Vadim Vladimirovich Potomsky (Russian: Вадим Владимирович Потомский; born 12 August 1972), is a Turkmen-Russian statesman, politician, and economist who is currently the Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative in the Northwestern Federal District since 7 December 2018.

In 2006, he received a second higher education, graduating from the North-West Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation with a degree in economics.

On 4 December 2011, Potomksy was elected a member of parliament, a deputy of the State Duma of the VI convocation from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (for a period until 5 October 2016).

On 26 February 2014, by decree of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, Potomksy was appointed the Acting Governor of Oryol Oblast.

[13] On 7 August 2014, he was registered as a candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the election [ru] of the governor of Oryol Oblast.

[16] On 5 October 2017, by decree of the President Putin, Potomsky was relieved ahead of schedule of his post as governor of Oryol Oblast at his own request.

[2] In this position, he oversaw work with industrial enterprises and nuclear power plants, and also tackled problems related to the activities of landfills.