Nikitin Artyom Aleksandrovich

Nikitin Artyom Aleksandrovich

Biography

Born January 22, 1995 in the city of Ryazan.

In 2017 he graduated from Ryazan State University named after S.A. Yesenin in the field of training "Personnel Management," in 2020 - with a degree in Sociology.

2015: Beginning of employment

He began his career in 2015. He worked in the administration of the city of Ryazan, head of the Center for Competencies in the Field of Labor Productivity, Deputy Director for General Affairs, Director of the State Fund for Industrial Development of the Ryazan Region, Director of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization "Agency for the Development of Production Systems and Competencies," General Director of JSC "Corporation for the Development of the Ryazan Region."

2021

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Ryazan Region in the field of economics

On December 16, 2021, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Ryazan Region in the field of economics.

119th place in the ranking of regional IT officials in terms of income

For the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, the income of the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Ryazan Region Artyom Nikitin amounted to 3 million rubles. As a result, 119th place in the ranking of regional IT officials by income for 2021 according to CNews Analytics^[1].

2022: Deputy Prime Minister of the Ryazan Region

September 22, 2022 appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Ryazan Region. Oversees the activities of:

• Ministry of Digital Development, information technology and communications of the Ryazan region;
• Ministries of Economic Development of the Ryazan Region in terms of investment policy and tourism development;
• Ministries of Physical Culture and Sports of the Ryazan Region;
• Main Department of Civil Registration of the Ryazan Region.

2025: Detention on charges of taking bribes worth 17 million rubles

On February 27, 2025, the Investigation Department Investigative Committee RUSSIAN FEDERATION announced the Ryazan region detention of the former deputy chairman of the regional government, Artem Nikitin. He is suspected of receiving a multi-million dollar bribe.

According to the investigation, the official demanded a bribe from an individual entrepreneur for facilitating the conclusion of contracts with supervised organizations. In particular, for illegal remuneration, the suspect provided information about the conditions of upcoming purchases, and also provided other assistance, which allowed the entrepreneur to gain an advantage over competitors and win auctions.

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According to the Investigation Department, in total, the entrepreneur transferred more than 17 million rubles to Nikitin. The case was initiated under Part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - taking bribes on an especially large scale. Such acts are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 8 to 15 years with a fine of up to 70 times the amount of a bribe or without it and with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to 15 years or without it.

In a criminal case, investigative and other procedural actions are carried out aimed at collecting and consolidating evidence, the issue of choosing a preventive measure against the suspect is being decided. Employees of the central office of the FSB of Russia and the FSB of Russia in the Ryazan region take part in operational activities.

At the same time, Nikitin resigned as deputy head of the government of the Ryazan region of his own free will on February 26, 2025. In his post, he oversaw the work of the regional Ministry of Digital Development, Information Technology and Communications, the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports, the Investment and Tourism Committee, the Ministry of Culture, etc.^[2]

Awards

He was awarded the sign of the Governor of the Ryazan Region "For Zeal."

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