Yuri Konstantinovich Valyaev (; born 18 April 1959) is a Russian politician serving as a

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since 22 September 2020.

Career

Yuri Valyaev was born on 18 April 1959 in Zhuravlikha,

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. In 1980, he graduated from the Omsk Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From 1980 to 1981, he served as an Inspector of the Criminal Investigation Department. From 1989 onward, he worked at the Internal Affairs Directorate of

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. From 2002 to 2011, Valyaev served as a Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Altai. Afterward, he was the Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the

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. On 22 September 2020, he was appointed the

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Sanctions

Yuri Valyaev is under personal sanctions introduced by the

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, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the " Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valyaev, Yuri Living people 1959 births United Russia politicians People from Altai Krai Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)