First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building, representative of the executive body of state power of the Republic of Altai. Position before election (appointment): Deputy Head of the Office of the Federal Tax Service for the Altai Territory.
Public support for Russian military aggression against Ukraine. Vladimir Poletaev 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.