Valery Zorkin | |
|---|---|
Валерий Зорькин | |
.jpg) Zorkin in 2023 | |
| President of the Constitutional Court of Russia | |
| Assumed office 21 February 2003 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Marat Baglai |
| In office 29 October 1991 – 6 October 1993 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Nikolay Vitruk (acting) Vladimir Tumanov |
| Judge of the Constitutional Court of Russia | |
| Assumed office 29 October 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1943 Konstantinovka, Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1970–1991) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University (Faculty of Law) |
Valery Dmitrievich Zorkin (Russian: Вале́рий Дми́триевич Зо́рькин; born 18 February 1943) is a Russian jurist serving as the 4th and current President of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. He also served as the 1st President of the Constitutional Court in 1991-1993.
As of 2024, Zorkin is the oldest high-ranking officeholder in Russia.[1]
- ^ "ТАСС, 23 сентября 2023. Биография председателя Конституционного суда России Валерия Зорькина" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-06-04.