Valery Falkov

Valery Falkov
Валерий Фалков
Falkov in 2020
Minister of Science and Higher Education
Assumed office
21 January 2020
Prime MinisterMikhail Mishustin
Preceded byMikhail Kotyukov
Rector of the University of Tyumen
In office
21 March 2013 – 21 January 2020
Preceded byGennady Chebotaryov
Succeeded byYelena Tumakova (acting)
Personal details
Born (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 46)
Tyumen, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materTyumen State University
Institute of State and Law
ProfessionJurist

Valery Nikolayevich Falkov (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Фальков; born 18 October 1978) is a Russian jurist and politician who is serving from 21 January 2020 as the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia. Prior to that he was the rector of Tyumen State University.