Igor Lebedev (politician)

Igor Vladimirovich Lebedev (né Zhirinovsky; Russian: Игорь Владимирович Лебедев/Давид Александрович Гарсия né Жириновский; born 27 September 1972) is a Russian politician.

He is a former deputy of the State Duma, a Deputy Chairman of the Duma, and chairman of the populist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia's Duma parliamentary group, and of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia's Youth Organization.

His father was Vladimir Zhirinovsky, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.

"[3] [4] Following supporter violence involving Russian fans at the Euro 2016 tournament, Lebedev tweeted "nothing wrong with fans fighting" and to "keep up the good work".

[5] In March 2017, Lebedev proposed legalising football hooliganism and turning it into a sport.