title: Yevgeny Pervyshov
text: # Yevgeny Pervyshov
  
  Yevgeny Pervyshov (Russian: Евгений Алексеевич Первышов, born 4 May 1976 in Krasnodar) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.
  
  From 2005 to 2010, Pervyshov was a deputy of the City Duma of Krasnodar of the 4th convocation. In 2006, he joined the A Just Russia — For Truth. In 2010-2012, he was the deputy of the City Duma of Krasnodar of the 5th convocation. In 2012, he joined the Rodina party, but the next year he moved to the United Russia. On 8 October 2016 he was appointed the mayor of Krasnodar. He left the post in September 2021 to become deputy of the 8th State Duma.
  
  ## Sanctions
  
  Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.
  
  