Professional field/official position/biography:
First Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management, representative of the executive body of state power of the Novgorod region. Position before election (appointment): Governor of the Novgorod Region.
Accused of:
Public support for Russian military aggression against Ukraine. Sergey Mitin is included in the report "1500 warmongers" compiled by the Free Russia Forum. The report contains the names of Russian public figures, military commanders, members of the parliament, propagandists, artists and athletes who have publicly spoken out in support of Putin's aggression or are directly involved in it. The Free Russia Forum is seeking sanctions against them in the European Union.