Dmitry Gudkov
Dmitry Gudkov | |
|---|---|
Дмитрий Гудков | |
Gudkov in 2019 | |
| Leader of the Party of Changes | |
| In office 23 June 2018 – 30 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Andrei Nechayev |
| Succeeded by | Andrei Nechayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dmitry Gennadyevich Gudkov 19 January 1980 |
| Party | Fair Russia (until 2013) Party of Changes (2018–2020) |
| Spouses | Sofya Gudkova
(m. 2002; div. 2012)Valeria Sushkova (m. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Gennady Gudkov |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Opposition to President Vladimir Putin |
Dmitry Gennadyevich Gudkov (Russian: Дмитрий Геннадьевич Гудков; born 19 January 1980) is a Russian politician and opposition leader. He was elected as a member of the State Duma in 2011–2016. His father, Gennady Gudkov, was also a Duma deputy in 2001–2012. Both father and son were members of the party Fair Russia. Gudkov was expelled from the party on 13 March 2013 after it accused him of "calling on the American authorities to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs". While Gudkov ran as candidate of Yabloko party and worked with the non-systemic opposition, he lost in the 18 September 2016 election for the Russian Parliament. In 2018, he and Ksenia Sobchak decided to align together, which lead to the creation of an opposition political party which is called the Party of Changes.
In 2024, he became a co-founder and expert at the "European Center for Analysis and Strategies" (CASE).[117]