Viktor Zimin (politician)

Viktor Zimin
Виктор Михайлович Зимин
2nd Head of the Republic of Khakassia
In office
January 15, 2009  October 3, 2018
Preceded by Aleksey Lebed
Succeeded by Mikhail Razvozhayev (interm)
Personal details
Born (1962-08-23) August 23, 1962
Askizsky District, Khakas AO, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian-German
Political party United Russia
Profession Politician

Viktor Mikhaylovich Zimin (Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Зи́мин: born August 23, 1962), is a Russian politician, who 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 is Russian, his mother is German.

In 2018, he lost re-election in the first round and declined to participate in the second, amid low polling.

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