Valentin Kovalyov
| Valentin Kovalyov | |
|---|---|
| Валентин Ковалёв | |
| 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).