles.
Zhigarev’s eldest son, Kirill Zhigarev, served as a deputy of the Moscow Regional Duma in the 5th, 6th, and 7th convocations, elected through the regional list of the LDPR party. During the 6th and 7th convocations, he held the position of head of the LDPR faction and Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Regional Duma. He also served as coordinator of the LDPR regional office in the Moscow Region. In early 2024, he resigned early from his position as a deputy of the Moscow Regional Duma and joined the Government of the Moscow Region.