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{{short description|Russian politician; Minister of Justice (2008-2020)}}
{{About|a modern Russian politician|a politician of Imperial Russia with this name|Aleksandr Konovalov (politician, born 1875)}}
{{family name hatnote|Vladimirovich|Konovalov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Aleksandr Konovalov
| image               = Полномочный представитель Президента в Конституционном Суде Александр Коновалов на встрече с судьями Конституционного Суда (c.jpg
| caption             = Konovalov in 2023
| office              = Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the [[Constitutional Court of Russia|Constitutional Court]]
| term_start          = 31 January 2020
| term_end            =
| president           = [[Vladimir Putin]]
| predecessor         = [[Mikhail Krotov]]
| successor           =
| office1             = [[Ministry of Justice (Russia)|Minister of Justice]]
| term_start1         = 12 May 2008
| term_end1           = 15 January 2020<br><small> [[Acting (law)|Acting]]: 15 January 2020 – 21 January 2020</small>
| primeminister1      = Vladimir Putin<br/>[[Viktor Zubkov]] (acting)<br/>[[Dmitry Medvedev]]<br/>[[Mikhail Mishustin]]
| predecessor1        = [[Vladimir Ustinov]]
| successor1          = [[Konstantin Chuychenko]]
| office2             = Presidential Envoy to the [[Volga Federal District]]
| term_start2         = 14 November 2005
| term_end2           = 12 May 2008
| president2          = Vladimir Putin
| predecessor2        = [[Sergey Kiriyenko]]
| successor2          = [[Grigory Rapota]]
| office3             = Prosecutor of the [[Republic of Bashkortostan]]
| term_start3         = 29 February 2005
| term_end3           = 14 November 2005
| predecessor3        = Florid Baikov<br/>Mikhail Zelepukin (acting)
| successor3          = Sergey Khurtin
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1968|9|6|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<br>{{small|(now Saint Petersburg, [[Russia]])}}
| death_date          =
| death_place         =
| party               = [[United Russia]]
| alma_mater          = [[Saint Petersburg State University]]
| native_name_lang    = ru
| native_name         = {{nobold|Александр Коновалов}}
}}
'''Aleksandr Vladimirovich Konovalov''' ({{langx|ru|Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Конова́лов}}, born 9 June 1968) is a [[Russians|Russian]] lawyer and statesman. From May 2008 to January 2020, he served as [[Ministry of Justice (Russia)|Minister of Justice]].
He has the federal state civilian service ranks of [[1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation]]<ref>{{cite act|type=Decree|index=1104|date=9 October 2006|legislature=[[President of Russia]]|title=О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации|language=ru|url=http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?searchres=&bpas=cd00000&a3=102000503&a3type=1&a3value=&a6=102000070&a6type=1&a6value=&a15=&a15type=1&a15value=&a7type=1&a7from=&a7to=&a7date=09.10.2006&a8=1104&a8type=1&a1=&a0=&a16=&a16type=1&a16value=&a17=&a17type=1&a17value=&a4=&a4type=1&a4value=&a23=&a23type=1&a23value=&textpres=&sort=7&x=57&y=13}}</ref> and Active State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation.<ref>{{cite act|type=Decree|index=1882|date=31 December 2008|legislature=[[President of Russia]]|title=О присвоении классного чина юстиции Коновалову А.В.|language=ru|url=http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?searchres=&bpas=cd00000&a3=102000503&a3type=1&a3value=&a6=102000070&a6type=1&a6value=&a15=&a15type=1&a15value=&a7type=1&a7from=&a7to=&a7date=31.12.2008&a8=1882&a8type=1&a1=&a0=&a16=&a16type=1&a16value=&a17=&a17type=1&a17value=&a4=&a4type=1&a4value=&a23=&a23type=1&a23value=&textpres=&sort=7&x=66&y=11}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Konovalov was born 9 June 1968 in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]].<ref name=rpro>{{cite web|title=Konovalov, Alexander Vladimirovich |url=http://russiaprofile.org/bg_people/resources_whoiswho_alphabet_k_konovalov_a_v.html |work=Russia Profile |accessdate=24 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823153441/http://russiaprofile.org/bg_people/resources_whoiswho_alphabet_k_konovalov_a_v.html |archivedate=23 August 2013 }}</ref> In 1992, he graduated from the [[Saint Petersburg State University Faculty of Law|law faculty]] of [[Saint Petersburg State University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lenta.ru/lib/14168439/|title=Йнмнбюкнб, Юкейяюмдп|work=Lenta|date=12 May 2010|accessdate=28 December 2010}}</ref>
==Career==
From 1992 to 2005 Konovalov served in [[Saint Petersburg]] prosecutor's office.
From February to November 2005 he was the chief prosecutor of [[Bashkortostan]].
Between 14 November 2005 and May 2008, he had been President [[Vladimir Putin]]'s plenipotentiary envoy to the [[Volga Federal District]]. In May 2008 he was appointed the [[Ministry of Justice (Russia)|minister of justice]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kreml.org/news/181087876/|title=Kreml.org {{!}} Владимир Путин объявил состав нового кабинета министров|website=www.kreml.org|access-date=2018-04-10|archive-date=2017-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914081941/http://www.kreml.org/news/181087876/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/russia/minjust-claim-to-ban-20170316/|title=Russia's Ministry of Justice Moves to Ban Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia {{!}} JW.ORG Legal News|work=JW.ORG|access-date=2018-04-10|language=en}}</ref>
On 15 January 2020, he resigned as part of the cabinet, after [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] delivered the [[Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly]], in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dmitry-medvedev-resign-russia-prime-minister-putin-quit-latest-a9284741.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115141538/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dmitry-medvedev-resign-russia-prime-minister-putin-quit-latest-a9284741.html |archive-date=2020-01-15 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Russian PM resigns in shock move as Putin announces dramatic constitutional shake-up |last=Carroll |first=Oliver |date=January 15, 2020 |website=The Independent |language=en |access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref>
==References and notes==
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation]]
[[Category:Active State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation]]
[[Category:Justice ministers of Russia]]
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[[Category:Saint Petersburg State University alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century Russian politicians]]
[[Category:Saint Tikhon's Orthodox University alumni]]
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