Pavel Grudinin

Pavel Grudinin
Pavel Grudinin
Павел Грудинин
	Grudinin in 2018
Member of the Moscow Oblast Duma
	In office; 14 December 1997 – 15 October 2011
Personal details
Born	Pavel Nikolayevich Grudinin; 20 October 1960; Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Independent
Other political; affiliations	Unity (1999–2001); United Russia (2007–2010); Communist Party (alliance in the 2018 election);
Spouse	Irina Igorevna Grudinina (div. 2018)
Children	4
Alma mater	Moscow State Agroengineering University
Occupation	Politician; Businessman;

Pavel Nikolayevich Grudinin (Russian: Павел Николаевич Грудинин; born 20 October 1960) is a Russian politician and businessman. He served as a municipal deputy of the urban settlement of Vidnoye from 1997 to 2011 and later as chairman of the Council of Deputies from 2017 to 2019.

Grudinin was the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) candidate in the 2018 Russian presidential election, held on 18 March. He placed second with 11.77% of the vote, losing to incumbent president Vladimir Putin, who secured re-election with 76.7%.