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

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Early life and education

Konovalov was born 9 June 1968 in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. In 1992, he graduated from the law department of

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Career

From 1992 to 2005 Konovalov served in

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prosecutor's office. From February to November 2005 he was the chief prosecutor of

Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

. Between 14 November 2005 and May 2008, he had been President

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's plenipotentiary envoy to the

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. In May 2008 he was appointed the

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. On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after

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delivered the

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, in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution.

References and notes

1968 births 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation Justice ministers of Russia Living people Saint Petersburg State University alumni 21st-century Russian politicians Saint Tikhon's Orthodox University alumni {{Russia-politician-stub