Vitaly Pashin
# Vitaly Pashin

Vitaly Lvovich Pashin (Russian: Виталий Львович Пашин; born 30 August 1981) is a Russian politician. He was a deputy of the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation between 2016 and 2021.

## Biography

### Education

Pashin was born in Sosnovka [ru], Chelyabinsk Oblast. He studied physical education at Chelyabinsk Pedagogical University, graduating in 2006. He advanced to a degree in public administration from the Moscow Academy of Law and Management in 2011, and in 2014 received an MBA from the Russian University of Economics.

### State Duma of the Russian Federation

In 2016, Pashin was elected as a deputy in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia. He was a representative for the Chelyabinsk region. His first day in office was 18 September 2016. He was also a member of the State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption.

Pashin and fellow LDPR deputy Daniel Shilkov presented a bill in support of animal rights to the State Duma on 1 December 2016. If passed into law, the bill would create a national animal ombudsman to protect the interests of both domestic and wild animals in Russia.

