Igor Kastyukevich

Igor Yurievich Kastyukevich (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Кастюкевич; born 6 December 1976 in Saratov) is a Russian political. Senator of the Federation Council of the Russia from the Kherson Oblast from 20 September 2023 year. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Russia committee on Youth Policy, deputy of the 8th State Duma Russia from 2021 to 2023. He was born on December 6, 1976, in Saratov. In 1999, he graduated from the Law Faculty of the Saratov Military Institute of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (now the Saratov Military Institute of the National Guard Russia), and in 2006, he graduated from the Stolypin Volga Region Academy of Public Administration (now the Stolypin Volga Region Institute of Management within the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration). From 1999 to 2003, he served in the Russian Armed Forces. In 2003 he started working in the sports development department of the Ministry of Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of Saratov Oblast. He left the post to become the head of the combat sports center in Saratov Oblast. From 2008 to 2011, he headed the Saratov Children's and Youth Sports School in martial arts. In 2011–2020, he headed the National Aikido Council of Russia.