Russian Olympic Committee

1. Russian statesman, politician and public figure. Doctor of Law (2024).
2. Minister of Sports of Russia since May 14, 2024
3. President of the Russian Olympic Committee, elected on December 13, 2024

FAMILY

1. Born into a family of doctors. Father Vladimir Degtyarev, an obstetrician-gynecologist and Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation. Mother Svetlana Degtyarevа, a gastroenterologist. Married and has four sons.

EDUCATION

1. 1998: Samara International Aerospace Lyceum
2. 2005: Samara State Aerospace University, named after Academician S.P. Korolev (Engineer)
3. 2012: Institute of World Civilizations (law degree)
4. 2015: Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (additional education program)
5. 2020: Higher School of Public Administration at the Presidential Academy (special course)
6. 2024: Master’s degree from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (Master of International Relations)

CAREER

1. 1999–2003: Engineer at Beeline-Samara and Lecturer at the Department of Automated Energy Systems, Samara State Aerospace University
2. 2004–2007: Deputy of the Samara City Duma (4th Convocation)
3. 2007–2011: Deputy of the Samara Regional Duma (4th Convocation)
4. 2011, 2016: Elected Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (6th and 7th Convocations)
5. 2011–2016: Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Science and High Technology
6. 2016–2020: Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs
7. 2020–2024: Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory
8. May 14, 2024: Appointed Minister of Sports of Russia by Presidential Decree
9. December 13, 2024: Elected President of the Russian Olympic Committee

SPORTS CAREER

1. Master of Sport in Fencing (Russia)
2. 1999–2000: Member of the Junior National Fencing Team of Russia
3. Former President of the Samara Region Fencing Federation
4. Member of the Board of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation
5. 2021–2024: President of the Amur Ice Hockey Club and the SKA-Khabarovsk Football Club
6. Since 2017: Member of the Presidential Council for Physical Culture and Sports Development
7. Since 2018: Head of the working group on improving legislation in the field of physical culture and sport of the Presidential Сouncil for Physical Culture and Sports Development

PUBLICATIONS

1. 2019: Candidate dissertation on “Foreign Administrative and Legal Approaches to Anti-Doping Measures in Sports”
2. 2024: Doctoral dissertation on “Innovative Public-Legal Regimes”

AWARDS

1. Order of Alexander Nevsky
2. Order of Friendship
3. Certificate of Honor from the President of the Russian Federation
4. Letter of Gratitude from the President of the Russian Federation