13 Facts About Sergei Furgal

Sergei Ivanovich Furgal is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 2018 until his arrest and removal in 2020.

In February 2023, Furgal was sentenced to 22 years in prison following a jury guilty verdict for double murder.

Sergei Furgal was previously a member of the State Duma from 2007 to 2018.

Sergei Furgal is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.

Sergei Furgal holds a medical degree from Blagoveshchensk State Medical Institute and practiced from 1992 to 1999.

In 2008, Sergei Furgal was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Chairman of the State Duma for his contributions to the development of legislation and parliamentarism in Russia.

Sergei Furgal holds a master's degree in Economics from the Russian Academy of Public Service, and a bachelor's degree in the medical field from Amur State Medical Academy.

When Sergei Furgal announced his candidacy in the 2018 gubernatorial election, he was widely seen as having little chance of victory, as incumbent Vyacheslav Shport was expected to win.

Sergei Furgal's win was largely attributed to anti-establishment sentiment shared on both the left and right of the political spectrums.

On 9 July 2020, Sergei Furgal was arrested by federal authorities on charges of involvement in multiple murders of several businessmen in the region and nearby territories in 2004 and 2005.

Sergei Furgal faced a maximum sentence of life in prison.

In May 2022, Sergei Furgal's trial began in Lyubertsy City Court in Moscow Oblast where he was charged with attempted murder as well as having ordered two killings in 2004 and 2005 where he faced a life sentence; Sergei Furgal rejected any involvement and called the case politically motivated.

Sergei Furgal is the youngest of 10 children in his family.