Valentin Konovalov
Valentin Konovalov | |
|---|---|
| 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 | November 30, 1987 Okhotsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Khabarovsk Krai, Russia) |
| 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. 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 bid for re-election in 2023. Konovalov has described tackling corruption as the focus of his governorship.