Vladislav Andreyevich Davankov (Russian: Владислав Андреевич Даванков; born 25 February 1984, Smolensk) is a Deputy Chair in the State Duma of Russia since 2021.

Davankov sits in the State Duma with the liberal-oriented New People caucus, which, with him as a key member, was the only parliamentary party to not support the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions from Ukraine in the prelude to the Russian invasion.

[1] Davankov was running as a candidate in the 2024 Russian presidential election, and announced in February 2024 that he was in favour of "peace and negotiations, but on our terms, and without a rollback" on the war in Ukraine, as well as the ending of unnecessary censorship.

[2][5][4] It has been noted that he has previously taken conservative stances on issues, such as playing a key role in introducing a bill to make gender transition illegal.

[11] Following his graduation, Davankov started working at a direct sales company ("Faberlic") founded by Alexey Nechayev.

[2] He criticised these "repressive norms" used to persecute those who are opposed to the regime, and also advocates guaranteeing journalists immunity from prosecution in order to protect press freedoms.

[2] Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta observed that Davankov's policy promises "appeared to confirm his status as the most liberal candidate on the ballot", although he had previously voiced his support for the war in Ukraine and had helped introduce a law change making it illegal for transgender people to medically transition.

[2] The Centre for European Policy Analysis observed that Davankov would have provided an outlet for skeptics of the war in Ukraine after the rejection of the anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin.

[3] The Kremlin reportedly feared Davankov's candidacy in the election and his youthfulness compared to Putin, and so had unsuccessfully tried to interfere and get an "older and less charismatic stand-in" to replace him.