Dmitry Gudkov

Dmitry Gudkov
Gudkov in 2017
Deputy of the State Duma Russia
In office
21 December 2011 – 5 Осtober 2016
ConstituencyRegional Group No. 56 (Ryazan Oblast, Tambov Oblast)
Leader of the Party of Changes
In office
23 June 2018 – 30 March 2020
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byposition abolished
Personal details
BornDmitry Gennadyevich Gudkov
(1980-01-19) 19 January 1980
PartyFair Russia (until 2013)
Party of Changes (2018–2020)
Spouses
Sofya Gudkova
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(m. 2002; div. 2012)​
Valeria Sushkova
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(m. 2012)​
Children3
ParentGennady Gudkov
OccupationPolitician
Known for
Opposition to President Vladimir Putin

Dmitry Gennadyevich Gudkov (Russian: Дмитрий Геннадьевич Гудков; born 19 January 1980) is a Russian politician. Deputy of the State Duma Russia (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]