Valentin Konovalov

Valentin Konovalov
Валентин Коновалов
Konovalov in 2018
4th Head of the Republic of Khakassia
Assumed office
15 November 2018
DeputyAndrey Asochakov
Preceded byViktor Zimin
Mikhail Razvozhayev (interim)
First Secretary of the Communist Party in Khakassia
Assumed office
14 March 2018
Preceded byNikolay Bozykov
Member of the Supreme Council of Khakassia
In office
9 September 2018 – 15 November 2018
Constituency4th district
Member of the Abakan City Council
In office
8 September 2013 – 9 September 2018
Personal details
Born (1987-11-30) November 30, 1987 (age 36)
Okhotsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Khabarovsk Krai, Russia)
Political partyCommunist Party
Children3

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.

  1. ^ Коновалов вступил в должность главы Хакасии
  2. ^ Kilner, James (2023-09-02). "Putin's plan to control remote Siberian region goes awry". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-11-28.