Valentin Kovalyov | |
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Валентин Ковалёв | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office January 5, 1995 – July 2, 1997 Acting | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Yury Kalmykov |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Stepashin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1944 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
Valentin Alekseyevich Kovalyov (Russian: Валенти́н Алексе́евич Ковалёв; born January 10, 1944) is a Russian statesman, Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation (1995-1997).