Vladimir Torlopov | |
Nationality: | Komi |
Office: | Russian Federation Senator from the Komi Republic |
Term Start: | 3 March 2010 |
Term End: | January 2014 |
Predecessor: | Igor Vasilyev |
Successor: | Dmitry Shatokhin |
Order1: | 2nd Head of the Komi Republic |
Term Start1: | January 15, 2002 |
Term End1: | January 15, 2010 |
Predecessor1: | Yury Spiridonov |
Successor1: | Vyacheslav Gayzer |
Birth Date: | November 14, 1949 |
Birth Place: | Syktyvkar, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Profession: | Senator |
Vladimir Alexandrovich Torlopov (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович То́рлопов; Komi: Торлопов Володь Ӧльӧксан, Torlopov Öľöksan Voloď; born 1949) is a Russian politician, who was the head of the Komi Republic,[1] a federal subject of Russia. In December 2001, he won elections with 40% of the vote, defeating incumbent head Yury Spiridonov. Torlopov took office in January 2002 and left on 15 January 2010.
In 1995 he became Chairman of the State Council of the Komi Republic.
On October 6, 2016 it has been under house arrest for the creation and leadership of a criminal association in conjunction with the "grouping" Gayzer and fraud on a large scale using his official position. Torlopov pleaded guilty.[2] [3]