Arkady Nikolaevich Ponomarev (Russian: Аркадий Николаевич Пономарёв; born 16 May 1956, in Voronezh) is a Russian political figure, entrepreneur, and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.

In 2009, he was granted a Doctor of Sciences in Technical Sciences degree[1] After graduating from the university, Ponomarev started working at construction sites in Tver Oblast.

He left the position to become the chief engineer and the head of the dairy plant Voronezhsky.

On 14 March 2010 Ponomarev was elected deputy of the Voronezh Oblast Duma.

[1][2] In 2014, volunteers of the Dissernet accused Ponomarev in plagiarizing his candidate's dissertation.