Artem Pavlovich Metelev (; born 11 August 1993, Zelenograd, Russia) is a Russian public figure. Chairman of the Board of the Association of Volunteer Centers Russia.
Сhairman of the State Duma of Russia committee on youth policy (since 12 October 2021 to 30 September 2026 year).
Biography Artyom Pavlovich Metelev was born 11 August 1993 in the city of Zelenograd.
In 2015, he graduated from the State University of Management, with a degree in management in the Fuel and Energy Complex. In 2017, he completed a program in «psychologcal and pedagogical education» in Moscow Pedagogical State University, master's degree./ In 2021, he completed the Master of Public Policy training program at the RANEPA. In 2026 he completed his completed special training for managers and executives studies at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.Профиль А.П. Метелева на сайте праймериз
Since school years, he participated in the activities of children's and youth public associations.Биография Артема Метелева / Официальный сайт партии Единая Россия
From 2009 to 2012, Metelev he was as the chairman of the Youth Public Chamber of the Silino District city Moscow and as a curator of the Youth Parliament project in city Zelenograd.
In 2012, he became the curator of the directions for the adaptation of orphans and people with disabilities of the public organization Union of Volunteers of Russia.
In 2010–2013, Metelev was the deputy head of the district branch of the Young Guard of United Russia in the Zelenograd administrative district of Moscow.
In 2013–2014, he was the coordinator of the direction of the public movement, in 2014 he was the head of the Russian shift at the Seliger Youth Forum.
He began his career in the field of youth policy Russia, working with young people, volunteers, and non-profit youth organizations.
In 2014–2015, he was a specialist in the Department of Patriotic Projects and Regional Cooperation at the Russian Center for Civic and Patriotic Education of Children and Youth.
In 2015–2016, he the position specialist in the Development Department at the Russian Center for Civic and Patriotic Education of Children and Youth.
In 2016, he worked as the curator at the Russian Center for Civic and Patriotic Education of Children and Youth.
In 2016–2017, he was an Adviser to the Chairman of the Council of the Association of Volunteer Centers of Russia.
In 2017, he worked as co-chairman of the Association of Volunteer Centers of Russia.
From 3 December 2017, to the present – chairman of the board of the Association of Volunteer Centers Russia,Артем Метелев избран председателем Совета АВЦ РФ // ТАСС , 03.12.17 г. the largest volunteer community. It unites more than 1,000 member organizations regions of Russia.
In 2017, he was a member of the Organizing and National Preparatory Committees of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students, In 2018 – deputy head of the directorate for the Year of the Volunteer in the Russian Federation, in 2024, he became a member of the organizing committee of The World Youth Festival.
From 20 March 2017 to 19 September 2021 – member of the Public Chamber of Russia, deputy chairman of the Commission Public Chamber of Russia for Youth Development and Volunteering.
In 2016–2021, he was a member of the Coordinating Council of the Russian School Movement.
Since 2020, he has been a member colleguu of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and a member of the State Council of the Russian Federation commission on Youth Affairs.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 21.12.2020 г. № 800Коллегия Росмолодёжи
In 2021 year he victory in the All-Russian competition managers «Leaders of Russia».
On April 16, 2021 Metelev announced his decision to participate in the primaries party «United Russia» to subsequently nominate his candidacy from the city of Moscow for the election of deputies of the State Duma Russia of the VIII convocation and in May, he won the preliminary vote.Профиль Артем Метелев // Сайт для кандидатов на праймериз 2021 г.
On September 19, 2021, Metelev was elected to the State Duma of Russia from Moscow.Руководитель платформы ДОБРО.РФ Артем Метелев стал депутатом Госдумы РФ // Портал Добро.медиа
From 19 September 2021 to 20 September 2026 year – deputy of the State Duma Russia.
From 12 October 2021 to 30 September 2026 year – chairman of the State Duma Russia Committee on Youth Policy.
Since 2021 to 2026 year – member of the United Russia faction in the Russian State Duma.
From the end 2021 year – member party United Russia.
Since November 2021, he has been a member of the «United Russia» party's General Council Commission on Education and Science.
From 2022 year – member of the Coordinating Council of the Russian movement of children and youth.
Since mid-2022, he has been a member Council of the «Mashuk» Federal educational center.
On April 25, 2026, Metelev that I have made a decision become a candidate deputies of the State Duma Russia from the Krasnodar Kray 2026 Russian legislative election and submitted documents to participate in the primaries party United Russia.Депутат Госдумы Метелев выдвинулся на праймериз для участия в парламентских выборах 2026 года Профиль Артем Метелев // Сайт для кандидатов на праймериз 2026 г. According to the results of the primaries, Metelev took 8th place according to the list in Kuban and in the Southwestern District of the same region, where he took the last, 14th place.Депутатов расставили по местам. Итоги праймериз партии «Единая Россия» 2026 / Газета «Коммерсант»
On September 20, 2026, following the results of the parliamentary elections, he did not make it into the State Duma of the ninth convocation.
On September 30, 2026, he resigned from his position as chairman of the State Duma Committee on Youth Policy.
Volunteer activities
In 2017 he created and launched the platform dobro, for a volunteers which was presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Volunteer platform has become the largest volunteer platform in the CIS and the world, with more than 9 million volunteers and 100,000 projects, over 130,000 organizations that organize volunteer activities in Russia and around the world. The total amount of hours spent on good deeds by 2022-2026 amounted to more than 30 million.,// Сайт Министерства экономического развития Российской ФедерацииНа платформе Добро.рф зарегистрировано почти 8 млн пользователей и свыше 130 тысяч организаций // Сайт РосмолодёжиБолее 100 тысяч социальных проектов зарегистрированы на платформе ДОБРО.РФ // Портал Добро.Пресс he consolidated more than 59,000 public and non-profit organizations, youth policy workers, young people, and volunteers on the platform.
As chairman of the board of the Association of Volunteer Centers of Russia, he and the team is work includes launching the development of volunteerism in the Russia, social franchise Center for Community Development and Support of Volunteer, Charitable, and Civic Initiatives, implementing an educational program where students complete projects with non-profit organizations, government entities, and companies, organizing the annual International Award for Civic Engagement alongside regional participant clubs, managing humanitarian missions, and collaborating with United Nations employees regarding volunteerism.
He took a direct part in popularizing and increasing the volunteer movement 6 times from 2014 to 2026. He led the Organizing Committee for the All-Russian Volunteer of Russia Competition and the International Award for 8 years.
In 2014, he became the head of the Medical Volunteers project. By 2016, the project had become federal and had more than 40 regions of presence, thousands of young doctors in its ranks, and hundreds of hospitals and partner universities. In 2016, Veronika Skvortsova, Minister of Health of Russia, attended the Founding Congress of the VOD «Medical Volunteers». By 2022, the movement has more than 110,000 volunteers, being one of the largest volunteer organizations in the field of healthcare in Europe.
Legislative activity
Since 2021, during the term of office of the State Duma Russia deputy, he has authored and co-authored 18 legislative initiatives and amendments to draft federal laws. Including:
Became the initiator of the bill on compensation payments to volunteers injured in the course of their activities.
Became one of the authors of the law "On the Russian Movement of children and youth".
Became the initiator of the bill on the abolition of personal income tax for financial assistance to students of colleges and universities.
Became the initiator of the bill on simplification of the mechanism of employment of minors.
Became one of the authors of the initiative on preferential visits to cultural institutions for volunteers and volunteers.
Became one of the authors of the initiative to compensate the costs of communication services to volunteers.
He became one of the authors of an initiative that allows orphans to register at the address of the local administration before receiving their own housing
Became a co-author of the initiative on the transfer of confiscated goods to charity.
In the summer of 2022, Metelev submitted a legislative initiative to the Russian Government, which would involve the government and business in building creative clusters, art spaces, youth centers and coworking spaces in Russian cities and regions, in order to prevent the outflow of young people from small towns to big cities, and to develop youth policy infrastructure.В Госдуме предложили государству и бизнесу вместе строить молодежные центры и коворкинги в городах России He proposed extending public-private and municipal-private partnerships to the construction and maintenance of youth centers.
In 2023, he launched the Youth Rights Protection Center under Russia. The human rights organization will become a single window for young people who need legal support.
In January 2023, he said that he plans to develop development of a law on student self-government, initiatives to improve the effectiveness of youth parliaments, youth public chambers and public associations.
In 2023, he sent to the Government of Russia draft law on fixing in collective agreements of companies with employees measures to support corporate volunteering with the possibility of providing a paid day to participate in social projects. An amendment is planned to the Labor Code of Russia.
В In March 2023, under his leadership, the committee for Youth Policy supported the approach to tobacco regulation in the country and reflected in the conclusion the need to finalize it for the second reading in terms of restricting the sale of vapes. In 2026, the Russian Government supported Metelev's initiative and approved a bill banning the sale of vapes in Russian regions. The ban is planned to be extended from 2027, and regional authorities will have the right to introduce it.
On March 7, 2023, Metelev announced the preparation of a bill to combat live broadcasts in which the host performs shocking, dangerous, humiliating, or other controversial actions.Метелев сообщил о подготовке законопроекта о борьбе с треш-стримингом In November 2023, the Russian Government prepared positive feedback on a package of Legislative projects introducing penalties for trash streams, and the law on liability for trash streaming was later signed by the President of the Russian Federation.Владимир Путин подписал закон о запрете треш-стримов
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