Alexander Konovalov Александр Коновалов |
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Konovalov in September 2010
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Minister of Justice | |
Assumed office 12 May 2008 |
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Prime Minister |
Vladimir Putin Viktor Zubkov (Acting) Dmitry Medvedev |
Preceded by | Vladimir Ustinov |
Personal details | |
Born |
Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
6 September 1968
Political party | United Russia |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
Alexander Vladimirovich Konovalov (in Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Конова́лов, born 9 June 1968) is a Russian lawyer and politician. Since May 2008, he is minister of justice.
Konovalov was born 9 June 1968 in Leningrad. In 1992, he graduated from the law department of Saint Petersburg State University.
From 1992 to 2005 Konovalov served in Saint Petersburg prosecutor's office. From February to November 2005 he was the chief prosecutor of Bashkortostan. Since 14 November 2005, he has been President Vladimir Putin's plenipotentiary envoy to the Volga Federal District. In May 2008 he was appointed the minister of justice.https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/russia/minjust-claim-to-ban-20170316/