Vladimir Shamanov
| Vladimir Anatolyevich Shamanov Владимир Анатольевич Шаманов |
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| Chairman of the Defense Committee of the State Duma | |
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Assumed office October 5, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Vladimir Komoedov |
| 2nd Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast | |
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In office January 19, 2001 – November 15, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Yuriy Goryachev |
| Succeeded by | Maria Bolshakova (acting) Sergey Morozov |
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| Born | February 15, 1957 Barnaul, Altai Krai, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | United Russia (2003-2004; 2016–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Lyudmila Shamanova |
| Awards |
  Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR Various medals |
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| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union Russia
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| Service/branch |
 Russian Airborne Troops
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| Years of service | 1978 – 2016 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars |
Nagorno-Karabakh War First Chechen War Second Chechen War 2008 South Ossetia war |
Vladimir Anatolyevich Shamanov (Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Шаманов, born 1957) is a retired Colonel General of the Russian Armed Forces, who was Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Airborne Troops from May 2009 to October 2016 and a former Russian politician. After his retirement in October 2016, Shamanov became head of the State Duma Defense Committee.
Vladimir Shamanov is a recipient of the Hero of the Russian Federation decoration for his service in Chechnya, but has been strongly criticized by human rights groups for alleged war crimes committed by the federal troops under his orders during the First and Second Chechen Wars. Shamanov was removed from duty in January 2000, quoting health reasons, and for a period he was a civilian politician, becoming governor of the Ulyanovsk Oblast region of Russian Federation.
As of 2007, Shamanov was a counselor to Russia's defense minister, Sergei Ivanov, and co-chairman of the U.S - Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAs (USRJC) which seeks to determine the fates of U.S. personnel who remain unaccounted-for from World War II and the Cold War Era. In November 2007, his impending return to the military service has been announced.
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