Viktor Zimin | |
Nationality: | Russian-German |
Order: | 3rd Head of the Republic of Khakassia |
Term Start: | 15 January 2009 |
Term End: | 3 October 2018 |
Predecessor: | Aleksey Lebed |
Successor: | Mikhail Razvozhayev (interim) Valentin Konovalov |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1962 |
Birth Place: | Askizsky District, Khakas AO, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Death Date: | 23 November 2020 (aged 58) |
Death Place: | Moscow, Russian Federation |
Profession: | Politician |
Party: | United Russia |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Viktor Mikhaylovich Zimin (Russian: link=no|Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Зи́мин: 23 August 1962 – 23 November 2020) was a Russian politician.
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]