1. Valentin Olegovich Konovalov is a Russian politician who has served as the Head of Khakassia since 2018.
17 Facts About Valentin Konovalov
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Valentin Konovalov was a local politician before assuming the office.
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Valentin Konovalov was born on November 30,1987, in Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai.
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Valentin Konovalov went on to study at Khakassian State University in Abakan, Khakassia.
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In 2018, Valentin Konovalov participated in both the gubernatorial and parliamentary elections.
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Valentin Konovalov ran for the Supreme Council from the 4th single-mandate constituency.
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On 21 June 2018, Valentin Konovalov was nominated as a candidate for Head of Khakassia from the Communist party.
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Only Valentin Konovalov had to participate in the voting, and the voters had to vote "for" or "against" him.
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The Commission received a submission from the Prosecutor's office, which states that when submitting documents from Valentin Konovalov was, first, incorrectly stated the name of the branch of the party: in the documents it is called "Communist party of the Russian Federation-Khakass regional branch of the Communist party", while in the register of legal entities the party is registered as "Khakass regional branch of the Communist party of the Russian Federation".
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Valentin Konovalov filed a counterclaim against the decision of the election Commission.
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Valentin Konovalov's win coincided with the elections of Sergei Furgal and Vladimir Sipyagin, who defeated United Russia incumbents in other regions.
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On 15 November 2018, Valentin Konovalov took the oath before the deputies of the Supreme Council of the Republic and judges of the Supreme Court of the Republic.
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Immediately after the inauguration, Valentin Konovalov held a meeting of the regional government, at which he dismissed the remaining Ministers and their deputies.
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Valentin Konovalov said he would coordinate finance and communication with the Russian federal government.
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Valentin Konovalov said Pavlenko would direct the apparatus of his administration and restructure the local government.
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Valentin Konovalov has described tackling corruption as the focus of his governorship.
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Valentin Konovalov responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia by issuing a stay-at-home order.