Alexey Tsydenov

Alexey Tsydenov
Алексей Цыденов
Tsydenov in 2017
Head of the Republic of Buryatia
Assumed office
February 7, 2017
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byVyacheslav Nagovitsyn
Personal details
Born (1976-03-16) 16 March 1976
Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Chita Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityBuryat
Political partyUnited Russia

Alexey Sambuevich Tsydenov (born March 16, 1976) is a Russian politician who has been the Head of the Republic of Buryatia since 7 February 2017. He is the first ethnic Buryat to lead the republic.

On 7 February 2017, Tsydenov was appointed by President Vladimir Putin as acting Head, and then on 10 September 2017, he was elected by popular vote and sworn in on 22 September 2017.