Aleksandr_Konovalov_(politician,_born_1968)

Aleksandr Konovalov (politician, born 1968)

Aleksandr Konovalov (politician, born 1968)

Russian politician; Minister of Justice (2008-2020)

This article is about a modern Russian politician. For a politician of Imperial Russia with this name, see Aleksandr Konovalov (politician, born 1875).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Konovalov.

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Konovalov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Конова́лов, born 9 June 1968) is a Russian lawyer and statesman. From May 2008 to January 2020, he served as Minister of Justice.

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He has the federal state civilian service ranks of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation[1] and Active State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation.[2]

Early life and education

Konovalov was born 9 June 1968 in Leningrad.[3] In 1992, he graduated from the law faculty of Saint Petersburg State University.[4]

Career

From 1992 to 2005 Konovalov served in Saint Petersburg prosecutor's office.

From February to November 2005 he was the chief prosecutor of Bashkortostan.

Between 14 November 2005 and May 2008, he had been President Vladimir Putin's plenipotentiary envoy to the Volga Federal District. In May 2008 he was appointed the minister of justice.[5][6]

On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution.[7]

References and notes

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    "О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации". Decree No. 1104 of 9 October 2006 (in Russian). President of Russia.
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    "О присвоении классного чина юстиции Коновалову А.В.". Decree No. 1882 of 31 December 2008 (in Russian). President of Russia.
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    "Konovalov, Alexander Vladimirovich". Russia Profile. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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    "Йнмнбюкнб, Юкейяюмдп". Lenta. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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    "Kreml.org | Владимир Путин объявил состав нового кабинета министров". www.kreml.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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    "Russia's Ministry of Justice Moves to Ban Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia | JW.ORG Legal News". JW.ORG. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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    Carroll, Oliver (January 15, 2020). "Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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