Larisa Shoigu

Larisa Shoigu
Deputy of the State Duma
In office 1 December 2007 – 10 June 2021
Preceded by	Chylgychy Ondar
Personal details
Born	(1953-01-21)21 January 1953 Chadan, Tuvan Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	10 June 2021(2021-06-10) (aged 68) Moscow, Russia
Political party	United Russia
Parents	Kuzhuget Shoigu (father) Alexandra Yakovlevna Shoigu (mother)
Relatives	Sergei Shoigu (brother) Yulia Shoigu (niece)
Alma mater	Tomsk Medical Institute
Profession	Politician, physician, psychiatrist, reflexologist
Awards	Order of Friendship Honoured Doctor of Russia [ru]

Larisa Kuzhugetovna Shoigu (Russian: Лариса Кужугетовна Шойгу; 21 January 1953 – 10 June 2021) was a Russian politician. She served as a Deputy of the State Duma for its 5th, 6th and 7th convocations, between 2007 and 2021.

Born into a family involved in regional politics, Larisa Shoigu initially chose a career in medicine, as did her younger sister. Her brother, Sergei Shoigu, went into the military, eventually rising to the position of Russian Defence Minister. After studying at Tomsk Medical Institute, Larisa Shoigu graduated in 1977 and spent the next 22 years at Tuva Psychiatric Hospital, initially as a psychiatrist, and rising to the position of deputy chief physician for medical work. She moved to Moscow in 1998, working at the central polyclinic of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, before entering politics in 2007 with her election to the State Duma for its 5th convocation that year.

She was a member of United Russia, representing them in the Duma over the next fourteen years. She was re-elected in 2011 and again in 2016. During her time as deputy, she was a member of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection, and deputy chairman of the Duma committee on the Rules and Organization. She remained a Duma deputy until her death on 10 June 2021, at the age of 68.