Viktor Zimin (politician)

Viktor Mikhaylovich Zimin (Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Зи́мин: 23 August 1962 – 23 November 2020) was a Russian politician.

Viktor Zimin
Виктор Зимин
3rd Head of the Republic of Khakassia
In office
15 January 2009  3 October 2018
Preceded byAleksey Lebed
Succeeded byMikhail Razvozhayev (interim)
Valentin Konovalov
Personal details
Born(1962-08-23)23 August 1962
Askizsky District, Khakas AO, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died23 November 2020 (aged 58)
Moscow, Russian Federation
NationalityRussian-German
Political partyUnited Russia
ProfessionPolitician

Biography

He served as Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Khakassia, a federal subject of Russia, from 2009 until 2018. He came into power after Aleksey Lebed left office. His father was Russian, his mother was of German descent.

In 2018, Zimin lost his bid for re-election to a third term in the first round of voting and declined to participate in the second, amid low polling.

He died in Moscow on 23 November 2020, after contracting COVID-19.[1]

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