Timofey Timofeyevich Bazhenov (Russian: Тимофей Тимофеевич Баженов; born 25 January 1976, Moscow) is a Russian political figure, former TV host, and deputy in the 8th convocation of the State Duma.[1]

Timofey Bazhenov
Тимофей Баженов
Member of the State Duma for Moscow
Assumed office
12 October 2021
Preceded byIvan Teterin
ConstituencyBabushkinsky (No. 196)
Personal details
Born (1976-01-25) 25 January 1976 (age 48)
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
Education
Occupationjournalist

Starting from 1994, Timofey Bazhenov began to work on the NTV channel, and in 1998 he was officially hired as a reporter. Since then, he has hosted many entertainment TV shows. Bazhenov's political career started in 2015 when he was appointed the head of the press office of Magas city. In the 2021 Russian legislative election, Bazhenov ran for deputy of the Babushkinsky constituency under the United Russia political party, obltaining a seat with 38.40% of the vote.[1][2][3]

He is also a founder of the environmental movement that shares his name.[4]

Publication

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He is the author of the book of short stories "Wild stories. Diary of a real man" ("Дикие истории. Дневник настоящего мужика") - (2019).[1]

Sanctions

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Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Басанский, Антон Александрович" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  2. ^ "Баженов обошёл Рашкина на выборах в Госдуму" (in Russian). Regnum. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  3. ^ Дмитрий Гончарук, Валентина Егорова, Татьяна Замахина (2021-09-20). "Выборы депутатов Госдумы восьмого созыва состоялись" (in Russian). Российская газета. Retrieved 2022-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Телеведущий Тимофей Баженов заявил о создании своего экологического движения" (in Russian). Известия. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  5. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.