Vladimir Alexandrovich Torlopov (russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович То́рлопов; kv, Торлопов Володь Ӧльӧксан, ''Torlopov Öľöksan Voloď''; born 1949) is a Russian politician, who was the head of the

Komi Republic The Komi Republic (russian: Республика Коми; kv, Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of th ...

, a

federal subject The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (russian: субъекты Российской Федерации, subyekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or simply as the subjects of the federation (russian ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. In December 2001, he won elections with 40% of the vote, defeating incumbent head

Yury Spiridonov Yury Alekseyevich Spiridonov (Russian: Юрий Алексеевич Спиридонов; 1 November 1938 – 12 August 2010), was a Russian politician who had served as a member of the State Duma of the IV convocation from 2003 to 2007. Spiro ...

. 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 The State Council of the Komi Republic (russian: Государственный Совет Республики Коми; kv, Коми Республикаса Каналан Сöвет) is the regional parliament of the Komi Republic, a federa ...

. 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.Басманный суд отправил бывшего главу Коми Владимира Торлопова под домашний арест
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Torlopov, Vladimir Alexandrovich 1949 births Living people People from Syktyvkar Heads of the Komi Republic Russian politicians convicted of crimes Heads of government who were later imprisoned Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)