Valery Falkov

Valery Falkov
Валерий Фалков
Falkov in 2020
Minister of Science and Higher Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 January 2020
Prime Minister	Mikhail Mishustin
Preceded by	Mikhail Kotyukov
Rector of the University of Tyumen
In office 21 March 2013 – 21 January 2020
Preceded by	Gennady Chebotaryov
Succeeded by	Yelena Tumakova (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 45) Tyumen, Soviet Union
Political party	United Russia
Alma mater	Tyumen State University Institute of State and Law
Profession	Jurist

Valery Nikolayevich Falkov (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Фальков; born 18 October 1978) is a Russian jurist and politician who is serving from 21 January 2020 as the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia. Prior to that he was the rector of Tyumen State University.