Sergei Furgal
Sergei Furgal | |
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| Сергей Фургал | |
| 3rd Governor of Khabarovsk Krai | |
| In office 28 September 2018 – 20 July 2020 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Vyacheslav Shport |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Degtyarev |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| In office 24 December 2007 – 27 September 2018 | |
| Constituency | Komsomolsk-na-Amure (2016–18) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergei Ivanovich Furgal 12 February 1970 Poyarkovo, Amur Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia |
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Sergei Ivanovich Furgal (/fʊərˈɡɑːl/ foor-GAHL; Russian: Сергей Иванович Фургал; born 12 February 1970) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 2018 until 2020. He previously served as a member of the State Duma from 2007 to 2018.
Described as populist, Furgal was a member of the LDPR party, and won the 2018 Khabarovsk Krai gubernatorial election in a landslide against incumbent Vyacheslav Shport, who was backed by the ruling United Russia, in a landslide win. Furgal maintained high approval ratings throughout his governorship, but was arrested and removed from office in 2020 after being accused of committing double murder fifteen years prior. In response to his arrest, regarded by many as politically motivated, mass protests were held in the region calling for his release. In 2023, Furgal was sentenced to 22 years in prison following a jury's guilty verdict.