Valentin Konovalov | |
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Валентин Коновалов | |
![]() Konovalov in 2018 | |
4th Head of the Republic of Khakassia | |
Assumed office 15 November 2018 | |
Deputy | Andrey Asochakov |
Preceded by | Viktor Zimin Mikhail Razvozhayev (interim) |
First Secretary of the Communist Party in Khakassia | |
Assumed office 14 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Nikolay Bozykov |
Member of the Supreme Council of Khakassia | |
In office 9 September 2018 – 15 November 2018 | |
Constituency | 4th district |
Member of the Abakan City Council | |
In office 8 September 2013 – 9 September 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Okhotsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Khabarovsk Krai, Russia) | November 30, 1987
Political party | Communist Party |
Children | 3 |
Valentin Olegovich Konovalov (Russian: Валенти́н Оле́гович Конова́лов; born November 30, 1987) is a Russian politician who has served as the Head of Khakassia since 2018.[1] He was a local politician before assuming the office.
A member of the Communist Party, he was supported by the right-wing LDPR in his successful bid to unseat the incumbent head Viktor Zimin of the ruling United Russia party, highlighting a rise in anti-establishment sentiment in the country during the period. Coordinated efforts to prevent him from winning the second round garnered national attention, with a similar situation occurring during his successful for re-election in 2023.[2] Konovalov has described tackling corruption as the focus of his governorship.